Multimeter Tips & Tricks

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  • Опубликовано: 30 мар 2016
  • Short collection of tips & tricks to make the most of your multimeter in the homeshop.
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  • @scottferguson1932
    @scottferguson1932 5 лет назад +408

    In 2019, this video is every bit as informative as it was on the day it was published. Thanks, Tony!

    • @Elmojomo
      @Elmojomo 4 года назад +13

      technically accurate comments, my favorite kind!

    • @joebeach
      @joebeach 4 года назад +4

      I’m rolling on the ground. I’m dying here. 🤣

    • @nathanballard4355
      @nathanballard4355 4 года назад +9

      I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the fundamental forces of the universe are due to change in 2032, rendering this video useless.

    • @invisible468
      @invisible468 4 года назад +2

      Nathan Ballard so it's good for at 12 more years!!

    • @acemogany6369
      @acemogany6369 3 года назад +1

      I learned something new today I never knew that you could take measurements and a piece of Steel with a multimeter and what is it so that you are taking what measurements are you taking with this what setting do you put it on and I have a fluke 85 also but mine does not have that little back screen light like yours does maybe mine is older not for sure

  • @CafeenMan
    @CafeenMan 7 лет назад +424

    If you really want to mess with people, get a metric clock in your shop.

    • @trevorpom
      @trevorpom 7 лет назад +31

      Or a left handed one.....and yes....they actually exist.

    • @rayward9265
      @rayward9265 6 лет назад +19

      I messed with a poor guy at Sears by asking for a metric crescent wrench...

    • @almafuertegmailcom
      @almafuertegmailcom 6 лет назад +28

      Many crescent wrenches have a ruler of sorts and a little arrow on the adjustable part that marks the current span. So there certainly are metric crescent wrenches, in fact I have a few.

    • @moseswally
      @moseswally 6 лет назад +6

      Damn near fell off my chair. Thought you said metric cock. :-)

    • @MrDoboz
      @MrDoboz 5 лет назад

      @@almafuertegmailcom but they are not from Sears lol

  • @jschlesinger2
    @jschlesinger2 7 лет назад +494

    +Thisoldtony. Without RUclips, I imagine that Tony would just be some guy at a workbench who makes cool things and laughs at his own jokes ....and the rest of us would be worse-off. Cheers to RUclips for providing a platform for kooks like Tony and a place for those of us who find machinist humor to be our favorite comedic genre. Heck, I don't think I would have ever known that Machinist humor was a genre or my favorite genre without this channel. This is simultaneously the best and worst multimeter video ever made -- nice work. Here's to hoping for an April Fools Day 2017 video.

    • @dominick253
      @dominick253 5 лет назад +7

      Imagine him going to the head of NBC and pitching this show? He'd be laughed at! But this is probably more popular than 90% of traditional TV 😂🤣😂

  • @me3333
    @me3333 8 лет назад +96

    This is one of the best multimeter tutorials on youtube

  • @David-wh8zs
    @David-wh8zs 7 лет назад +362

    I use my DMM to measure tire pressure like this: ramm both probes into the tire (about 2 inches deep) 2. after 10 seconds pull them out again 3. after 10 minutes you know your tire is flat

    • @WirelessDude569
      @WirelessDude569 7 лет назад +20

      Can you check your tire polarity aswell this way?

    • @David-wh8zs
      @David-wh8zs 7 лет назад +23

      Yes, but it only works with certain Michelin tires. You just need to take the red probe and point it at the tire you want to measure for about 20-40 minutes and your neighbour will tell you that you look like a very professional idiot.

    • @ThePsiclone
      @ThePsiclone 6 лет назад +2

      hahaha!

    • @hoqs86poqs86
      @hoqs86poqs86 6 лет назад +11

      My only measures gravity. When I drop it.

