Tom Adkins

Jim Warman wrote:
> I have an old MAC ET455 that I paid way too much for. I was looking for
> something with freqs in it at the time and never noticed the lack of current
> measurement.
>
> I'd love a Fluke 189 but we're talking near $600 CA...
>
> Fords latest proposal is a VCM (vehicle communications module) that plugs
> into the DLC and communicates wirelessly with my laptop perched on the side
> of my tool chest. I know that's not DMM related, but it leaves me wondering
> what we'll see next...
>
>
> "Tom Adkins" <newton5@remove.comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:7dOdnRYAdrOomr_fRVn-ug@comcast.com...
>
>> You are right Jim. I was just trying to get one on the village idiot. I
>
> do use my
>
>>Simpson 260 occasionally for automotive work,but yes the DMM is usually
>
> the proper choice.
>
>>Tom
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>
>
I left the business in 2001, not long after WDS came out. Did they ever get that
thing straightened out? It had a lot of potential but was tempermental at best at the
time.
Tom

Oh, I went to the Simpson site to get the calibratiom info for my 260 (this thread
reminded me that I needed to freshen it up). I found this:
http://www.simpsonelectric.com/v.htm last entry on the page.

VOM Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter: This is a meter which is capable of measuring voltage,
resistance, and current.