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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 23:02:04 -0400 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: blitz <blitz@macronet.net> Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu 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 =97 up to 18 seconds =97 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.
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