RE: Simpson multi meter follow up

Posted by caffeinator (A) on September 28, 2016 at 08:22:10

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

They are all similar, but, unsurprisingly, the later models add more and more modern features.

A couple of things to note: the very early models had soldered-in batteries and fuses - not quite sure where these both changed, but certainly by the -6 models and up. Later models used a slightly smaller battery complement.

Also, not quite sure where it came in, but a continuity tone (buzzer or beep) was added at some point. This might be handy for some things (ID'ing connector pin-outs comes to mind, among others).

As was noted in another post, some of the later models went away from banana plugs to the shielded or inverted connector type plug. If you want to be able to mix and match your probes between your 260 and a modern DMM, this is likely a useful feature.

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

Question Re: Batteries - SteveBrown 14:39:51 10/03/16 (1)

The 15V battery is used to energize the highest ohms range (nt) - Steve O 15:22:36 10/03/16 (0)

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

RE: Abe, thank you for the terrifically helpful post. - AbeCollins 14:52:55 09/29/16 (0)

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He has a good digital tho in his Fluke - Michael Samra 18:59:33 09/28/16 (4)

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RE: He has a good digital tho in his Fluke - airtime 19:07:03 09/28/16 (1)

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