RE: Simpson multi meter follow up

Posted by Alpha Al (P) on September 28, 2016 at 06:24:29

In Reply to: Simpson multi meter follow up posted by gonzo on September 27, 2016 at 20:13:16:

Any of the 260-6 or 260-7 are good meters.

They are mostly alike, but in the 260-7, the connector gender on the leads is reversed. That was to protect you from getting shocked by a lead with an exposed male plug which could be live.

If it has M in the model #, it has a mirror scale which aids in reducing errors reading it. If it has a P in the number, it had overload protection with the pop-up circuit breaker. I've never owned a P model.

I also have an older 260-4. It's pretty much the same as well, but has a 5kV scale which is useful with my ham gear.

The early models (including the 260-4)use a six AA batteries for R X 10K, and a D Cell for R X 1 and R X 100. Later ones (260-6 and 260-7) use 9V for R X 10K and a D Cell for R 1 and R X 100.

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Topic - Simpson multi meter follow up - gonzo 20:13:16 09/27/16 (19)

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Abe, thank you for the terrifically helpful post. - gonzo 11:27:06 09/29/16 (1)

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