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Vent: That time my new tester lied about a circuit
I was all in on digital multimeters for avionics checks. Then one misread a live wire and almost caused a bigger issue, so I switched back to my old analog unit. Who else has been burned by gear they thought was better?
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the_linda6d ago
That whole "gear they thought was better" thing hits home. Saw some contractors using these fancy new non-contact voltage testers last year. Real pricey looking. Watched one blink green on a live conduit, guy almost got lit up. Turns out the brand had a whole batch of bad sensors. Makes you trust your old twist-and-shout solenoid tester a lot more.
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Yeah thought those digital ones were cooler for sure. But my old analog unit caught a hot neutral that the fancy one totally missed.
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