I learned something new today I never knew that you could take measurements and a piece of Steel with a multimeter and what is it so that you are taking what measurements are you taking with this what setting do you put it on and I have a fluke 85 also but mine does not have that little back screen light like yours does maybe mine is older not for sure
Many crescent wrenches have a ruler of sorts and a little arrow on the adjustable part that marks the current span. So there certainly are metric crescent wrenches, in fact I have a few.
+Thisoldtony. Without TH-cam, I imagine that Tony would just be some guy at a workbench who makes cool things and laughs at his own jokes ....and the rest of us would be worse-off. Cheers to TH-cam for providing a platform for kooks like Tony and a place for those of us who find machinist humor to be our favorite comedic genre. Heck, I don't think I would have ever known that Machinist humor was a genre or my favorite genre without this channel. This is simultaneously the best and worst multimeter video ever made -- nice work. Here's to hoping for an April Fools Day 2017 video.
I use my DMM to measure tire pressure like this: ramm both probes into the tire (about 2 inches deep) 2. after 10 seconds pull them out again 3. after 10 minutes you know your tire is flat
Yes, but it only works with certain Michelin tires. You just need to take the red probe and point it at the tire you want to measure for about 20-40 minutes and your neighbour will tell you that you look like a very professional idiot.
What BIOS version is your meter using? Mine has a bug or something and shuts off when I try too see the conversion with us dollar to Mexican peso, using same method
Having watched this over dinner last night, I laughed, choked, and nearly p'd my pants in one involuntary movement. On return from the hospital, (after the placement of a number stiches to my sides) I sent the link to a few guys at work. The electrician was seen this morning flipping through the instructions to his Fluke. Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
I often use my DMM to measure knowledge retention after reading a book. I place the leads on my ears before and after studying then compare the values of knowledge capacity and retention .
William Combs Whenever I try that I get the same readings before and after. Even tried taking three readings before and after and averaging them but the results are the same. Maybe mine is full? Or empty? Only one way to find out right? "Don't turn it on, take it apaaaaart."
Thing is, it actually works. As long as you plug it in with the right polarity. The oversight is that -as you know it- it is alternating current, so periodically you have to switch the polarity to match with the grid. As long as you wont forget to keep it to the right polarity it will work just fine.
Here I am in 2020 taking in this amazing advice and I just used my DMM to braze on titanium beads on sterling silver. What’s really cool was mine has a special feature, there is an AC/DC button and if you hold it down at the same time you strike and arc it starts playing the intro to Thunderstruck! Thanks Tony!
my brain literally just tried to store your name as Stefan 'Gaswasser' as in 'seltzer water'...I may have been watching far too much Simpsons lately...
Also, it's important to clear the meter after use. To do that, you plug the probes into the ground and turn the connected unit upside down to gently shake out all electricity present within.
Yes, but you have to make sure only the solid stuff comes out. Be sure not to let any of the smoke out, as a lower smoke pressure will add inaccuracy to the measurements.
Actually clicked on this expecting the venerable TOT to offer his usual insightful comments. Bloody hell man, you're a comedic genius. One of the funniest things I've seen in ages. Later on, I'll use my DMM like a pair of dousing sticks, accurately find the disturbance in the force and raise a very large glass of a decent malt in your direction. I salute you, Sir!
I don't know jack about these things, was looking for an instructional video, but even with my zero knowledge, I caught on immediately and started laughing my a$$ off. Great job.
I just found your channel a few days ago, and as of now have watched about 80% of your videos. Great job! I love the style and dry humor. This video knocked it out of the park though!
I laughed my butt off the entire video. What made it even funnier for me was how my wife looked at me like I was on some kind of illegal narcotic. Thank you for sharing this.
