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From: Martin Riddle on 6 Jun 2010 13:37 "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:mrnOn.91059$rE4.15717(a)newsfe15.iad... > David L. Jones wrote: >> I couldn't help myself, I just found this so hilarious! >> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/ >> >> (less than 1 minute video for those with short attention spans) >> >> Dave. > > Should you expect to be able to push the buttons with the tilting > bail?, lets find out: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNlhtlKpntY > > Dave. > > -- > --------------------------------------------- > Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: > http://www.eevblog.com > Are those all the meters you are reviewing? I'd be interested in the results. Cheers
From: John Larkin on 6 Jun 2010 14:03 On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:37:02 +1000, Sylvia Else <sylvia(a)not.here.invalid> wrote: >On 3/06/2010 9:25 AM, David L. Jones wrote: >> I couldn't help myself, I just found this so hilarious! >> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/ >> >> (less than 1 minute video for those with short attention spans) >> >> Dave. >> > >It would be good if the fold out support didn't collapse, but I wonder >whether it's reasonable to expect to be able to press the buttons >without holding the meter at the same time. If the support didn't >collapse, I imagine the entire meter would move bodily across the table. I have these things called "opposable thumbs." Maybe I should post a video blog and show people how they work. Hey, I can do the Hitchhiker's Thumb thing. Who else can/can't? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb John
From: David L. Jones on 6 Jun 2010 18:44 Martin Riddle wrote: > "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:mrnOn.91059$rE4.15717(a)newsfe15.iad... >> 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. >> >> Should you expect to be able to push the buttons with the tilting >> bail?, lets find out: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNlhtlKpntY >> >> Dave. >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------- >> Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: >> http://www.eevblog.com >> > > Are those all the meters you are reviewing? I'd be interested in the > results. 5 of them, yes, in the $100 shootout. Some others I already have reviewed (Flukes 87, 28, Agilent, Gossen, + 5 x $50 ones), and some are just old meters I had lying around. Dave. -- --------------------------------------------- Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: http://www.eevblog.com
From: Dorothy with the Red Shoes on on 6 Jun 2010 19:20 On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 08:44:44 +1000, "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote: >and some are just old >meters I had lying around. I hope you are not declaring those as candidates for a 'line-up'. At least not as references for their model.
From: Tim Williams on 6 Jun 2010 20:27
"John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message news:8bon065pv3mqjic76isjga9rtp9t0u3nlh(a)4ax.com... > I have these things called "opposable thumbs." Maybe I should post a > video blog and show people how they work. > > Hey, I can do the Hitchhiker's Thumb thing. Who else can/can't? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb I have one hitchhiker's thumb (left). I hear that's unusual, i.e. less usual than both. Tim -- Deep Friar: a very philosophical monk. Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms |