[AT] re: nase / VOM meters

[Larry D. Goss]

I read you loud and clear on the backward reading ohmmeter, George.  I
still look around for the ohms adjust knob, and by habit I always short
the leads together before I take a reading.

Larry

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Subject: Re: [AT] re: nase / VOM meters

H.L.,

That was the problem with the slide rule... I never learned a way to
keep 
track of the decimal point.

You reminded be of a story I heard of a more recent classroom project.
The 
class was asked to research and do the calculation to determine how much

putty would be required to re-glaze the windows in the classroom and
come to 
a consensus.  A long series of calculations were necessary, using the
more 
modern calculators that can easily keep track.  The students all agreed
it 
would take 3 tons!

I had a Simpson 260 over 50 years ago until it mysteriously came up
missing. 
I had nearly gotten over its' loss.  In addition to the cheapie VOMs
that 
see the most use, I have a Triplett model 64 that lives permanently
above my 
work bench.  Do you suppose I'll ever become used to the backward
reading 
ohm meter?

George Willer

"Most test equipment is useless, like a slide rule, if you don't have
some
idea what the results should be."  quite often the results on a hand
held
calculator are way off depending how club fingered I am.

H. L. Staples
McLoud, Oklahoma
USA
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