    • @dancahill9122
      @dancahill9122 6 лет назад +7

      David's Music Hate to tell everyone this, but I have found that ONLY Fluke meters work reliably and are compatible when checking Michleins. Cheers

  • @Etiker5
    @Etiker5 7 лет назад +298

    Often when I travel overseas I can check the currency conversion by holding one probe to my dollar bill and the other to the foreign currency

    • @SikConVicTioN
      @SikConVicTioN 4 года назад +7

      What BIOS version is your meter using? Mine has a bug or something and shuts off when I try too see the conversion with us dollar to Mexican peso, using same method

  • @MovieTheaterHead
    @MovieTheaterHead 7 лет назад +949

    I'm too dumb to get the jokes...but smart enough to know I'm not getting the jokes.

    • @lorenzo42p
      @lorenzo42p 7 лет назад +40

      I don't get it, there was a joke I missed in this video? well.. I'm off to go do some DMM tig welding!

    • @tabaks
      @tabaks 5 лет назад +6

      Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I agree with the first part, you'll have to work a bit more on the part after the ellipses.

    • @markleng67
      @markleng67 5 лет назад +15

      He who knows not,
      and knows that he knows not,
      is a student; Teach him...

    • @feldon27
      @feldon27 5 лет назад +15

      Never trust an April 1st video.

    • @markleng67
      @markleng67 5 лет назад +3

      @@feldon27 LOL! I just now got it!

  • @jason-ge5nr
    @jason-ge5nr 7 лет назад +155

    That explains why flukes are so expensive

    • @friedmule5403
      @friedmule5403 5 лет назад +5

      It can be hard to trust a meter with the same name you use if you coincidentally make a mistake. :-)

  • @CompEdgeX2013
    @CompEdgeX2013 8 лет назад +79

    Haha, cracked me up. Loved measuring the 123 block.. :-)

  • @anthonykirkby5144
    @anthonykirkby5144 7 лет назад +32

    Having watched this over dinner last night, I laughed, choked, and nearly p'd my pants in one involuntary movement. On return from the hospital, (after the placement of a number stiches to my sides) I sent the link to a few guys at work. The electrician was seen this morning flipping through the instructions to his Fluke. Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

  • @piccilos
    @piccilos 7 лет назад +56

    need to hold the leads parallel when doing a dimensional measurement or you'll get a cosine error.

    • @troyna77
      @troyna77 5 лет назад +8

      thats a tangent if i ever heard one.

    • @NickiRusin
      @NickiRusin 5 лет назад +6

      oh god, that's good

    • @enclave2k1
      @enclave2k1 4 года назад +3

      @@troyna77 Dude, that's not a tangent - his comment was on topic. Clearly a sine you don't know what you're talking about.

  • @dannyl2598
    @dannyl2598 Год назад +1

    I just watched this again, six years later, purely for the fun and to read the comments. It's just that good.
    Thanks again, Tony.

  • @dynoguy
    @dynoguy 8 лет назад +88

    This is just brilliant, .... Would you mind if i use that as a standard training video for my Commissioning Engineers ?

  • @Cpl.Cadaver
    @Cpl.Cadaver 8 лет назад +52

    I often use my DMM to measure knowledge retention after reading a book. I place the leads on my ears before and after studying then compare the values of knowledge capacity and retention .

    • @waltschannel7465
      @waltschannel7465 7 лет назад

      Oh, like wow, I know, right?? 😁

    • @mikes2381
      @mikes2381 7 лет назад +5

      William Combs Whenever I try that I get the same readings before and after. Even tried taking three readings before and after and averaging them but the results are the same. Maybe mine is full? Or empty? Only one way to find out right? "Don't turn it on, take it apaaaaart."

    • @mikes2381
      @mikes2381 7 лет назад +1

      Will post results after experiments.

    • @sydmushas
      @sydmushas 7 лет назад

      Awesome which button is that. Lol

  • @tiberiu_nicolae
    @tiberiu_nicolae 7 лет назад +330

    I've got a rechargeable multimeter. I just stick the probes in the wall outlet and after an hour it's ready to rock again.

    • @william_2610
      @william_2610 7 лет назад +11

      How convenient; extremely safe as well, I bet!

    • @taohawaii
      @taohawaii 7 лет назад +26

      Surprisingly, it is safe as long as the meter isn't in the wrong mode.

