L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III did pass the time by typing:
> My twenty year old Radio Shack analog is pretty sensitive:

They work for most tests but some of the newer fiddly bits like the
crankshaft position sensor, can be blown if you do an ohm test on em
with an analog meter. The analog meters use too much current to measure
the resistance load.

> DougW wrote:
>>
>> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
>> on some sensors.