"When multimeters go boom..."

[William Sommerwerck]

You'll like this. (For those easily offended, these Ozians drop a few S
bombs.) Watch all of it. The demo with the aluminum block is surprising.

http://hackaday.com/2010/05/05/when-multimeters-go-boom

I once asked a Fluke engineer why their DVMs were so expensive. He said most
of the cost was in protecting the unit from misconnection or high voltages.

I wish Greg Lefebvre were alive to see this. I can hear his raucous
laughter. "Oh, Willie..."

 

[Phil Allison]

"William Sommerwanker"

You'll like this. (For those easily offended, these Ozians drop a few S
bombs.) Watch all of it. The demo with the aluminum block is surprising.

http://hackaday.com/2010/05/05/when-multimeters-go-boom

** For better or worse, I know the two people in that video.

Particularly Doug Ford, the one who built the pulse energy box.

Doug was formerly chief designer for Jands Electronics - a Sydney based
manufacturer of professional audio and lighting equipment. The largest such
company in Australia. Then he moved on to Rode Microphones ( also in Sydney)
and did a number of designs for them - including their first " tube mic ".

We used to talk about tech stuff on the phone regularly and met up on
several occasions too.


.... Phil

 

[Cydrome Leader]

"William Sommerwanker"

** For better or worse, I know the two people in that video.

Particularly Doug Ford, the one who built the pulse energy box.

Doug was formerly chief designer for Jands Electronics - a Sydney based
manufacturer of professional audio and lighting equipment. The largest such
company in Australia. Then he moved on to Rode Microphones ( also in Sydney)
and did a number of designs for them - including their first " tube mic ".

We used to talk about tech stuff on the phone regularly and met up on
several occasions too.

how's Dave in real life?

 

[Phil Allison]

"Cydrome Leader"

Phil Allison

how's Dave in real life?

** Never actually eyeballed the guy - we spoke on the phones a couple of
times.

What you see in the EE Blog videos is pretty much what you get.

He has an opinion on everything and most of them are erroneous.



.... Phil