[AT] re: nase / VOM meters

[George Willer]

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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