    • @naingtinkaung8992
      @naingtinkaung8992 7 лет назад +1

      how to check bad compressor

    • @kistuszek
      @kistuszek 7 лет назад +27

      Thing is, it actually works. As long as you plug it in with the right polarity. The oversight is that -as you know it- it is alternating current, so periodically you have to switch the polarity to match with the grid. As long as you wont forget to keep it to the right polarity it will work just fine.

    • @sarge152cliff4
      @sarge152cliff4 6 лет назад +2

      rechargeable implies battery, so you must have an inverter model to change a/c to dc.

  • @TAWPTool
    @TAWPTool 7 лет назад +25

    I just found your channel a few days ago, and as of now have watched about 80% of your videos. Great job! I love the style and dry humor. This video knocked it out of the park though!

  • @jaythatguyyouknow5135
    @jaythatguyyouknow5135 4 года назад +5

    Here I am in 2020 taking in this amazing advice and I just used my DMM to braze on titanium beads on sterling silver. What’s really cool was mine has a special feature, there is an AC/DC button and if you hold it down at the same time you strike and arc it starts playing the intro to Thunderstruck! Thanks Tony!

  • @D-OveRMinD
    @D-OveRMinD 7 лет назад +15

    I don't know jack about these things, was looking for an instructional video, but even with my zero knowledge, I caught on immediately and started laughing my a$$ off. Great job.

  • @petefletcher
    @petefletcher 8 лет назад +115

    Nurse! Tony's out of his bed again!
    Oh, hang on.............

    • @SikConVicTioN
      @SikConVicTioN 4 года назад +6

      Nurse: "Tony!!! Get your dick out of the vice!!!"
      Tony: "thank you, keep your stick on the ice!"

  • @chucktaylor89519
    @chucktaylor89519 3 года назад +30

    Also, it's important to clear the meter after use. To do that, you plug the probes into the ground and turn the connected unit upside down to gently shake out all electricity present within.

    • @aliveandwellinisrael2507
      @aliveandwellinisrael2507 2 года назад +2

      Yes, but you have to make sure only the solid stuff comes out. Be sure not to let any of the smoke out, as a lower smoke pressure will add inaccuracy to the measurements.

    • @clairekholin6935
      @clairekholin6935 11 месяцев назад

      If too much smoke leaves, it loses all function, so be careful.

  • @StefanGotteswinter
    @StefanGotteswinter 8 лет назад +160

    :D
    Does your Extech have thethermocouple attachement to heat up coffee?

    • @risfutile
      @risfutile 7 лет назад +5

      Stefan Gotteswinter would have loved to see the expression on your face at your "guest starring" appearance :D

    • @rexhaereticus2468
      @rexhaereticus2468 7 лет назад +24

      i like the fact that this video is going to attract people who are interested in how to properly use their mul-timiters.

    • @TankR
      @TankR 5 лет назад

      my brain literally just tried to store your name as Stefan 'Gaswasser' as in 'seltzer water'...I may have been watching far too much Simpsons lately...

  • @HughesEarthworks
    @HughesEarthworks 7 лет назад +6

    The belleville washer stack calculator button made my day.

  • @BadYossa
    @BadYossa 5 лет назад

    Actually clicked on this expecting the venerable TOT to offer his usual insightful comments.
    Bloody hell man, you're a comedic genius. One of the funniest things I've seen in ages. Later on, I'll use my DMM like a pair of dousing sticks, accurately find the disturbance in the force and raise a very large glass of a decent malt in your direction.
    I salute you, Sir!

  • @franktimpano802
    @franktimpano802 6 лет назад +24

    One other use I've found really helpful in a pinch is the speed function (V for velocity). The speedometer on my tractor went out a couple months ago when I was plowing snow. (It's important for the snow curls to come off the plow in short 6's and 9's rather than big rat's nests or they fall back in the road and cause problems). Surface feet/min is an important parameter to monitor as you are plowing, and the optimal speed varies with wet or dry snow and blade angle. Well, back to the multimeter. I plugged it into my tractor's instrument panel (red to the battery, black to the clutch throwout bearing ground) and it reads speed. Works like a charm!

  • @gst69man
    @gst69man 7 лет назад +42

    my fluke had its oil changed at 35k, oil looked black but shear bearings looked ok.

