Product Design FAIL!
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From: Royston Vasey on 3 Jun 2010 23:56 "Jamie" <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_(a)charter.net> wrote in message news:_XVNn.36245$rU6.3219(a)newsfe10.iad... > Martin Riddle wrote: > >> "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:ZLBNn.93342$0B5.5477(a)newsfe05.iad... >> >>>I couldn't help myself, I just found this so hilarious! >>>http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/ >>> >>>(less than 1 minute video for those with short attention spans) >>> >>>Dave. >>> >>>-- >>>--------------------------------------------- >>>Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: >>>http://www.eevblog.com >>> >> >> >> Well, my old Tenma has a really stiff dial knob. Can't turn it with out >> holding it and it is 20 yrs old. >> Plus it has better battery life than the Fluke 77 I inherited. >> >> Cheers >> > Kind of reminds me of the two old gents discussing matters of how they > are able to bend their member all over the place. Because when they were > young, they couldn't. So they concluded that when you get older, you > get stronger.. > > > Phew, didn't realise I was just getting stronger.
From: Jay Ts on 4 Jun 2010 00:49 David L. Jones wrote: > Sylvia Else wrote: >> David L. Jones wrote: >>> I couldn't help myself, I just found this so hilarious! >>> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal- multimeter/ >>> >>> (less than 1 minute video for those with short attention spans) >>> >> It would be good if the fold out support didn't collapse, but I wonder >> whether it's reasonable to expect to be able to press the buttons >> without holding the meter at the same time. > > Of course it's reasonable to expect that! I agree! A bad design at any price is still a bad design. ;-) The guy who made that video had previously tested several models of DMMs. I assume the model in this video is one that got his attention for being unusually flawed. I tried the "button push test" with my cheap-but-pretty-good Mastech meters here, and all three models passed easily. One of them is listed on Amazon for just $25, and I got mine as a free gift from an electronic parts supplier. The "Product Design FAIL" meter reminds me of what people said about the first (red LED) digital watches of the 1970's: They were so advanced that they took two hands to operate! Jay Ts
From: John Larkin on 4 Jun 2010 00:52 On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:25:52 +1000, "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I couldn't help myself, I just found this so hilarious! >http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/ > >(less than 1 minute video for those with short attention spans) > >Dave. As the doctor said, "Don't do that!" John
From: Robert Baer on 4 Jun 2010 03:20 David L. Jones wrote: > I couldn't help myself, I just found this so hilarious! > http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/ > > (less than 1 minute video for those with short attention spans) > > Dave. > Useless for dial-up..
From: MadManMoon on 4 Jun 2010 10:31
On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:53:08 +1000, "Phil Allison" <phil_a(a)tpg.com.au> wrote: > >"David L. Jones" > Kevin McMurtrie wrote: >> >> >>> I'll solve this for ya: index finger curled over the top of the DVM >>> and your thumb on the button. >> >> That ain't a solution, it's a workaround. > > >** Course it IS a solution and very workable one too. > > Prodding at the meter (when using the tilt) with your fingertip is plain >dumb. > > >> Should I hold my tongue at the correct angle too? > > >** Now he wants to operate the meter with his tongue too ?? > > Totally off with the fairies ...... > > >.... Phil > It was either a Beetle Bailey or a Michael Jordan joke/reference. Most folks got it. You did not. |