Stop me from killing my roommate

[n8n]

So I left my Simpson 260 7M open and sitting on top of my toolbox... apparently something was dropped on it and the glass is smashed. Don't know if meter is still OK or not.

Who can fix? Will Simpson repair/recalibrate it for a reasonable sum?

thanks!

 

[balane]

Probably going to be cheapest to buy one that doesn't work yet has a good gauge. Is this a 7M in the photo? I doubt you'll be able to get parts for less.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301630141808

 

[BFBOB]

BLAME VICTIM MODE=ON

So, you leave delicate, valuable stuff sitting around knowing you're not the only one living threre?? And even if you were, there are guests to consider.

BLAME VICTIM MODE=OFF

I have a Navy Simpson that was damaged by leaking batteries (yes, my fault for not checking in ... uh ... ever). Irreplaceable vintage unit. Simpson fixed it for just shipping. This has been something like ten years, so things may have changed. Inquiry to Simpson should be your starting point.

Good luck!

 

[Outlander]

I am not one of the cool kids. I had to google Simpson 260 7M

 

[Mr.Nutcase]

I will kill your roommate for about 4 million dollars US and 5 million Fx80 snap on ratchets.

He he just kidding.. search ebay for parts

 

[pendragon1998]

Bang his girlfriend.

 

[kctyphoon]

just my keen observation, but SHOULDNT this be half his problem and half yours? anyway i dont even know what it is, or care really, but any good roommate should be willing to offer to help pay some of the damage, as well as you should be willing to accept that leaving it out, caused half the problem. anyway, if things don't work out that way youll just have to decide whats more important, a roommate you like or a repair bill.. after all im sure it was an accident.

stuff like this comes up in small claims court all the time.. its like one guy a leaving a live bomb in the living room, and the second guy is then held responsible because he didnt "tip toe" around the potentional probelm the first guy created.

anway - if its something expensive im sure it can fixed, if its not worth just buying a used one to replace it.

 

[zkling]

I'd start by pulling it apart, carefully removing all pieces of glass and straighten the needle (if needed). Then test for function. I have a 260 that someone gave me because it had a broken glass and bent needle. It worked fine otherwise. Straightened the needed, checked with a calibrated meter, got a new piece of glass cut (actually plexi glass) and called it a day.

 

[stikman56]

Don't kill him, bang his tool box instead.

 

[Strouty]

Don't kill him, bang his tool box instead.

Are you trying to start a new trend?

 

[larry_g]

anyway i dont even know what it is, or care really,.

Does anyone else see the irony in this given the posters avatar?

lg
no neat sig line

 

[404]

Never get the mindset of the blame the victim people. How does leaving it out make breaking it okay? Oh right, it doesn't.
Next we can talk about your views on women in shorts skirts.

 

[kctyphoon]

Never get the mindset of the blame the victim people. How does leaving it out make breaking it okay? Oh right, it doesn't.
Next we can talk about your views on women in shorts skirts.

nobody said breaking it was ok.. but most people wouldnt leave a steak dinner in a room with a dog unatteded either.. you gonna blame the dog cause you didnt have the common sense to realize, gee, he might eat that if im not there to stop him. same as leaving your expensive "whatever" out knowing accident happen and it could "possibly" get broken... theres that saying ya know - **** happens.. or anything bad that can happen will..

its not like the guy went into a closed drawer of a toolbox, took a meter out of its case, and then used it to level off his uneven chair where it accidently broke. once you realize that not storing something expensive in a way to prevent it from getting broken is half the recipe for disaster you will learn what "personal responsibility means"

 

[zkling]

Never get the mindset of the blame the victim people. How does leaving it out make breaking it okay? Oh right, it doesn't.
Next we can talk about your views on women in shorts skirts.

It's called using common sense to avoid a problem.

 

[Erampu]

So, when are we gonna talk about women in short skirts?

 

[SantaAna12]

So the meter was on top of your box? Why was he working there anyways? Why not at his box? If he is using your tools, at your workstation, and breaks your tools: this equals "blame mode"? Am I missing something?