One other use I've found really helpful in a pinch is the speed function (V for velocity). The speedometer on my tractor went out a couple months ago when I was plowing snow. (It's important for the snow curls to come off the plow in short 6's and 9's rather than big rat's nests or they fall back in the road and cause problems). Surface feet/min is an important parameter to monitor as you are plowing, and the optimal speed varies with wet or dry snow and blade angle. Well, back to the multimeter. I plugged it into my tractor's instrument panel (red to the battery, black to the clutch throwout bearing ground) and it reads speed. Works like a charm!
Thank dog, this old tony. I’ve got many years using my mutimiter and those tips are great. My friends don’t agree, but I’ve always stood by your methods. Remember safety third, and keep up your great work.
Tony, Thanks for exploring the full potential of the multimeter, and bless your wife, I wish my wife were more understanding! Could you please explain the welding function sometime.
I have an heirloom Radio Shack Digital Machinist Meter that was brought over on the Mayflower by my Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Ant'nee. When the Nazi's were fighting off the Barbarians and the Romans on two fronts. GGGGG-Grandpa said "I'm outta here" and took his DMM on the ship and braved the voyage with his scurvy dog. It is my most prized possession on this earth we call.... um.... Earth. True Story! Love your videos Tony!
Thank you Tony, I learned a lot today. After watching this video I learned that it takes 25 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, 30 minutes for a fire engine. I also now know the names of the drivers and crew. Without your efforts I would have remained ignorant.
Best Multimeter video ever!!! Saw this pop up and wondered what cool tricks TOT has on a multimeter? I thought I might learn something, but this was so much better.
I cannot believe I hadn't seen this video before, now I know I can go wire up that cow, 2x4 and rock to a cinder block and have it work perfect. Thanks for all you teach us...
Tony, My wife and I were sitting watching This Old Tony and as usual she suggested buying new tools, she even recommended getting my dream Lathe to get the most out of my DMM. I finally woke from my dream but had this great video!! : ) Thanks!!
As an EE, I can't decide if I've been insulted or not. Got all excited when I saw Tony with electrical stuff, I thought, "boy this guy is multi-talented!" Made for a good chuckle during lunch, Thanks Tony!
As I already know how to use a multimeter, I wasn't going to watch the multimeter video, but then I thought "oh well the other videos were excellent, so....". Yet another great video, sooooo funny :-) I especially liked the 1-2-3 block measurement, that was GOOD! The whole video is GOOD, no, make that EXCELLENT!!!!
Lol I actually started believing your multimeter took those kind of measurements, even though I know whose videos I'm watching! Good job Tony good job got me.
Well I wish I had a Simpson 260 they still have a place in the tool box/bench. Oh yeah I should also say something to Tony, your a nut but I still love your videos. Keep them coming.
@@j.m.5995 This is this years comment, at least I’m pretty sure it is... What’s that TOT, the clamp on reading is too high??? Throw the lathe in reverse!
I tell 'ya Tony there oughtta be a You Tube award for your work. Your videos are always not only great but entertaining, no dull rehash of other videos subjects- but rather a Sahara-dry gold humor standard that leaves us all tearfully spent under the hovering vultures and still wanting more. Just when we think weve seen it all you slam this hilarious bit into our online menu, and were so glad you did. You missed your calling I believe, someone with a mind like yours should be part of the school curriculum, kids would never be bored with a bit your humor interjected into otherwise boring tutorials and lectures that are often the norm. The only thing that bothers me is you show all these amazing gadgets but never tell us where we can get them-!-are they custom one-offs or is there a store somewhere that sells digital 1-2-3 interfacing micrometers with language capability-?! Dammit man we need to know-!!! LOL Brilliant work, keep it coming !
Hahaha...I just found this channel and started binge watching. Had to check the posting date...Yep! Now it all makes sense. But it did remind me to change my blinker fluid.
Kryoclasm, Depressing Dave, his exalted eminence of electro-newbs, will insist that you send it to him as a free gift to his collection of lab gear. When her gets it, he will do a Teardown Thursday video and proceed to process it into shards whilst viciously casting aspersions on it, your lineage, and your wife's purity. "Errrtrahhhhh, yeah mste, ripper!"
