Test & Measurement: Fused-Probe Kit Protects Any Digital Multimeter

Nov. 24, 2003

The CT3116 fused-probe digital multimeter (DMM) kit, designed to expand the safety of any DMM, is a must for anyone who uses a DMM to test or troubleshoot electronic or industrial equipment. It comes complete with two fused probe bodies with 4-mm contact tips and spring covers; two 4-mm highly flexible sheathed straight-to-right-angle silicon jacketed leads that are 1.5 meters long; and two fully insulated alligator clips with IP2X extensions. The kit also contains a clear PVC pouch and is warrantied for one year. The CT3116 complies with safety specification IEC 61010-031 600V CAT III P2, Two internal ceramic fuses are rated for 10 A. The kit costs as low as $39.

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About the Author

Roger Allan

Roger Allan is an electronics journalism veteran, and served as Electronic Design's Executive Editor for 15 of those years. He has covered just about every technology beat from semiconductors, components, packaging and power devices, to communications, test and measurement, automotive electronics, robotics, medical electronics, military electronics, robotics, and industrial electronics. His specialties include MEMS and nanoelectronics technologies. He is a contributor to the McGraw Hill Annual Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is also a Life Senior Member of the IEEE and holds a BSEE from New York University's School of Engineering and Science. Roger has worked for major electronics magazines besides Electronic Design, including the IEEE Spectrum, Electronics, EDN, Electronic Products, and the British New Scientist. He also has working experience in the electronics industry as a design engineer in filters, power supplies and control systems.

After his retirement from Electronic Design Magazine, He has been extensively contributing articles for Penton’s Electronic Design, Power Electronics Technology, Energy Efficiency and Technology (EE&T) and Microwaves RF Magazine, covering all of the aforementioned electronics segments as well as energy efficiency, harvesting and related technologies. He has also contributed articles to other electronics technology magazines worldwide.

He is a “jack of all trades and a master in leading-edge technologies” like MEMS, nanolectronics, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, military electronics, biometrics, implantable medical devices, and energy harvesting and related technologies.