Fair enough EpicIntelGamer.
Yes I know what clean and "normal" wall socket voltage is in the US. I am a Canadian....
It is not what is normal that causes problems but what is abnormal. I will not go on about it, just read the links in the thread I posted. That is all I ask. Make up your own mind from the information, but be educated and be safer. That is all I hope.
And in the end, yes I like your creative thoughts on how to make your multimeter better. That is what is satisfying and fun about this hobby.
Let me ask you this, how far is your fingers from the electrified prongs when you plug in an outlet? Probably reasonably close. Does this mean that just because they are close and you never know when the "abnormal" will happen that you should never touch a plug again?
I don't know why people say longer shafted buttons are better when I'll never use this on mains, and definitely will never touch the button while its connected to mains.
The leads for this thing, they are in terrible condition. I wouldn't think for a second to use this in its current condition with its current leads to test mains.
Honestly though my point is, the abnormal is the abnormal. How reasonable is it to think that one day I might probe around with this thing and suddenly find enough voltage to actually jump a gap whether it be from the leads to me, from the button to me, from the input jacks to me, in a wall socket? I don't think its very reasonable. It takes a considerable amount of voltage to jump gaps and I'm sure if many times the 120v normal was passing through the wires in the walls, there would be other indications.
I really wish you could see how paranoid I am with electricity already.
I give it more than enough respect, I assure you, but I can't sit here and worry about every abnormality ever known to man or I'd never go within 100feet of a socket again, I'd never go in a car again, etc.
I'm not saying that that warrants stupid practices but I'm saying if your being as safe and prepared as you can be than that's it, fate will follow its course and you cant do anything about it.
And once again just for good measure: I'll never use this on the mains.