 

[MikeF2316]

I'm not sure why leaving something fragile on top of his toolbox makes breaking it the OP's fault. I leave plenty of stuff on top of my toolbox, I don't expect any of it to be broken. In fact quite the opposite, I consider stuff on top of my toolbox to be quite safe.

 

[laser3kw]

So, when are we gonna talk about BANGING women in short skirts?

fixed it for ya

 

[upgrading]

Woman in short skirts are banging toolboxes ?

 

[Strouty]

Never get the mindset of the blame the victim people. How does leaving it out make breaking it okay? Oh right, it doesn't.
Next we can talk about your views on women in shorts skirts.

I like women in short skirts, can we have some pictures to go along with the discussion?

As far as blaming the OP, well it depends on if the roommate has a hot GF or Wife.

 

[404]

nobody said breaking it was ok.. but most people wouldnt leave a steak dinner in a room with a dog unatteded either.. you gonna blame the dog cause you didnt have the common sense to realize, gee, he might eat that if im not there to stop him. same as leaving your expensive "whatever" out knowing accident happen and it could "possibly" get broken... theres that saying ya know - **** happens.. or anything bad that can happen will..

its not like the guy went into a closed drawer of a toolbox, took a meter out of its case, and then used it to level off his uneven chair where it accidently broke. once you realize that not storing something expensive in a way to prevent it from getting broken is half the recipe for disaster you will learn what "personal responsibility means"

A dog is a creature devoid of reason. Had the OP baked his meter in to a meat loaf, and a dog then left tooth marks on said meter I agree it would be the OPs fault.

People on the other hand are (supposed) to be doing the right thing, like not breaking someone the tools of others.
If "**** happens" to the property of others, the correct thing to do is own up to it, apologize, and ask how to make it right.

Sounds like the room mate scampered off like a little weasel.
Room mate has made the wrong decision every time he had a choice to make. Neither a man nor a boy. Just a weasel.

 

[LordPsychon]

Woman in short skirts are banging toolboxes ?

Rule 34 strikes again I see.

 

[lowbucktruck]

It has been awhile since I've lived with roommates, but here goes... there are certain expectations when you are a roomie and sharing a dwelling with other guys (I will stick to the male roommate scernario here to keep it simple). If you drink the last beer in the fridge, then you are expected to make a beer run to the store and replenish the beer supply within a reasonable time. All roomies are expected to keep shared common areas like the kitchen clean; you make a mess, you clean it up. You borrow something from your roommate, you are expected to return it in good condition.

So breaking a tool or instrument that belongs to your roommate? Own up to the damage and attempt to make it right.

 

[comedyman809]

how much is a simpson meter?

 

[comedyman809]

...and why are we using dinosaur meters?

 

[comedyman809]

i see a reason now to chuck this ancient artifact, and buy a mans meter. fluke 87V

 

[balane]

Does the roommate break his own things? Why should it be expected that he would break somebody else's?

 

[kctyphoon]

A dog is a creature devoid of reason. Had the OP baked his meter in to a meat loaf, and a dog then left tooth marks on said meter I agree it would be the OPs fault.

People on the other hand are (supposed) to be doing the right thing, like not breaking someone the tools of others.
If "**** happens" to the property of others, the correct thing to do is own up to it, apologize, and ask how to make it right.

Sounds like the room mate scampered off like a little weasel.
Room mate has made the wrong decision every time he had a choice to make. Neither a man nor a boy. Just a weasel.

most accidents are devoid of reason too, however insurance compainies will still find a percentage of each parties blame, some simply for being there.. i dont leave my rolex sitting on a table at work, and then come back crying it got stolen.. if you value something, you make sure accidents CANT happen to it.

if you left an open bottle of water next to your laptop overnight, and my slamming a door too hard caused something to fall, knocking the bottle over onto yourlaptop - whos at fault? me? guilty of closing a door too hard? or you - for being dumb enough to leave an open bottle of water next to a $1000 computer..

if you had te sense to safeguard your valuable things knowing that other people also live in, and share the same area, then no manner of "accidents" would cause them to be ruined..