    • @benwinckler131
      @benwinckler131 6 лет назад +6

      gst69man
      Yeah I stripped the plug on mine after reading the wrong foot lumens online

  • @tonywatson987
    @tonywatson987 8 лет назад +19

    LMAO! The best one I've seen in years! Well done... now get back into the straitjacket.

  • @peterparsons7141
    @peterparsons7141 2 года назад +2

    Thank dog, this old tony. I’ve got many years using my mutimiter and those tips are great. My friends don’t agree, but I’ve always stood by your methods. Remember safety third, and keep up your great work.

  • @kcuhc84
    @kcuhc84 5 лет назад +28

    My wife, while looking at the credit card bill, brought up the subject of Multimeters.

    • @jima1135
      @jima1135 4 года назад +1

      She was really upset about the purchase from Radio Shack

  • @ChrisUhlik
    @ChrisUhlik 8 лет назад +57

    You rock! My sides are aching!!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +3

      Thanks Chris!

    • @barbadolid5170
      @barbadolid5170 8 лет назад +1

      Hello Chris, what do you mean by "my sides are aching"? I am guessing laugh a lot, but I don't know the idiom.

    • @howardcolhoun5811
      @howardcolhoun5811 7 лет назад

      Chris Uhlik

  • @davidhaxton5050
    @davidhaxton5050 8 лет назад +6

    Tony, Thanks for exploring the full potential of the multimeter, and bless your wife, I wish my wife were more understanding! Could you please explain the welding function sometime.

  • @fEkuaR
    @fEkuaR 4 года назад +1

    This is my favourite video on RUclips, I've watched it at least a dozen times over the years. Brings me joy every time.

  • @ZenMinus
    @ZenMinus 7 лет назад +15

    As I already know how to use a multimeter, I wasn't going to watch the multimeter video, but then I thought "oh well the other videos were excellent, so....".
    Yet another great video, sooooo funny :-) I especially liked the 1-2-3 block measurement, that was GOOD! The whole video is GOOD, no, make that EXCELLENT!!!!

  • @Bristoll170
    @Bristoll170 8 лет назад +2

    Best EVER explanation of how versatile a multi meter is. My sides hurt :-)

  • @eddietowers5595
    @eddietowers5595 8 лет назад +12

    If you hold the meter (while using the attachment clamp) upside down you get reverse left hand threading, too.

  • @philchadwick9470
    @philchadwick9470 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you Tony, I learned a lot today. After watching this video I learned that it takes 25 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, 30 minutes for a fire engine. I also now know the names of the drivers and crew. Without your efforts I would have remained ignorant.

  • @mariop5191
    @mariop5191 2 года назад

    I fucking love the dry, sarcastic, asshole, shop humor.!!! absolute gold.

  • @samykamkar
    @samykamkar 4 года назад +82

    It hurts me to hit like on this video. I hit like, but really, I'm in pain.

    • @flybackrs
      @flybackrs 3 года назад +3

      Hey, you're the guy who wrote that MySpace worm. Wow! Not who I expected to run across on this video at all...

  • @Vickwick58
    @Vickwick58 7 лет назад +48

    I dropped a pair of metric channel locks on my multimeter and now it will only measure in degrees Kelvin during daylight savings time adjusted to the central mountain zone. It's very confusing.

    • @EvenTheDogAgrees
      @EvenTheDogAgrees 7 лет назад +7

      Very confusing, as there is no such thing as "degrees Kelvin". Fix that rip in the fabric of spacetime on your living room wallpaper and try again; it might be interfering with reality, causing the nearby DMM to measure stuff from the next dimension over.

    • @electrontube
      @electrontube 7 лет назад +6

      You can reset it, but you'll have to travel to Greenwich to do it, and only at noon or midnight

    • @theBraxil
      @theBraxil 6 лет назад +2

      It takes a kilosecond or ten but you'll get used to it.

    • @jimc3688
      @jimc3688 6 лет назад +2

      Just remove the batteries and let it fully discharge for at least 3.14 days.

  • @GrumpynGrey
    @GrumpynGrey 7 лет назад

    I laughed my butt off the entire video. What made it even funnier for me was how my wife looked at me like I was on some kind of illegal narcotic. Thank you for sharing this.

