The Avengers Multimeter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 07:53:25 am
content: I just saw The Avengers (yes, it's freak'n awesome BTW).I noticed a scene that had what seemed like a long lingering shot with a multimeter in it which then drifted off camera.Seemed to be some cheapie OneHungLow manual range job, and I thought it seemed rather misplaced among all the other high tech gadgetry.Almost certainly the one in the cinema that was wondering what brand and model it wasAny else spot it?Dave.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 07:57:09 am
content: Dave,when you said "Avengers Multimeter" I imagined John Steed using an AVO model 8.But you don't mean the silly Pommy TV series ,do you?You mean the silly Marvel comic movie!

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 07:57:31 am
content: Maybe the producers went round all the big names like Fluke and Agilent and asked how much they were willing to pay for a product placement opportunity? And perhaps when they got no bites from the big names they went with a cheap anonymous brand to avoid giving anyone free publicity.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 08:57:51 am
content: Quote from: vk6zgo on June 03, 2012, 07:57:09 amEmma Peel rules! Accept no substitute.

author: G7PSK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 09:27:01 am
content: I much prefer Purdy.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 09:35:56 am
content: Quote from: G7PSK on June 03, 2012, 09:27:01 amExcuse me? The New Avengers? Bahhh

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 10:19:30 am
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on June 03, 2012, 09:35:56 amI am looking forward to Prometheus...... wonder what meters they use?Regards

author: Hypernova
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 11:53:49 am
content: Quote from: PeterG on June 03, 2012, 10:19:30 amI would assume one that is designed for operation in highly acidic environment

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 12:07:47 pm
content: As for multimeters, I think that French Metrix folding multimeter is probably the only one that would look the part:Dave.

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 12:41:37 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on June 03, 2012, 12:07:47 pmAdd a few LEDs and it becomes a tricorder.....LOL

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 01:39:30 pm
content: Quote from: PeterG on June 03, 2012, 10:19:30 amth kind where, if you make a mistake, it wraps its probes around your head and impregnates you with an egg.. And a few days later a full grown oscilloscope bursts out of your chest..

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 02:20:05 pm
content: Quote from: free_electron on June 03, 2012, 01:39:30 pmBut, but, but, it will be a LeCroy.

author: almoehi
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 02:21:06 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on June 03, 2012, 08:57:51 amThumbs up! Emma is the hottest of them all. ;-)

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 02:22:21 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on June 03, 2012, 02:20:05 pmThat's fine. You'd be dead anyway, so you wont have to live through the horror of using it

author: Architect_1077
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 05:00:45 pm
content: Plan to see the movie this week. I'll try and pay more attention to the gadgets

author: StubbornGreek
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 05:24:17 pm
content: I've seen the movie twice and now I have to watch it again to see this elusive meter, lol (good excuse).PeterG, here is a real tricorder powered by linux (I really love that OS and its many flavors)http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/03/researcher-publishes-specs-for-real-linux-powered-star-trek-tricorder/Quote from: PeterG on June 03, 2012, 12:41:37 pm

author: Obi_Kwiet
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 05:46:25 pm
content: I also noticed an old 70s era analog oscilloscope in one scene. It may have been a Tektronix 485, but I'm not sure. The 70's blue plastic also seemed out of place among the transparent oled screens and such.

author: M. András
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2012, 06:26:50 pm
content: why the continously shooting particle beam from the partice accelerator which was disrupted in the iron man?marvell ftwDave you watched it in 3d or imax?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 04, 2012, 02:42:44 am
content: Quote from: M. András on June 03, 2012, 06:26:50 pmNo, I generally hate 3D movies.Dave.

author: Hypernova
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 04, 2012, 05:15:20 am
content: I watched it twice in digital 3D and regular, IMO the 3D isn't that emphasized and you wouldn't really miss out.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 04, 2012, 05:47:26 am
content: Quote from: Hypernova on June 04, 2012, 05:15:20 amEven the "good" 3D movies to me just look fairly gimmicky. My brain isn't tricked. And it can be quite tiring to watch compared to a 2D movie.I just don't see the attraction at all.Dave.

author: StubbornGreek
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 04, 2012, 07:13:10 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on June 04, 2012, 05:47:26 amI completely agree. Besides, its not really three dimensional anyway; if it was, you'd be able to 'peer' right and left to see completely different facets of persons and objects - for instance, those sitting on the right side of the theater would see different things/perceptions than those sitting on the left.

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2012, 03:52:30 am
content: If I recall correctly, in Iron Man, in Tony Stark's lab there was an instrument that looked like a Tektronix 2225 or the similar. The things I pick up on nowadays. Anyone see that?

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 08, 2012, 04:59:07 am
content: I remember a very touching moment in "Days of our Lives",where a major character was in the ICU ,supposedly hooked up to a heart monitor.The Heart monitor was a Tektronix 545B!Actually,a lot of the props in older episodes of that show were a trifle "rough around the edges".

author: FenderBender
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2012, 02:03:26 am
content: Hahahaha. Yeah old scopes do make for some great medical equipment.

author: Precisiontools
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2012, 11:36:54 am
content: They certainly didn't skimp on the tools in the first Iron Man flick - Snap-on everything! The big black tool boxes in that film are 5 figures (AU)...and that's empty!

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2012, 12:13:03 pm
content: Product placement pays for some of the film....... Or is pure profit for the studio.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2012, 06:39:01 pm
content: I will add I have better than 20/20 vision in one eye, but the other is rather less. 3D is overrated for me, I would rather have a believable story with not too many continuity and other errors, over the "Shiny new look at this effect" production. I remember watching movies in the previous iteration of 3D, and the new one is better, but not much so that you can overlook the poor production.

author: T4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2012, 06:31:09 am
content: REVIVE!http://www.measurementest.com/2012/04/marvels-avengers-movie-test-and.html

author: oskimac
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2020, 01:53:13 am
content: Sorry i am a little late to the party. but due to covid19 i re watched all marvel movies and spot the DMM also..it is a cheap 15 usd "Eclipse Tools MT-1210 Pro'sKit" you can buy one avenger souverier herehttps://www.amazon.com/Eclipse-MT-1210-ProsKit-Multimeter-Digital/dp/B003TYKBF8no affiliation.and as Tony said, i am the best.

author: JxR
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 21, 2020, 02:29:12 am
content: Quote from: oskimac on May 21, 2020, 01:53:13 amOnly about 8 years late...

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2020, 03:28:13 am
content: Quote from: JxR on May 21, 2020, 02:29:12 amYes, The Avengers Endgame has been played out in the movie seriesbut not on reality Earth,note the current global bs offensive run by terran based frenemy aliens in power, and their internet agents, screwing everyone over, againUnfortunately Tony Stark is no longer with us to spot and sort out these respected professional deceivers,or hack the internet and gatecrash the news media carnival controlling the entire show.So as always when these evil two faced mental cases in leadership positions are permitted to do as they please, again,we'll just have to deal with it, again, for who knows how long this time around, to please their wealth and power junkie afflictionWorldly optimism aside guysthe reality is Emma Peel and Purdy are now retiredFYI: Nat Romanoff and Agent Hill are the new kids on the block, and just as easy on the eyes

author: Neomys Sapiens
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 21, 2020, 03:56:59 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on June 03, 2012, 02:20:05 pmYuck, that is disgusting. I always knew they are evil.