I dropped a pair of metric channel locks on my multimeter and now it will only measure in degrees Kelvin during daylight savings time adjusted to the central mountain zone. It's very confusing.
Very confusing, as there is no such thing as "degrees Kelvin". Fix that rip in the fabric of spacetime on your living room wallpaper and try again; it might be interfering with reality, causing the nearby DMM to measure stuff from the next dimension over.
Aaaah, what a win.... I usually look forward to the occasional laugh with your vids, but you have taken it to an all new level (the BS setting on your Multi Meter).... Keep them comin....
This is the first vid I watched on this channel and after a minute or two I had already had a few "what?!?", "did he just say that?!?" and "WTF!!!???" moments. Then it slowly dawned on my dusty brain what you're all aboot. Good stuff mate, I just clicked subscribe :-)
I just won a nice used fluke 87 on ebay and was looking for an instructional video. Vintage TOT definitely meet every expectation I had ;) Going to weld me up a custom bumper with my new meter.
Straight up, You always get me and I love it every time. Click a vid, not realizing its you, and then bam!. This is why I subscribe, cuz you are freaking hilarious.
Tony, I've watched this vid a couple of times before and laughed my a$$ off each time. I needed another laugh after coming out of hospital so I watched it again. Pure GOLD!! Thanks for making the world a better place.
It's the Christmas Eve 2020 and I need to have a perfectly smooth walls in my chimney. Thanks to the Tony I successfully checked it with my old Fluke. The Christmas is saved, thank you!
My multimeter has a built in oscilloscope function, and I'm aware many other multimeters have scope functions. Does yours have any horoscope functionality as well?
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Was waiting for the informative part of the diatribe. Having been in Electronics for 30 years, I realized that you were using this video as an application for the stand-up comic audition for the next EE conference.
I reckon my Multimeter must have been made in the same factory as a sat-nav because when I try the 'backlight and belleville washer stack' function a softly spoken woman's voice says to turn right in 100yds, 200yds etc. Is there a way to check software version? Is there a way to find out who that woman is?
I've been enjoying your videos for a little while now. Was just looking at a video showing how to replace fuse in my DMM (I couldn't work out how to get it apart) and youtube suggested this video. Thinking I might learn something I watched until you got to the metric/imperial bit...then checked the date of the video, which here in Australia says 31st of March! Glad I know something about multi meters and international time zones, otherwise I'd still be watching.
Very funny Tony. Had this been the first video of yours I ever watched, I would have assumed you were off your rocker and would have never subscribed. Good thing I started at the beginning to appreciate how much good information you have to share.
Me, for one. Looking for real instructional material here. Loved the rest of the humour on the channel, when it's incidental to the material. But this is just a wholly joke video masquerading as a serious video, misleading title and all. Disappointed, but not enough to unsubscribe. Edit: Comments indicate this was an April Fools Day video. Should be marked as such.
If you put a 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in your red sauce, you can measure the ACidity in the micrometer mode. The black lead goes into the flame or directly onto the element depending if you use oxy-acetylene or 3-phase. The red lead, obviously, goes directly into the red sauce. Bon Appetite! BTW, this video made a lot more sense to me than those mechanical devices you make. Thanks for sharing. ~guido
In 2019, this video is every bit as informative as it was on the day it was published. Thanks, Tony!
technically accurate comments, my favorite kind!
I’m rolling on the ground. I’m dying here. 🤣
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the fundamental forces of the universe are due to change in 2032, rendering this video useless.
Nathan Ballard so it's good for at 12 more years!!
I learned something new today I never knew that you could take measurements and a piece of Steel with a multimeter and what is it so that you are taking what measurements are you taking with this what setting do you put it on and I have a fluke 85 also but mine does not have that little back screen light like yours does maybe mine is older not for sure
This is one of the best multimeter tutorials on youtube
If you really want to mess with people, get a metric clock in your shop.
