time2roll wrote:
Analog meters have their place and work quite well actually.
We fought WW2 and went to the moon with analog equipment and slide rule measurements.
Digital just makes us lazy, not smarter. Why learn to navigate by the stars when you have GPS?
Never underestimate how smart our ancestors were.
agree that analog meters still have a place. I have a NIST traceable digital voltmeter (AC,DC, current, C, I etc.) and an old NIST traceable Simpson analog meter. While the digital meter is the one I grab most of the time. (It's more robust and less likely to be damaged by dropping or incorrect hookup) But there are times when an analog meter gives me a better qualitative picture of what's going on. I protect the old simpson with kid gloves and do NOT loan it out to anyone. The simpson is over 50 years old and if I was to damage it a replacement would be real hard to find.