 

[jmlcolorado]

Somehow we got off topic it seems.
Back to banging chicks in short skirts on your roommates toolbox.


Oh, and WTF if this all about?:

And why is there a weird Jeeeeeep cat thingy over there?
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[woody 73]

Back in the 70's I had a roommate that wanted a pizza and the darn fool ordered one full of those little anchovies covered from head to foot and three inches thick to boot; Darn I could have killed him. Anyhow the fool had never seen them before and after his first bite lets just say it was his last bite...

Had to throw away the whole pizza pie, shame because I love pizza. Never had anymore trouble with him after that, it was pepperoni all the way and very little in the way of exotic toppings for the next few years.

 

[PugetDude]

When I read the OP, my first thought was that his roommate had broken a Homer Simpson figurine....

 

[n8n]

Guys, I'm sure this wasn't malicious and I haven't seen or talked to the guy in several days. We both are working stupid hours and I just happened to be in my toolbox putting away some tools I'd loaned to a friend, and he wasn't around so I didn't get to ask him about it. At this point I'm really just looking to get my meter operational again without paying several hundred dollars for a new one. (neither one of us really have that kind of scratch laying around.) I did drop an email to Simpson and also their closest "authorized service center" we will see what they say. I didn't see any 7m's on the bay.

 

[n8n]

how much is a simpson meter?

http://www.zoro.com/simpson-electric-analog-multimeters/g/00058287/

260-8, which is the currently sold equivalent to the one I have, is $256 at Zoro. Hence my question, that's almost Real Money.

 

[404]

most accidents are devoid of reason too, however insurance compainies will still find a percentage of each parties blame, some simply for being there.. i dont leave my rolex sitting on a table at work, and then come back crying it got stolen.. if you value something, you make sure accidents CANT happen to it.

if you left an open bottle of water next to your laptop overnight, and my slamming a door too hard caused something to fall, knocking the bottle over onto yourlaptop - whos at fault? me? guilty of closing a door too hard? or you - for being dumb enough to leave an open bottle of water next to a $1000 computer..

if you had te sense to safeguard your valuable things knowing that other people also live in, and share the same area, then no manner of "accidents" would cause them to be ruined..

I don't have a Rolex. Agree leaving it out is stupid because it is foreseeable that it will get stolen.

I don't have a 1000 computer either. Having the water bottle fall on it would make me laugh out loud. It is not a foerseeable problem. The door slammer is not to blame.

Maybe where we disagree is if leaving a meter out the damage is foreseeable. I say no, you say yes.

 

[404]

...and why are we using dinosaur meters?

In some cases they are a more certain (accurate) tool.

 

[BFBOB]

if you value something, you make sure accidents AREN'T VERY LIKELY happen to it.

..

Fixed it for ya!

and dam straight it's your fault the lines are down. You left 'em out in the weather!

 

[woody 73]

Reminds me of another roommate from many years ago darn fool would eat all his food then eat all my food; oh I took care of him real fast when I would put in extra laxative in everything man that stuff works like a charm that cured him from eating my food.

 

[comedyman809]

In some cases they are a more certain (accurate) tool.

more accurate how?

a fluke digital meter can be to the 1 hundredth of a volt, ohm, or amp.
an analog gets you in the ballpark.

some still like playing records, doesn't mean they sound better.

 

[Hootbro]

So I left my Simpson 260 7M open and sitting on top of my toolbox... apparently something was dropped on it and the glass is smashed. Don't know if meter is still OK or not.

Who can fix? Will Simpson repair/recalibrate it for a reasonable sum?

thanks!

You are better off finding another used one rather than send it into Simpson for repair/calibration as they are not cheap.

I am in the same boat with a broken selector switch on a 6 series and their repair quote was almost the cost of a newer meter.

Also, the current Simpson company moved a their operations to a Indian reservation for tax and cost savings. Their quality has gone down hill considerably.

 

[jonjon1]

I would move out..

Seriously though, maybe take it apart and fix it yourself...