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by fest 975 days ago
What exactly happened there, and why do you think it wouldn't happen with a more expensive meter?
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My fluke has a fuse on the ammeter.
Yes, unfused 10A range would have been my guess, but if device under test doesn't have short-circuit protection, it might as well die during the few tens of milliseconds that the fuse needs to heat up and blow, as well as a user error to be measuring voltage with switch in current measurement position.