[rescue] Cooling (Long Message, sorry)

[Dave McGuire]

On April 18, Gregory Leblanc wrote:
> >   To be more exact about it, you can get a clamp-on ammeter and
> > measure the current consumption of each device.  Multiply this by your
> 
> Just how many of us have clamp-on ammeters at home?  :-)  Heck, I've

  What?  I had a clamp-on ammeter when I was 15.  They're not very
expensive, readily available, and extremely useful.  What's the big
deal?

> only got a good VTVM, not even a DMM at this point (looking though), and
> I take lots of stuff apart.  I'm sure there are some rescuers here who
> probably don't even need a multimeter, they just toss it if it dies. 

  I think it's "putting stuff together" more that taking it apart that
requires decent test equipment. ;)

         -Dave

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