  • @davidparker9676
    @davidparker9676 5 лет назад

    I have an heirloom Radio Shack Digital Machinist Meter that was brought over on the Mayflower by my Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Ant'nee. When the Nazi's were fighting off the Barbarians and the Romans on two fronts. GGGGG-Grandpa said "I'm outta here" and took his DMM on the ship and braved the voyage with his scurvy dog.
    It is my most prized possession on this earth we call.... um.... Earth. True Story!
    Love your videos Tony!

  • @mikeobarr8589
    @mikeobarr8589 7 лет назад +3

    I'm literally tearing up over here.. This is Oscar or Tony award from your Grammy and her golden globes level film making.

  • @yambo59
    @yambo59 6 лет назад +4

    I tell 'ya Tony there oughtta be a You Tube award for your work. Your videos are always not only great but entertaining, no dull rehash of other videos subjects- but rather a Sahara-dry gold humor standard that leaves us all tearfully spent under the hovering vultures and still wanting more. Just when we think weve seen it all you slam this hilarious bit into our online menu, and were so glad you did. You missed your calling I believe, someone with a mind like yours should be part of the school curriculum, kids would never be bored with a bit your humor interjected into otherwise boring tutorials and lectures that are often the norm. The only thing that bothers me is you show all these amazing gadgets but never tell us where we can get them-!-are they custom one-offs or is there a store somewhere that sells digital 1-2-3 interfacing micrometers with language capability-?! Dammit man we need to know-!!! LOL Brilliant work, keep it coming !

  • @terrygains8327
    @terrygains8327 8 лет назад

    There was so much to learn from this video Tony. :)
    Previously I had thought to measure in inches your multimeter would have required a display readout with Nixie tubes, but LCDs do a nice job after all.

  • @tradetips1475
    @tradetips1475 4 года назад +1

    Tony,
    My wife and I were sitting watching This Old Tony and as usual she suggested buying new tools, she even recommended getting my dream Lathe to get the most out of my DMM. I finally woke from my dream but had this great video!! : ) Thanks!!

  • @anchorbait6662
    @anchorbait6662 5 лет назад +19

    I'm throwing away all my multimeters, they don't do half the stuff the one you have does.

  • @Kryoclasm
    @Kryoclasm 7 лет назад +9

    The guys at the EEVblog will love this!

    • @warplanner8852
      @warplanner8852 6 лет назад +1

      Kryoclasm, Depressing Dave, his exalted eminence of electro-newbs, will insist that you send it to him as a free gift to his collection of lab gear. When her gets it, he will do a Teardown Thursday video and proceed to process it into shards whilst viciously casting aspersions on it, your lineage, and your wife's purity.
      "Errrtrahhhhh, yeah mste, ripper!"

  • @OneLegged-honda-mechanic
    @OneLegged-honda-mechanic 4 года назад

    I appreciate your humor! Very creative video, especially putting video on the multi meter display!

  • @fiveangle
    @fiveangle 6 лет назад

    Great tips ! I just got a new Aneng AN8008 and was blown away that it included a jump-pack feature jump start your car. So convenient !

  • @b5a5m5
    @b5a5m5 7 лет назад +32

    I give this video 5 out of 4 ichiban motor stickers.

  • @pauldjacobs
    @pauldjacobs 7 лет назад +5

    Aaaah, what a win.... I usually look forward to the occasional laugh with your vids, but you have taken it to an all new level (the BS setting on your Multi Meter).... Keep them comin....

  • @richardkenders5316
    @richardkenders5316 5 лет назад

    I actually went to school for an EE. Loved how you hacked up what a DMM does. Loved the thickness "measurements".

  • @crspangenberg
    @crspangenberg 8 лет назад

    Holy crap, I cannot believe it read that close for the 123 block. Too funny.
    Nice job Tony!

  • @thetomster7625
    @thetomster7625 4 года назад +3

    I'm an electrical engineer and I enjoyed that quite a lot ^^

  • @jusb1066
    @jusb1066 7 лет назад +145

    'the wife brought up the subject of multimeters' yeah i will believe that....

