Hello all,
     What is wrong with Fluke wanting to enforce its trademark? And yes,=20
if you are doing design work or you are a professional then a Fluke is=20
worth the extra money. I agree with you Dwayne about the importance of=20
having the volt jack separate from the current jacks. The story about=20
the tech that fried himself is interesting. I'm sorry that he got hurt=20
but I am glad that he wasn't able to profit from his stupidity.
Thanks,
rich!

On 3/20/2014 12:18 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote:
> rent jack from the voltage / resistance jack because it *wasn't*=20
> convenient - I had to consciously move the meter lead when switching=20
> between voltage and current modes. But I got used to it. Now I won't=20
> purchase a meter unless it has both of its current jacks separate from=20
> the voltage / resistance jack. I'm probably the only person in my shop=20
> who routinely works with 480V & 600V industrial voltages. But most=20
> everyone else is exposed to 120V / 208V measurements on an occasional=20
> basis. I prefer to have test equipment that won't fail=20
> catastrophically if someone goofs up while making that measurement.=20
> dwayne=20

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