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1st October 2022, 07:44
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Welcome to SH, Andy.
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1st October 2022, 13:57
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1st October 2022, 13:59
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1st October 2022, 23:29
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Bamboozability is in the mind of the bamboozerlee. Those searching for faults on inherently low impedance systems can become self-bamboozled when using a Fluke (other brands are available) instead of an Avo (ditto). There is no corollary with plumbing tools. A shifter is just a lazy guy's spanner, both are suitable for nuts.
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David V Lord Finchley tried to mend the electric light Himself. It struck him dead and serve him right It is the duty of the wealthy man To give employment to the artisan Last edited by Varley; 3rd October 2022 at 11:03.
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2nd October 2022, 09:57
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I lived in NZ for some 26 years, Pukekohe, then Rangiora (went South to work on the ChCh recovery).
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3rd October 2022, 01:12
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Yes the fluke meter was a trap for the inexperienced Andy
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4th October 2022, 10:58
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Welcome aboard from a fellow newbie
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4th October 2022, 16:27
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Worry not about the Fluke Meter as many of the Leckys and all the Sparkies on here never figured them out.
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4th October 2022, 16:33
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A wet thumb is quite sufficient for the competent practitioner......
.....as Faversham often says.
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5th October 2022, 02:16
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5th October 2022, 09:41
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V often used the Wet Thumb Technique but when the shock wore off he couldn't remember why he had stuck his thumb in so the Batti Walla was sent for the Avometer which was the size of a breeze block and just as heavy. The solution was always the same, put heating lamps on the bit of kit, be it a radio transmitter or the fecal pump. And lay to the bar.
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5th October 2022, 09:52
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5th October 2022, 09:53
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"and just as heavy"
And just as useful. 
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5th October 2022, 10:30
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I was with Cunard.
We couldn't afford doors.
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5th October 2022, 10:34
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Any ex R/O's remember drawing this time after time?
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6th October 2022, 10:03
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Never did! I used one at radio college then never saw one again untii I left the sea and, while working for Marconi in South Shields, I was offered a job in their Chelmsford head office and went to work at Elettra House.
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Ron __________________________________________________ _________________________ Never regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. Don't worry about old age - it doesn't last.
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6th October 2022, 10:17
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It was a regular question on the MRGC tech elect section of the Part 1 as i recall.
Every meter at FNC was an AVO 8......i don't remember seeing any other make until the American coast. In Ft. Lauderdale i had a problem atop the radar mast which required shoreside attendance. The engineer .....Ex US army who had only ever worked with radar and nothing else.....quite a luxury i remember thinking.....had a hand held solid state mini oscilloscope which had come straight from "Star Trek". "A different world" .....was my abiding memory.
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6th October 2022, 14:13
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I saw mention above of the "breeze block" Avo. I remember it well, with a sturdy leather case that just added to the weight. Years ago, probably thirty odd, I was in, of all places, one of those big pharmacies in the States that sell absolutely everything, just that the stuff was good, not like the Chinese emporiums which seem to have made a comeback. Anyway, there on the racks, amongst Stilsons, insulation tape and glitter pom-poms (!?) was the smallest multimeter I had ever seen, about the size of a packet of cigarettes. I bought it as more of a novelty, not expecting it to work, but work it did! I have no idea where it is though. I was, a few years later walking through a department store here in Mexico (curiously called Liverpool) and I checked out the clearance items in the tool section. There was a digital multimeter at a real knockdown price. I bought it and still use it. I have never had to change the battery! It is a bit smaller than a paperback, no leather case though! I also have some odd bits and pieces: A digital Bosch laser tape measure that came free with a mini angle grinder, a digital tube and wire detector (which doesn't work well here in Mexico because the houses are bricks and mortar), a laser level (which I use to make the cats do exercise), amongst others. Digital multimeters and battery screwdrivers/drills/hammer drills/socket drivers came along to revolutionize the world! (I recently replaced my Bosch 12V with a Bosch 18V because it was cheaper and a smarter working option, than buying new batteries! It also has adjustable torque). Rgds. Dave
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6th October 2022, 14:34
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Using an Avo instead of a breeze block contravenes building control.
As well as Meggers I have a smaller collection of Avos (suggest you offer them on Ebay before incorporating them in your next wall). I am not sure what Ingress Protection code is needed for excluding mortar but suspect any form of inclusion in 'the built environment' will make them difficult to use and suspect with regard to calibration.
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