    • @Yahatacooky
      @Yahatacooky 7 лет назад +7

      If they ever get divorced I'd love to start dating her, so hard to find a woman who can understand blokes like us MULTIHEADS!

    • @zachthehunter
      @zachthehunter 6 лет назад +20

      Honestly the most unbelievable thing in the video.

    • @Buddy-po4hv
      @Buddy-po4hv 6 лет назад +4

      Try spelling: j o k e
      Then use the DMM to measure your IQ

    • @j.m.5995
      @j.m.5995 5 лет назад

      I had my doubts

    • @burtosis
      @burtosis 3 года назад

      @@j.m.5995 This is this years comment, at least I’m pretty sure it is... What’s that TOT, the clamp on reading is too high??? Throw the lathe in reverse!

  • @jimmuehlberg2153
    @jimmuehlberg2153 5 лет назад

    As an EE, I can't decide if I've been insulted or not. Got all excited when I saw Tony with electrical stuff, I thought, "boy this guy is multi-talented!" Made for a good chuckle during lunch, Thanks Tony!

  • @MrGundawindy
    @MrGundawindy 4 года назад +1

    I actually expected this to be a serious video about multimeters.
    I think this was even more enjoyable.

  • @DJ9ZJ
    @DJ9ZJ 8 лет назад +28

    I know my name says, I am a german and the last thing that germans are know for is humor, but let me tell you, I like yours 👍😉😂

  • @TSODInc
    @TSODInc 8 лет назад +21

    Kids now a days, Spoiled rotten, I am still using my Simpson 260!
    Time for my meds, Mickie's big hand is on the 12.

    • @billyc2572
      @billyc2572 8 лет назад +1

      lollllllll

    • @robertlunsford1350
      @robertlunsford1350 7 лет назад +3

      Daaang the ol Simpson. I have one in a case I look at occasionally to remind me of the old days.

    • @charlesbaker6158
      @charlesbaker6158 4 года назад

      Well I wish I had a Simpson 260 they still have a place in the tool box/bench. Oh yeah I should also say something to Tony, your a nut but I still love your videos. Keep them coming.

  • @MurrayPearson
    @MurrayPearson 8 лет назад

    Being an electronics guy who's getting into machining, this is one of the most hilarious videos I've seen. Brilliant.

  • @joeheydenrych1240
    @joeheydenrych1240 3 года назад

    I started watching your videos just recently and must say that I love the sense of humor Sir. Love it!! LOL..

  • @glenndavis2762
    @glenndavis2762 8 лет назад +7

    beleville washer stack calculator - I don't use those much, but when I do this function will come in handy.

  • @thecorbies
    @thecorbies 7 лет назад +4

    I reckon my Multimeter must have been made in the same factory as a sat-nav because when I try the 'backlight and belleville washer stack' function a softly spoken woman's voice says to turn right in 100yds, 200yds etc.
    Is there a way to check software version? Is there a way to find out who that woman is?

  • @michaelcruz1434
    @michaelcruz1434 4 года назад

    Tony you’ve laid on the humor thick this time!!

  • @fredfarnackle5455
    @fredfarnackle5455 6 лет назад

    Tony, I've watched this vid a couple of times before and laughed my a$$ off each time. I needed another laugh after coming out of hospital so I watched it again. Pure GOLD!! Thanks for making the world a better place.

  • @TheWakaMinecraft
    @TheWakaMinecraft 6 лет назад +7

    My multimeter has a built in oscilloscope function, and I'm aware many other multimeters have scope functions. Does yours have any horoscope functionality as well?

  • @TomZelickman
    @TomZelickman 8 лет назад +3

    This was hilarious! You had to work pretty darn hard to explain this such exacting detail, sir. Well done. :)Tom Z

  • @legalsolutions07
    @legalsolutions07 8 лет назад

    "When as she often does she brought up the subject of multimeters" : ) Very good video. Very funny and very entertaining.

  • @AP-ye4nl
    @AP-ye4nl 6 лет назад

    Found the channel a couple months ago love the mix of good humor and technical knowledge. Saw this video for multimeters was quietly thrilled made it though the 1st minute before I realized what this was since then its been sent to everyone I know who has a multimeter. Awesome channel.

