RR_Mel I have one of those Rich, it has a moving needle pointer . . . . remember those? I think I got it back in about 1971, it still works. Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
My first meter was a Heathkit VOM I built in 1955. Lasted many years until the meter movement gave out.
When I worked for NASA in 1970 I bid on surplus stuff. Got a nice HP tube type VTVM. That lasted until I had to move some years later.
Rich
If you ever fall over in public, pick yourself up and say “sorry it’s been a while since I inhabited a body.” And just walk away.
I have a twenty year old Fluke model 73 meter that has quite lilterally been through hell with me. You cannot imagine the conditions this meter has endured, and it is still as good as new, except for the grease stains all over it.
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You do get what you pay for.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Mine must be just a Fluke...literally. And I still have my ol' Craftsman DMM that I paid $20 for 15-20 years ago. It even came with a temperature probe.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
My two vintage Radio Shack voltmeters take a lickin' and keep on tickin'.
Alton Junction
There was no droping involved in their demise. Like the old car found in the barn, it ran when parked.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Reading the voltage across your static grass zapper again, huh?
That'll do it Ed
I have been using four of these for quite a few years and very happy with them.
Compared very well to am expensive meter.
Some years ago I picked up spare fuses ar Radio Shack but no more. I still have some fuses.
I was quite surprised to find out they read about 13.6 vac on my NCE Power Cab about ten years ago. I figured I would take whatever I got as a bench mark.
With a circuit I found online and using the 20ma DC current scale, a cheap DCC five amp meter.
Better wire and probes cost me more than the meters. I wanted three foot long probes and clip leads.
just goes to show you get what you pay for. i still have my 260-4 simpson thats fully operational and the instruction manuel has a print date ot 1964.
Can't complain about the price, one of mine was free with a coupon, but they both died in the last 4 weeks.
Both read some absurd number on every setting, today it was 19.98. Changing the battery didn't help. There is a fuse inside, but that looked OK. My 20 year old Craftsman still plugs along.