On Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:47:51 +0800, Paul Saccani >
wrote:

>On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:16:49 -0400, PeterD > wrote:
>
>>>
>>> There should be HRC fuses in meters. They should blow well before the
>>> tracks, should that is,
>>
>>Face it, when you pay $5 for a DVOM today (WalMart, Harbor Freight,
>>etc.) any fuse is a luxury.
>
>Besides us not being merkins, the fuse is there to protect you more
>than the meter.
Nope. Unless they work different when they are upside-down, and I
didn't notice that effect in Livingstone.