Or a left handed one.....and yes....they actually exist.
I messed with a poor guy at Sears by asking for a metric crescent wrench...
Many crescent wrenches have a ruler of sorts and a little arrow on the adjustable part that marks the current span. So there certainly are metric crescent wrenches, in fact I have a few.
Damn near fell off my chair. Thought you said metric cock. :-)
@@user-sn8oe5sb1b but they are not from Sears lol
+Thisoldtony. Without TH-cam, I imagine that Tony would just be some guy at a workbench who makes cool things and laughs at his own jokes ....and the rest of us would be worse-off. Cheers to TH-cam for providing a platform for kooks like Tony and a place for those of us who find machinist humor to be our favorite comedic genre. Heck, I don't think I would have ever known that Machinist humor was a genre or my favorite genre without this channel. This is simultaneously the best and worst multimeter video ever made -- nice work. Here's to hoping for an April Fools Day 2017 video.
Imagine him going to the head of NBC and pitching this show? He'd be laughed at! But this is probably more popular than 90% of traditional TV 😂🤣😂
I use my DMM to measure tire pressure like this: ramm both probes into the tire (about 2 inches deep) 2. after 10 seconds pull them out again 3. after 10 minutes you know your tire is flat
Can you check your tire polarity aswell this way?
Yes, but it only works with certain Michelin tires. You just need to take the red probe and point it at the tire you want to measure for about 20-40 minutes and your neighbour will tell you that you look like a very professional idiot.
hahaha!
My only measures gravity. When I drop it.
David's Music Hate to tell everyone this, but I have found that ONLY Fluke meters work reliably and are compatible when checking Michleins. Cheers
Often when I travel overseas I can check the currency conversion by holding one probe to my dollar bill and the other to the foreign currency
What BIOS version is your meter using? Mine has a bug or something and shuts off when I try too see the conversion with us dollar to Mexican peso, using same method
I'm too dumb to get the jokes...but smart enough to know I'm not getting the jokes.
I don't get it, there was a joke I missed in this video? well.. I'm off to go do some DMM tig welding!
Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I agree with the first part, you'll have to work a bit more on the part after the ellipses.
He who knows not,
and knows that he knows not,
is a student; Teach him...
Never trust an April 1st video.
@@feldon27 LOL! I just now got it!
I just watched this again, six years later, purely for the fun and to read the comments. It's just that good.
Thanks again, Tony.
Having watched this over dinner last night, I laughed, choked, and nearly p'd my pants in one involuntary movement. On return from the hospital, (after the placement of a number stiches to my sides) I sent the link to a few guys at work. The electrician was seen this morning flipping through the instructions to his Fluke. Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
I often use my DMM to measure knowledge retention after reading a book. I place the leads on my ears before and after studying then compare the values of knowledge capacity and retention .
Oh, like wow, I know, right?? 😁
William Combs Whenever I try that I get the same readings before and after. Even tried taking three readings before and after and averaging them but the results are the same. Maybe mine is full? Or empty? Only one way to find out right? "Don't turn it on, take it apaaaaart."
Will post results after experiments.
Awesome which button is that. Lol
I've got a rechargeable multimeter. I just stick the probes in the wall outlet and after an hour it's ready to rock again.
How convenient; extremely safe as well, I bet!
Surprisingly, it is safe as long as the meter isn't in the wrong mode.
how to check bad compressor
Thing is, it actually works. As long as you plug it in with the right polarity. The oversight is that -as you know it- it is alternating current, so periodically you have to switch the polarity to match with the grid. As long as you wont forget to keep it to the right polarity it will work just fine.
rechargeable implies battery, so you must have an inverter model to change a/c to dc.
