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<blockquote data-quote="tommyk90" data-source="post: 3473889" data-attributes="member: 545293">First a little background info.I&#039;ve been charging my batteries consistently for a few weeks now getting them 100% charged up for finals.&nbsp; Usually I leave my DMM under the hood while it&#039;s charging so I can make sure i&#039;m not cooking the batteries.Well, last night we went out to dinner and I didn&#039;t want the batteries on the charger with nobody home just in case something bad happened.Anyways, I unhook the charger but I leave the DMM under the hood because I plan on hooking the charger back up when I get home.&nbsp; Well, I forget about that (and the DMM) and wake up the next day.&nbsp; Since I didn&#039;t work today I decided to try out my buddies amp.Well, I start driving and right when I&#039;m almost out of my neighborhood I hear a god awful rattling noise.&nbsp; Thats when it clicks.I left the d*mn DMM under the hood, sitting on the fan belt.&nbsp; Needless to say I shut off the engine and pop the hood.&nbsp; The DMM is gone and the leads are wrapped around the fan clutch.&nbsp; I look back and I see the DMM about 20 feet behind my truck.On to the pics:<img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/tommyk90/PA270182.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/tommyk90/PA270183.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/tommyk90/PA270184.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Surprisingly, the DMM still works fine (after I got some new leads).&nbsp; Though I did have to take a heat gun to the dial in order to free it since the friction from it laying on the belt melted the knob to the casing.Doh.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tommyk90, post: 3473889, member: 545293"] First a little background info. I've been charging my batteries consistently for a few weeks now getting them 100% charged up for finals. Usually I leave my DMM under the hood while it's charging so I can make sure i'm not cooking the batteries. Well, last night we went out to dinner and I didn't want the batteries on the charger with nobody home just in case something bad happened. Anyways, I unhook the charger but I leave the DMM under the hood because I plan on hooking the charger back up when I get home. Well, I forget about that (and the DMM) and wake up the next day. Since I didn't work today I decided to try out my buddies amp. Well, I start driving and right when I'm almost out of my neighborhood I hear a god awful rattling noise. Thats when it clicks. I left the d*mn DMM under the hood, sitting on the fan belt. Needless to say I shut off the engine and pop the hood. The DMM is gone and the leads are wrapped around the fan clutch. I look back and I see the DMM about 20 feet behind my truck. On to the pics: [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/tommyk90/PA270182.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/tommyk90/PA270183.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/tommyk90/PA270184.jpg[/IMG] Surprisingly, the DMM still works fine (after I got some new leads). Though I did have to take a heat gun to the dial in order to free it since the friction from it laying on the belt melted the knob to the casing. Doh. [/QUOTE]

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