re dmm advice needed what the world needs is a meter that won t let you change ranges or turn it on off with a lead stuck in the amps jack a little bit of clever plastic detailing would take care of this and make the world safer for electricans anyway not that i ve ever put a meter on the wrong range into a live circuit no not me not more than a dozen times anyway bill bills inqmind bison mb ca the inquiring mind bbs winnipeg manitoba the fluke beeps at you if you try to take it out of a current measuring range while there is still a lead plugged in to the current sense socket this should solve your problem unless you are in a noisy environment johnh electronics department school of mpce macquarie university sydney australia email johnh mpce mq edu au ph fax
