The initial PCB design is completed (and shown above) and it’s theoretically possible to do on a single-sided board with a minimum of jumpers. An amazing project, and even though you could probably ...

[Piffpaffpoltrie] had a problem. They found the InLine VA40R to be a perfectly usable multimeter, except for a couple of flaws. Most glaring among these were the tiny sockets for the test probes.

Capacitors fail and burn, often taking some PCB laminate along for the ride. Here’s the story of replacing parts and bringing this classic multimeter back to life. It’s been 10 years since a certain ...