That explains why flukes are so expensive
It can be hard to trust a meter with the same name you use if you coincidentally make a mistake. :-)
Here I am in 2020 taking in this amazing advice and I just used my DMM to braze on titanium beads on sterling silver. What’s really cool was mine has a special feature, there is an AC/DC button and if you hold it down at the same time you strike and arc it starts playing the intro to Thunderstruck! Thanks Tony!
need to hold the leads parallel when doing a dimensional measurement or you'll get a cosine error.
thats a tangent if i ever heard one.
oh god, that's good
@@troyna77 Dude, that's not a tangent - his comment was on topic. Clearly a sine you don't know what you're talking about.
Haha, cracked me up. Loved measuring the 123 block.. :-)
This is just brilliant, .... Would you mind if i use that as a standard training video for my Commissioning Engineers ?
:D
Does your Extech have thethermocouple attachement to heat up coffee?
Stefan Gotteswinter would have loved to see the expression on your face at your "guest starring" appearance :D
i like the fact that this video is going to attract people who are interested in how to properly use their mul-timiters.
my brain literally just tried to store your name as Stefan 'Gaswasser' as in 'seltzer water'...I may have been watching far too much Simpsons lately...
Also, it's important to clear the meter after use. To do that, you plug the probes into the ground and turn the connected unit upside down to gently shake out all electricity present within.
Yes, but you have to make sure only the solid stuff comes out. Be sure not to let any of the smoke out, as a lower smoke pressure will add inaccuracy to the measurements.
If too much smoke leaves, it loses all function, so be careful.
Nurse! Tony's out of his bed again!
Oh, hang on.............
Nurse: "Tony!!! Get your dick out of the vice!!!"
Tony: "thank you, keep your stick on the ice!"
Actually clicked on this expecting the venerable TOT to offer his usual insightful comments.
Bloody hell man, you're a comedic genius. One of the funniest things I've seen in ages. Later on, I'll use my DMM like a pair of dousing sticks, accurately find the disturbance in the force and raise a very large glass of a decent malt in your direction.
I salute you, Sir!
I don't know jack about these things, was looking for an instructional video, but even with my zero knowledge, I caught on immediately and started laughing my a$$ off. Great job.
This is my favourite video on TH-cam, I've watched it at least a dozen times over the years. Brings me joy every time.
I just found your channel a few days ago, and as of now have watched about 80% of your videos. Great job! I love the style and dry humor. This video knocked it out of the park though!
I laughed my butt off the entire video. What made it even funnier for me was how my wife looked at me like I was on some kind of illegal narcotic. Thank you for sharing this.
One other use I've found really helpful in a pinch is the speed function (V for velocity). The speedometer on my tractor went out a couple months ago when I was plowing snow. (It's important for the snow curls to come off the plow in short 6's and 9's rather than big rat's nests or they fall back in the road and cause problems). Surface feet/min is an important parameter to monitor as you are plowing, and the optimal speed varies with wet or dry snow and blade angle. Well, back to the multimeter. I plugged it into my tractor's instrument panel (red to the battery, black to the clutch throwout bearing ground) and it reads speed. Works like a charm!
Thank dog, this old tony. I’ve got many years using my mutimiter and those tips are great. My friends don’t agree, but I’ve always stood by your methods. Remember safety third, and keep up your great work.
Tony, Thanks for exploring the full potential of the multimeter, and bless your wife, I wish my wife were more understanding! Could you please explain the welding function sometime.
I found the formula with my multi meter to measure the thickness of my roof shingles, couldn’t have done it without you Tony, thanks
If you hold the meter (while using the attachment clamp) upside down you get reverse left hand threading, too.
I have an heirloom Radio Shack Digital Machinist Meter that was brought over on the Mayflower by my Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Ant'nee. When the Nazi's were fighting off the Barbarians and the Romans on two fronts. GGGGG-Grandpa said "I'm outta here" and took his DMM on the ship and braved the voyage with his scurvy dog.
It is my most prized possession on this earth we call.... um.... Earth. True Story!
Love your videos Tony!
It hurts me to hit like on this video. I hit like, but really, I'm in pain.
