I still remember to one of the fresh graduate measuring the 50ohm cable with
a multimeter. He said the cable is wrong, it is not 50 ohms one at all...

Tamas


On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Chris Smolinski <
csmolinski@blackcatsystems.com> wrote:

> >Alan B. Pearce escreveu:
> >  > Graduate fresh from university decides he needs to measure the source
> >>  impedance of the mains supply, so puts Avo 8 Multimeter on 'Ohms'
> range, and
> >>  plugs probes into mains socket. Proceeds to wonder why there is an
> almighty
> >>  bang inside his nice new meter, that no longer works, and is a write
> off.
> >>
> >  > Told to me by someone who witnessed the event happen ...
>
> Several ex-military techs I know said that a common hazing experience
> for the newbies was to give them a box of crystals to "test", the
> tester was a small box with terminals connected directed to 120 VAC
> :-)
>
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