Our pal Gareth dovetails our podcast and pdf on multimeters with a guide to their functions! A multimeter has “multi” in its name because it contains a number of different measuring instruments for testing electronic components and their processes. Some DMMs are more “multi” than others. - Link
Related:
Multmeter Video Podcast - Link
Multimeter PDF Podcast - Link
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While in Sunnyvale, I had to stop into the Weird Stuff Warehouse. They recycle and resell tons of old technology. Employees Grady and Jonathan showed me around and took me behind the scenes to show me some of their mad scientist projects. If you live in the bay area, this place is worth a field trip. If I had more room in my luggage, I would have ended up with all sorts of good cases and contraptions to take home, rip apart, and remake. - Link to photoset
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I have neat friends that send me interesting things in the mail, after a bit of travel I came home to this rare 1951 book called “How to make an atomic bomb in your own kitchen–well, practically!” by Bob Bale - I just started reading it, and so far it’s a great, if you can make pancakes, you can understand how atomics work… Link (Amazon). I’m trying to find out where this book could be found or if reprint exists, so far not coming up with a lot…
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