Wasted $300 on a multimeter that lied to me

Picked up a cheap Klein MM325 off Amazon because I needed something quick for a pitot-static test. Thing showed 120mV on a dead wire and I chased a ghost short for 3 hours. Anyone else get burned by a budget meter that was way off?

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aaron_ellis425mo ago

Yeah "chased a ghost short for 3 hours" is rough, I once spent half a day on a bad ground that was just a rusty screw.

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nancy_davis3mo ago

Oh man @richardknight I used to roll my eyes at ground complaints but yeah that changes everything lol.

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richardknight5mo ago

Yeah aaron_ellis42 that rusty screw thing is brutal too.

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