25-08-2011, 08:13 AM
(24-08-2011, 09:52 PM)tunneldiode Wrote: I've got an AVO8 here (I use it as a doorstop to prop the lab door open)I've been weaned on Avo meters since my R.A.F. apprenticeship at RAF Locking back in the Fifties!! So could not be without two which are the mainstay of my workshop bench!!
Never see the point in putting batteries in it, reading an analgue scale is somewhat arduous; especially when your mince-pies aren't that good.
The idea of button cells to make up a battery is great and I'll look into my favourite on-line battery supplier prices today: thanks for the suggestion Joe.
Cheers
John
