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Originally Posted by ian.settle1  Have seen photos and read many reports about using meters being used for checking voltages with the wrong setting, e.g. amps or resistance setting when checking for voltage.
Photos are not very nice. |
With the T5 pictured, that doesn't even matter. If you check volts on the ohms setting, for instance, the meter will just squeal at you. It's designed to be "self preserving", you might say.
On the other hand, here's a picture of the inside of a buddy's Fluke 87 that was accidentally used on 4160V. It didn't stand the test:
