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Old 04-30-2011, 01:17 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
It turns out one of its fuses had blown.
If you accidentally measure voltage with the 'current' setting, then a fuse will blow to protect that meter from you. Many failures are directly traceable to humans. I know this to be true due to multiple examples. But the most common reason for failures is manufacturing defects - which may explain your power supply.
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