@wezm@mastodon.decentralised.social
Post #896911
2026-03-29 05:31 UTC
My Jaycar multimeter that I only bought 20 years ago (/s) has developed LCD cancer. I used it fairly recently and it was fine then. It had a good run, and probably only used two or three 9V batteries in that time.
Replies (4)
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@kwayk42@sechtor.social 2026-03-29 05:55
@wezm might be able to replace the LCD with something new. They're pretty inexpensive
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@TheOneDoc@tech.lgbt 2026-03-29 10:07
@wezm r.i.p
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@pbone@hachyderm.io 2026-03-29 10:51
@wezm I love how long these things can last. My multimeter is 30 years young, it started giving weird readings and I got worried. Then remebered you can change the battery, so I did that and now it's happy
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@slembcke@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-03-29 15:34
@wezm I just replaced both of mine too. A “regular” one like that and a folding pocket one I keep in my RC toolbox. They had a 30 year run and died at basically the same time. O_o Ironically when the first one didn’t work I went and grabbed the other to try and troubleshoot it. (Sad trombone)