Safety Alert: Fwd: Company Recalls DVM's

Tue Aug 20 03:02:04 UTC 2002

SRI FOR THE OT, but this is a Safety Alert! PASS IT ON...

>Company Recalls Electrical Meters
>Mon Aug 19, 2:37 PM ET
>
>WASHINGTON (AP) - About 40,000 digital multimeters are being recalled
>because they can put users at risk of shock,
>thermal burns and even electrocution.
>
>The meters, which measure voltage, resistance and current, can take
>longer than normal — up to 18 seconds — to display
>readings of voltages over 500 volts. The delay could be misinterpreted
>to mean there is not a high voltage.
>
>Fluke Corp., of Everett, Wash., has received a total of four reports
>from Canada and Australia in which meters gave a
>delayed response, although no injuries have been reported, the Consumer
>Product Safety Commission said Monday.
>
>More than 17,000 of the meters were sold in the United States. Those
>included in the recall are yellow and black, have the
>numbers 175, 177 or 179 written on the front and have a serial number of
>79,000,000 or below.
>
>Meters should be returned for a free repair. The company can be reached
>at 1-800-260-4819.