Hey, you're the guy who wrote that MySpace worm. Wow! Not who I expected to run across on this video at all...
Thank you Tony, I learned a lot today. After watching this video I learned that it takes 25 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, 30 minutes for a fire engine. I also now know the names of the drivers and crew. Without your efforts I would have remained ignorant.
The belleville washer stack calculator button made my day.
Best Multimeter video ever!!! Saw this pop up and wondered what cool tricks TOT has on a multimeter? I thought I might learn something, but this was so much better.
I'm an electrical engineer and I enjoyed that quite a lot ^^
I cannot believe I hadn't seen this video before, now I know I can go wire up that cow, 2x4 and rock to a cinder block and have it work perfect. Thanks for all you teach us...
My wife, while looking at the credit card bill, brought up the subject of Multimeters.
She was really upset about the purchase from Radio Shack
Tony,
My wife and I were sitting watching This Old Tony and as usual she suggested buying new tools, she even recommended getting my dream Lathe to get the most out of my DMM. I finally woke from my dream but had this great video!! : ) Thanks!!
my fluke had its oil changed at 35k, oil looked black but shear bearings looked ok.
gst69man
Yeah I stripped the plug on mine after reading the wrong foot lumens online
As an EE, I can't decide if I've been insulted or not. Got all excited when I saw Tony with electrical stuff, I thought, "boy this guy is multi-talented!" Made for a good chuckle during lunch, Thanks Tony!
I'm literally tearing up over here.. This is Oscar or Tony award from your Grammy and her golden globes level film making.
I actually expected this to be a serious video about multimeters.
I think this was even more enjoyable.
As I already know how to use a multimeter, I wasn't going to watch the multimeter video, but then I thought "oh well the other videos were excellent, so....".
Yet another great video, sooooo funny :-) I especially liked the 1-2-3 block measurement, that was GOOD! The whole video is GOOD, no, make that EXCELLENT!!!!
I fucking love the dry, sarcastic, asshole, shop humor.!!! absolute gold.
LMAO! The best one I've seen in years! Well done... now get back into the straitjacket.
This is still one of the best videos on the internet.
Best EVER explanation of how versatile a multi meter is. My sides hurt :-)
Best instruction I've come across as a 44 year retired Electrician?
You rock! My sides are aching!!
Thanks Chris!
Hello Chris, what do you mean by "my sides are aching"? I am guessing laugh a lot, but I don't know the idiom.
Chris Uhlik
Lol I actually started believing your multimeter took those kind of measurements, even though I know whose videos I'm watching! Good job Tony good job got me.
I know my name says, I am a german and the last thing that germans are know for is humor, but let me tell you, I like yours 👍😉😂
Another reason why this is one of the best channels... :)
Kids now a days, Spoiled rotten, I am still using my Simpson 260!
Time for my meds, Mickie's big hand is on the 12.
lollllllll
Daaang the ol Simpson. I have one in a case I look at occasionally to remind me of the old days.
Well I wish I had a Simpson 260 they still have a place in the tool box/bench. Oh yeah I should also say something to Tony, your a nut but I still love your videos. Keep them coming.
I just found this and had to give you a three thumbs up on your gags. Top notch!
'the wife brought up the subject of multimeters' yeah i will believe that....
If they ever get divorced I'd love to start dating her, so hard to find a woman who can understand blokes like us MULTIHEADS!
Honestly the most unbelievable thing in the video.
Try spelling: j o k e
Then use the DMM to measure your IQ
I had my doubts
@@j.m.5995 This is this years comment, at least I’m pretty sure it is... What’s that TOT, the clamp on reading is too high??? Throw the lathe in reverse!
That was a really funny one Tony well done I showed both my brother and father and we all got a good laugh out of it well done again.
I'm throwing away all my multimeters, they don't do half the stuff the one you have does.
Holy crap, I cannot believe it read that close for the 123 block. Too funny.
Nice job Tony!
