"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:26:56 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:30:30 GMT, "Jim" wrote:


No need to grovel. Just send one of those el cheapo blanks you are
trying
to
give away, with some of your winding handiwork and instructions on how
to
use the darn thing.

I'd be glad to do that for you - sometime over the winter. I'm
running on short time until after Christmas.

What sort of instrument are you using to get such a precise reading?

Fluke bench DMM - a left over from the consulting days.

Measured the current, got an accurate reading on the voltage, applied
Ohm's law.

This Fluke also has a power recording feature, but that was off by 5
watts.

A Fluke? I'll never replace my Simpson 260. The one that has a sticker
on it that says, "US Government Property, Department of the Navy".

Eisboch (now, how the heck did *that* show up in my toolbox?)

Nothing like a precision bench DMM - especially a Fluke.

I have a Simpson 260 myself. One of the best meters ever made in my
opinion. I have a Fluke portable, but if I'm working on something and
need a portable, I always grab the Simpson.

I feel the same way about my Bird 43 with the 4304 adaptors. I've had
that thing forever.

Had a Simpson for years. Until a battery leaked and ate lots of the inside
up. Was a great meter. I have a Fluke for the house / garage. But in a 99
cent store one day, is a nice small digital DVM with diode checker, etc.
Bought that one for the boat box. A nice meter.