Well... the meter does have a few years on it - like 25 or so. It's a Fluke 33 from 'back in the day' when I used to do motor control work in a steel mill and needed something to check start & run currents on large (several hundred horse) AC and DC motors. At the time, the price was pretty salty, but oh so worth it ;)
It did have a fresh battery, but it hasn't seen the inside of a calibration shop for a couple decades...
I've got some stuff apart right now, but I'll check the start current again once it's all back together.