05-07-2023, 06:28 AM
Ohh Mike !!!.
I thought you would pick up on my bent humour.
The CHEAPEST digital is not worth the four digits it can do, UNLESS I am measureing some bridge or sensitive equipment.
I have a Fluke 8050A digital. Like ALL digital the LCD is black, BUT still works. Cost $1300.00 Au, 40 years ago.
( I also have a few "throw away digital meters ", that I only use to show people who cant tell the time what volts we are reading. )
I work on valve gear by choice, I avoid the sand pit like the plague.
I expressed an opinion, half tongue in cheek. I DONT like digital at all, its not really "cosher ".
I bought a new 250 megacycle two channel digital oscilloscope, its crap !!!.
I dont have any control over it at all. The computer tells me what IT THINKS is important, NOT what I am trying to see.
( NOT to mention the digital noise that it creates itself, and puts lots of little negative going "spikes " on the trace )
OOHH yes it has lots of pretty colours, and if you actually read the 1mm tall text it does show a few things, that I already knew from using my AVO.
I play vinyl. I have an old record grinder made by Garrard. My speakers are English Tannoy and work superbly. They were made in 1974.
I designed and made my amp. 6BW6, stereo, in pushpull. A staggering 7 watts RMS per channel. Thats 475,539 PMPO watts, whatever THEY are.
Its like 15 years old, and I havent changed a single component so far.
The origional question was "trust " of a digital meter. My answer is no.
Thanks for reading, and I hope Sam read my rave.
Joe
I thought you would pick up on my bent humour.
The CHEAPEST digital is not worth the four digits it can do, UNLESS I am measureing some bridge or sensitive equipment.
I have a Fluke 8050A digital. Like ALL digital the LCD is black, BUT still works. Cost $1300.00 Au, 40 years ago.
( I also have a few "throw away digital meters ", that I only use to show people who cant tell the time what volts we are reading. )
I work on valve gear by choice, I avoid the sand pit like the plague.
I expressed an opinion, half tongue in cheek. I DONT like digital at all, its not really "cosher ".
I bought a new 250 megacycle two channel digital oscilloscope, its crap !!!.
I dont have any control over it at all. The computer tells me what IT THINKS is important, NOT what I am trying to see.
( NOT to mention the digital noise that it creates itself, and puts lots of little negative going "spikes " on the trace )
OOHH yes it has lots of pretty colours, and if you actually read the 1mm tall text it does show a few things, that I already knew from using my AVO.
I play vinyl. I have an old record grinder made by Garrard. My speakers are English Tannoy and work superbly. They were made in 1974.
I designed and made my amp. 6BW6, stereo, in pushpull. A staggering 7 watts RMS per channel. Thats 475,539 PMPO watts, whatever THEY are.
Its like 15 years old, and I havent changed a single component so far.
The origional question was "trust " of a digital meter. My answer is no.
Thanks for reading, and I hope Sam read my rave.
Joe
