Digital Multimeter

A digital multimeter is quite the sum of its parts, but unfortunately, its parts are getting to be increasingly hard to seek out. Digital Multimeters that use an LCD or LED display require Lead and Phosphate respectively. High demand for LED in the U.S has led to a 14-month shortage and price inflation. Twisting the knife in deeper to multimeter manufacturing, COVID-19 has led to the shutting down of mines for compliance with safety regulations. This could be

Compensated for if us was capable of importing lead from other countries but this isn’t possible for 2 reasons. First, COVID-19 has stalled the ability for shipments of any kind to make their way across country borders for fear of spreading the disease. Second, COVID-19 has caused extreme tension between the US and China, which the United States is reliant on for the importation of lead. Politicians have adopted a rhetoric that aims at Americans' frustrations at China, calling COVID-19, “the China virus”. This narrative that COVID-19 is the fault of the Chinese has been substantiated by policies that heavily tax goods imported from China.

Gallium-Phosphate is essential to the creation of LEDs. However, the phosphate needed to create the chemical compound is also experiencing a shortage. This shortage is also more severe than the aforementioned lead shortage because unlike lead, which America is more sufficient in mining rather than importing, phosphate is almost exclusively imported from Russia and China, as well as Northern Africa to a lesser extent. The United States’ relationship with Russia has also deteriorated due to rising political tensions and accusations of Russian interference with American affairs. Russia most recently made headlines for its successful

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