On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:32:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:24:42 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

Interesting, didn't know that.

Most of us don't own Flukes however. Traditional analog VOMs will let
the magic smoke out of the wires if you do that.

I don't particularly like the shock resistance of analog meters. If
you have been using an analog meter all your life and are used to it
you don't really need the fancy new ones.

Casady