Hi Beeza,
Thanks for the nice comment. How true everything these days is made cheaper; It&rsquo;s a race to the bottom. My old trusty Fluke 77 DVM had a very old PP3 battery in it that finally failed though I doubt it was as old as 1983! Not only do the batteries not last as long I suspect they are also more likely to leak so it&rsquo;s probably even more important to check these modern ones more frequently. I hope you have many more faithful years use from your dad&rsquo;s analogue meter. For a lot of jobs they can&rsquo;t be beaten.

MrX