Ah, thanks and that reminded me why I was interested in the unit. Yes, replacement probes might be an issue, but for the cost, well hey, buy two and then you got an extra set of probes and a spare unit. grin On Jun 1, 2009, at 2:50 PM, Tom Fowle wrote:
> > > Scott, > Yes, it has a frequency meter and measures capacitance, and maybe > some other > stuff i forget now. It also has LEDs at the probe tips > if you care. > > The jacks that hook the probes to the meter are non-standard so > replacement > probes might be an issue. > but for that price, you can't go very wrong. > tom WA6IVG > > On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 05:22:09PM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > > Just curious, does the new model do more than the old Radio Shack > > unit? I have one of the RS units around here, but can't recall all > it > > does and I've been considering one of these other units. > > > > tnx, > > On May 31, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I have one and it's a good deal. The female voice is easy to > > > understand as well. > > > > > > I still have my original talking multimeter from Radio Shack I got > > > around 92 or so and I gave $100 for it. > > > > > > I also got my latest one from the same place you are asking about > > > and they are good people to deal with. I never had a problem with > > > them or the tool. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Betsy Whitney > > > To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter > > > > > > >I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with > it. I > > > >also want to know if the price is reasonable. > > > >Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter > for > > > $39.95. > > > >It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA > > > >batteries are required. > > > Thanks, Betsy > > > > > > Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
