J
Joerg
- Jan 1, 1970
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Be prepared for an annoying whirring fan. Adding a Zener in series
with the fan (5V IIRC) helps a lot.
Ugh, that is not so nice. Why can't they get it into their heads that a
fan can be temperature-controlled?
Also, my 34410A powers up in 1000V DC mode about half the time, for no
apparent reason. So I have to hit the "DC V" button or the
"Autorange" button to get any usable precision.
That's a bit odd. Wouldn't bother me but it does not instill confidence.
Overall the 34410A is fine, but the 34401A has some ergonomic
advantages. Don't spend extra money on a 34410A unless you need it to
do something the 34401A can't do.
I wure won't. If they honor the web price of $949 it won't cost more
than the old one. The cap sensing feature is nice, on a 6-1/2 digit
meter I should be able to see 0.0-something picofarad trending in
capacitance if I make the wiring super-quiet (and don't move ...). AFAIK
the 34401A can't do that.