  • @MrWoowootila
    @MrWoowootila 8 лет назад +5

    Could you do a video on trouble shooting a Flux Capacitor? I just do not seem to have enough time to fix mine.

  • @poppypuppy5372
    @poppypuppy5372 7 лет назад +209

    Have you managed to dislodge that tongue from your cheek yet?

    • @jmack20007
      @jmack20007 6 лет назад +1

      Have you taken your head... out of your ass?

    • @dukenukem1877
      @dukenukem1877 4 года назад +3

      @@jmack20007 how to delete someone else's comment?

  • @matthagler9299
    @matthagler9299 5 лет назад

    Best Multimeter video ever!!! Saw this pop up and wondered what cool tricks TOT has on a multimeter? I thought I might learn something, but this was so much better.

  • @slugtheslayer
    @slugtheslayer 6 лет назад

    Always had the feeling I was doing some thing wrong with my multi meter. Thanks for setting me right This Old Tony, things will be so much better now.

  • @TheMetalButcher
    @TheMetalButcher 8 лет назад +7

    Damn, I thought this was an actual tips and tricks video. I could use some. :o

  • @jayrhino7686
    @jayrhino7686 6 лет назад +3

    This is the first vid I watched on this channel and after a minute or two I had already had a few "what?!?", "did he just say that?!?" and "WTF!!!???" moments. Then it slowly dawned on my dusty brain what you're all aboot.
    Good stuff mate, I just clicked subscribe :-)

    • @macforme
      @macforme 4 года назад

      Jay.... no no... usually his videos are actually informative ;-)

  • @normchampine472
    @normchampine472 4 года назад

    That was a really funny one Tony well done I showed both my brother and father and we all got a good laugh out of it well done again.

  • @dihskursiv
    @dihskursiv 5 лет назад

    Really cool uses for a multimeter. I attached a two foot stick to mine and now use it like one of those harbor freight electronic fly swatters. Saved four bucks through good old fashion creativeness.

  • @Mishn0
    @Mishn0 7 лет назад +7

    I use Bluetooth to link my multimeter to my Garmin and use its clamp accessory on the steering wheel of my car for awesome self-driving goodness.

  • @jster1963
    @jster1963 8 лет назад +9

    I can't get my voice synthesizer in English like yours. It will only speak in Dutch;-) LOL

  • @pedrocavaleiro3688
    @pedrocavaleiro3688 7 лет назад

    I've been batch-watching all your videos and saved this one for last. I must admit I really wasn't ready for this much detail on your explanations, nor the reasoning behind them.
    Thank you!
    :)

  • @Made2hack
    @Made2hack 8 лет назад

    Quite possibly the greatest multimeter video ever! I learned so much!!! I was using the DMMs wrong this whole time.

  • @-Sean_
    @-Sean_ 7 лет назад +9

    I was thinking, "inch, metric, wtf!? Wait, is this an April fools video?"

    • @dougankrum3328
      @dougankrum3328 6 лет назад +2

      ...Yeah...I watched 1/2 of this before I looked to see when it was made.

    • @Yotanido
      @Yotanido 6 лет назад +2

      Honestly, I didn't even notice. I wouldn't be surprised by this kind of video by Tony on any day.

    • @Shaun.Stephens
      @Shaun.Stephens 6 лет назад

      It says it was posted on 31st of March - but then again I *am* in New Zealand and most people aren't.

  • @taohawaii
    @taohawaii 7 лет назад +3

    I enjoyed this, but was left hoping for an actual t-n-t video about multimeters.

  • @klschofield71
    @klschofield71 7 лет назад

    I had no idea how versatile my DMM could be. Thanks for the informative and illuminating demonstration.

  • @kengamble8595
    @kengamble8595 7 лет назад +1

    WOW, you sure know your stuff Tony, I bet you made it allway through the third grade !
    I've got one of those little RadioShack meters that I keep in my truck, had it for a long time and didn't know it could do all that !
    Most I've laughed in a while, thanks !

  • @MrWoowootila
    @MrWoowootila 8 лет назад +2

    So let me get this straight, I now have to get a inch multimeter. Oh well, at least I can use my current one on my metric car.

