20 Nov
1998
20 Nov
'98
11:47 a.m.
Besides, if I can fly all the way from Birmingham UK to San Jose CA with a
Tektronix 4052 (80 lb) in my baggage...
There is the difference I had to learn to travel light enough that I did not
check any bags. My record was strating in the Midwest on monday morning and
by Teusday evening I had been on both US coasts.
The most important thing I was trying to point
out with the first item in
that post is NEVER assume the meter is correct. It will bite you.
Agreed 100% (as
Tony would say). In the electricity industry, safety
procedures require you to test an EHT meter on a known good source before
_and after_ the measurement. While that's impractical if you're flying
around with no more test equipment than you can fit in a briefcase, a
useful principle to follow.