I gave it my 1-hour cooldown but I still need to RANT! There was a time in my youth when I could not afford a meter. Not any=20 kind of meter. There are folks out there now in that situation. I do=20 give away a few of these things. I don't support any program that limits=20 access to tools. Einstein said something to the effect that "Stupid is a greater force=20 than Genius because genius has its limits" As I see the photo evidence, Stupid laid a tool on top of a power=20 terminal board and managed to generate magic smoke. There is no tool problem here. Stupid is as Stupid does! While you are=20 certifying the meter give him a shot at the hammer & screwdriver! I bet=20 they will do the same thing! Access to power connections must be controlled to keep Stupid from=20 getting us all killed... Harbor Freight deserves an award for their contribution electronics=20 education wherever they operate. BTW, I have one of these screwed to the desk so I always have quick=20 access. I will try to check out its accuracy against the Fluke if the=20 Fluke chooses to work today. Who let Stupid in?? go do something=20 else for a while>.... Let's get Stupid some help... we let him get to close to the fire this=20 time... Later, On 9/2/2012 11:06 AM, Bob Blick wrote: > This post is half-admin, half informative. > > Multiple postings =3D not cool. > > BTW, Use extreme caution with their multimeters on AC, especially over > 120V: > > http://www.bnl.gov/userscenter/Immediate/cen_tech.asp > > Not the same model, but the same brand and typical of their products. > > Again, do not use multiple posts or multiple topic tags. Pick one. Thank > you. > > Best regards, > > Bob > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012, at 11:40 PM, Chetan Bhargava wrote: >> This qualifies for [EE] also. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Chetan Bhargava >> Date: Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 11:39 PM >> Subject: [ot] Harbor Freight (USA) free multimeter >> To: pic microcontroller discussion list >> >> >> I was at Harbor Freight today and they had a coupon for a cheap >> --=20 John Ferrell W8CCW =93During times of universal deceit, Telling the TRUTH becomes a revolutionary act=94 George Orwell --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .