There is at least one area of measurement where the old fashioned analog
meter is superior. If there is an intermittent or "wavering" value
(changing in a time frame slow enough for the meter to respond), you can
observe the needle swinging back and forth. Sometimes this information is
very useful.
For the really tough ones, I have an osciilloscope.
Gwynne Spencer (BSEE, Syracuse University, 1951)
At 07:56 PM 3/29/2002 -0800, you wrote:
Interesting discussion about multimeters. I own a UEI DM 383 digital
(black on
grey) which is hard to read in low light. I treasure this meter! I lost
this
for a few months while my son was in Iraq as it was in his truck when he
left.
In the mean time I was desparate and bought a Radio Shack digital...I
won't do
that again. When my son got back and the hugs were all over...I made it
clear
I want my meter back ASAP!
If you are going to work on computer cars or trace electrical
anomalies...a
digital meter is the only way to go as it can read those low readings with
out
having to interpolate the scales like an analog does.
Christopher Boles
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