I tell 'ya Tony there oughtta be a You Tube award for your work. Your videos are always not only great but entertaining, no dull rehash of other videos subjects- but rather a Sahara-dry gold humor standard that leaves us all tearfully spent under the hovering vultures and still wanting more. Just when we think weve seen it all you slam this hilarious bit into our online menu, and were so glad you did. You missed your calling I believe, someone with a mind like yours should be part of the school curriculum, kids would never be bored with a bit your humor interjected into otherwise boring tutorials and lectures that are often the norm. The only thing that bothers me is you show all these amazing gadgets but never tell us where we can get them-!-are they custom one-offs or is there a store somewhere that sells digital 1-2-3 interfacing micrometers with language capability-?! Dammit man we need to know-!!! LOL Brilliant work, keep it coming !
I started watching your videos just recently and must say that I love the sense of humor Sir. Love it!! LOL..
I give this video 5 out of 4 ichiban motor stickers.
Hahaha...I just found this channel and started binge watching. Had to check the posting date...Yep! Now it all makes sense. But it did remind me to change my blinker fluid.
Have you managed to dislodge that tongue from your cheek yet?
Have you taken your head... out of your ass?
@@jmack20007 how to delete someone else's comment?
LOL really means I'm chucking quietly to myself. That video actually made me LAUGH OUT LOUD. Too funny!
The guys at the EEVblog will love this!
Kryoclasm, Depressing Dave, his exalted eminence of electro-newbs, will insist that you send it to him as a free gift to his collection of lab gear. When her gets it, he will do a Teardown Thursday video and proceed to process it into shards whilst viciously casting aspersions on it, your lineage, and your wife's purity.
"Errrtrahhhhh, yeah mste, ripper!"
I was going to say you have to much time on your hands but I'm the one watching the video. This is great!
beleville washer stack calculator - I don't use those much, but when I do this function will come in handy.
This is my favorite of your videos so far.
I dropped a pair of metric channel locks on my multimeter and now it will only measure in degrees Kelvin during daylight savings time adjusted to the central mountain zone. It's very confusing.
Very confusing, as there is no such thing as "degrees Kelvin". Fix that rip in the fabric of spacetime on your living room wallpaper and try again; it might be interfering with reality, causing the nearby DMM to measure stuff from the next dimension over.
You can reset it, but you'll have to travel to Greenwich to do it, and only at noon or midnight
It takes a kilosecond or ten but you'll get used to it.
Just remove the batteries and let it fully discharge for at least 3.14 days.
Tony you’ve laid on the humor thick this time!!
Aaaah, what a win.... I usually look forward to the occasional laugh with your vids, but you have taken it to an all new level (the BS setting on your Multi Meter).... Keep them comin....
This video is an example of why I watch this channel. You're absolutely certifiable!
This is the first vid I watched on this channel and after a minute or two I had already had a few "what?!?", "did he just say that?!?" and "WTF!!!???" moments. Then it slowly dawned on my dusty brain what you're all aboot.
Good stuff mate, I just clicked subscribe :-)
Jay.... no no... usually his videos are actually informative ;-)
I just won a nice used fluke 87 on ebay and was looking for an instructional video. Vintage TOT definitely meet every expectation I had ;)
Going to weld me up a custom bumper with my new meter.
I use Bluetooth to link my multimeter to my Garmin and use its clamp accessory on the steering wheel of my car for awesome self-driving goodness.
Straight up, You always get me and I love it every time. Click a vid, not realizing its you, and then bam!. This is why I subscribe, cuz you are freaking hilarious.
Damn, I thought this was an actual tips and tricks video. I could use some. :o
Tony, I've watched this vid a couple of times before and laughed my a$$ off each time. I needed another laugh after coming out of hospital so I watched it again. Pure GOLD!! Thanks for making the world a better place.
