Live neutral cables??

[ban-all-sheds]

Try eBay.

But unless you're desparate for the cash, hang onto it - there are times when an analogue is better than digital.

 

[andy]

PS: And of course it is possible to get things a little mixed up even if you use a meter - quote from another thread:

best misuse ive had was a someone changed the light for a new 1 and when they switched it on the switch made a blue flash and wont switch off and the fuse blew. turns out they got the 3 wires mixed up and tested for the wire with the lowest resistance, since that was the switch. it wasnt. it was the feed to the next light. so they wired it with the switch accross phase and neutral. lite re-wired and switch replaced and all worked

 

[Panjandrum]

Gentlemen:
I don't want to prolong this conversation as I rather think that, ignoring a few misunderstandings, we could filter out a dose of common sense from the above.
But on the other thread I referred to before it looks rather as if the poster, having been encouraged to buy a multimeter by this forum, is measuring resistance in amps using the voltage range.
I could well be misunderstanding something, but it sounds a bit worrying to me.
PJ

 

[Paul_C]

when clearing out my attic, found my old MK7 avo - if anything dates me, that does

I still have an Avo 8 Mk. III that my late father acquired about 35 years ago. It never saw heavy use, so is still in immaculate condition. As it also has something of sentimental value to me, it never leaves the home/workshop, but I certainly still use it regularly on my workbench.

There are indeed plenty of cases where a good quality analog meter is better than digital. Adjusting circuitry for peak or null, or monitoring a slowly changing voltage where the sampling rate of a digital meter makes it incapable of keeping up with the changes,

I still use the old favorite Simpson 260 regularly in my electronics work as well.