    • @jima1135
      @jima1135 4 года назад

      I'd keep a voltage one in the car, too

  • @GregBurgess360
    @GregBurgess360 7 лет назад +11

    haha not using the multimeter to it's full POTENTIAL haha

  • @jeromegarciakern5539
    @jeromegarciakern5539 Год назад

    I found the formula with my multi meter to measure the thickness of my roof shingles, couldn’t have done it without you Tony, thanks

  • @PeterRobertson79
    @PeterRobertson79 7 лет назад

    I had no idea that was coming best laugh I've had in a while! Kudos!

  • @verdatum
    @verdatum 8 лет назад +3

    Nooooow I see why AvE recommended this channel. Nicely done.

  • @robertlunsford1350
    @robertlunsford1350 7 лет назад +7

    I can't stop laughing

  • @olafwagner
    @olafwagner 5 лет назад

    Thank for this great tutorial. After following the steps closely, I feel that I have unlocked infinitely more functionality out of my multimeter.

  • @maxximumb
    @maxximumb 6 лет назад +1

    I got the new, skookum Cockford Ollie multimeter. Excellent bit of kit, good detents, genuine Buna-N O-Rings and a nice Chinesium over-moulded case. Overall a great pixie wrangler if you can get the screen to focus.

  • @coalitionofrob436
    @coalitionofrob436 7 лет назад +62

    126 dislikes, if your silly enough to not understand this is a joke, get off the channel

    • @eurokid83
      @eurokid83 7 лет назад +8

      They were the ones who took it seriously and blew up their meters. Or their just assholes.

    • @juanm6139
      @juanm6139 7 лет назад +4

      Barry The Chopper Those dudes went to buy a multimeter with a huge ass display "larger than the spindle bore" and got pissed when it didn't weld

    • @paulbillings1791
      @paulbillings1791 6 лет назад +2

      You know it is B'S when he said there was conversation with his wife about multimeters.Not impossible,but not likely.

    • @ScorpionRegent
      @ScorpionRegent 4 года назад

      @@eurokid83 - Maybe they are those special individuals who have more than one dysfunctional certification. You know, multi-losers.

  • @RedPill-experience
    @RedPill-experience 7 лет назад +2

    Ok. Who are the 139 folks that put thumb down?I want to know all of you.

    • @jessefoulk
      @jessefoulk 7 лет назад

      TheAlexx3c It stands at 230 now. geez

    • @rexhaereticus2468
      @rexhaereticus2468 7 лет назад +1

      folks who tried this at home, without adult supervision. most likely.

    • @salian1531
      @salian1531 7 лет назад

      Me, for one. Looking for real instructional material here. Loved the rest of the humour on the channel, when it's incidental to the material. But this is just a wholly joke video masquerading as a serious video, misleading title and all. Disappointed, but not enough to unsubscribe.
      Edit: Comments indicate this was an April Fools Day video. Should be marked as such.

    • @jasonrobinson9524
      @jasonrobinson9524 6 лет назад +2

      How horrible it must have been for you. Do you need to fill out a hurt feelings report?

  • @bbumpy4523
    @bbumpy4523 5 лет назад

    Very funny Tony. Had this been the first video of yours I ever watched, I would have assumed you were off your rocker and would have never subscribed. Good thing I started at the beginning to appreciate how much good information you have to share.

  • @sarotouloughian1890
    @sarotouloughian1890 6 лет назад

    This video is an example of why I watch this channel. You're absolutely certifiable!

  • @BuildSomthingCool
    @BuildSomthingCool 8 лет назад +3

    LOL

  • @Yahatacooky
    @Yahatacooky 7 лет назад +2

    LMFHO!

  • @timthomas9105
    @timthomas9105 4 года назад

    Was waiting for the informative part of the diatribe. Having been in Electronics for 30 years, I realized that you were using this video as an application for the stand-up comic audition for the next EE conference.

  • @Bobz3denver
    @Bobz3denver 6 лет назад

    LOL really means I'm chucking quietly to myself. That video actually made me LAUGH OUT LOUD. Too funny!