I can't get my voice synthesizer in English like yours. It will only speak in Dutch;-) LOL
It's the Christmas Eve 2020 and I need to have a perfectly smooth walls in my chimney. Thanks to the Tony I successfully checked it with my old Fluke. The Christmas is saved, thank you!
Could you do a video on trouble shooting a Flux Capacitor? I just do not seem to have enough time to fix mine.
I was seriously looking for the best multimeter video!
My multimeter has a built in oscilloscope function, and I'm aware many other multimeters have scope functions. Does yours have any horoscope functionality as well?
_Viwers experience while watching a This Old Tony video_ :
1. When you see a This old Tony video for the first time: 😃
2. When you try to learn something new while watching a This old Tony video: 🤤
*Great Video, as always* !
This was hilarious! You had to work pretty darn hard to explain this such exacting detail, sir. Well done. :)Tom Z
Was waiting for the informative part of the diatribe. Having been in Electronics for 30 years, I realized that you were using this video as an application for the stand-up comic audition for the next EE conference.
I reckon my Multimeter must have been made in the same factory as a sat-nav because when I try the 'backlight and belleville washer stack' function a softly spoken woman's voice says to turn right in 100yds, 200yds etc.
Is there a way to check software version? Is there a way to find out who that woman is?
I've been enjoying your videos for a little while now. Was just looking at a video showing how to replace fuse in my DMM (I couldn't work out how to get it apart) and youtube suggested this video. Thinking I might learn something I watched until you got to the metric/imperial bit...then checked the date of the video, which here in Australia says 31st of March! Glad I know something about multi meters and international time zones, otherwise I'd still be watching.
I enjoyed this, but was left hoping for an actual t-n-t video about multimeters.
I remember watching this when just stating electronics and i was truly bamboozled. Now as i am rewatching i find it hilarious =)))
I was thinking, "inch, metric, wtf!? Wait, is this an April fools video?"
...Yeah...I watched 1/2 of this before I looked to see when it was made.
Honestly, I didn't even notice. I wouldn't be surprised by this kind of video by Tony on any day.
It says it was posted on 31st of March - but then again I *am* in New Zealand and most people aren't.
That is NOT what I was expecting but I was laughing my ass off! Good job man.
haha not using the multimeter to it's full POTENTIAL haha
I've also done some welding with my DMM, but everything else was new even to me. Your best video jet.
I can't stop laughing
Very funny Tony. Had this been the first video of yours I ever watched, I would have assumed you were off your rocker and would have never subscribed. Good thing I started at the beginning to appreciate how much good information you have to share.
126 dislikes, if your silly enough to not understand this is a joke, get off the channel
They were the ones who took it seriously and blew up their meters. Or their just assholes.
Barry The Chopper Those dudes went to buy a multimeter with a huge ass display "larger than the spindle bore" and got pissed when it didn't weld
You know it is B'S when he said there was conversation with his wife about multimeters.Not impossible,but not likely.
@@eurokid83 - Maybe they are those special individuals who have more than one dysfunctional certification. You know, multi-losers.
OMG that video saved me a smaqll fortune in unnecessary equipment.....fantastic job.
Ok. Who are the 139 folks that put thumb down?I want to know all of you.
TheAlexx3c It stands at 230 now. geez
folks who tried this at home, without adult supervision. most likely.
Me, for one. Looking for real instructional material here. Loved the rest of the humour on the channel, when it's incidental to the material. But this is just a wholly joke video masquerading as a serious video, misleading title and all. Disappointed, but not enough to unsubscribe.
Edit: Comments indicate this was an April Fools Day video. Should be marked as such.
How horrible it must have been for you. Do you need to fill out a hurt feelings report?
If you put a 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in your red sauce, you can measure the ACidity in the micrometer mode. The black lead goes into the flame or directly onto the element depending if you use oxy-acetylene or 3-phase. The red lead, obviously, goes directly into the red sauce. Bon Appetite! BTW, this video made a lot more sense to me than those mechanical devices you make. Thanks for sharing. ~guido