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I thought those $30 diagnostic apps for phones were just a scam for appliance repair.
After my old multimeter died during a fridge call in Denver, I tried one out of desperation and it correctly flagged a failing inverter board in under 10 minutes, so has anyone else found a specific tool they were wrong about?
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annaw737mo ago
Man, that's such a familiar feeling. I totally wrote off those little thermal cameras you plug into your phone as a toy. Then I used one on a weird overheating outlet and it lit up like a Christmas tree, showing a hot spot I never would have found. Felt like a total idiot for judging it before even trying it. Sometimes the cheap tech actually comes through in a pinch.
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the_viola7mo ago
Ugh, @annaw73, that's how I feel about so many "gimmicky" tools!
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rubysingh7mo ago
Tell me about it. I did the same thing with a voltage tester pen.
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