Jon, greatly appreciate the offer and I may take you up on it. There is another connie rider near me (green98connie) who has made the same offer, he may also have a spare if he can find it in his boxes/bins.
Summit, yeah, I saw that note too, "use the Kawi meter or we're not liable" blah, blah... My readings for the 2 pins were completely opposite what was listed as normal. One row said it should be infinity for all other pins and it was nearly shorted, a few thousand ohms max. All the other readings were spot on with my meter, so I trust what I was seeing.
Gitbox, yup, I love my 260. You can see things with analog that just look like a jumble of numbers on a digital. Still use a 260 almost daily at work (telephony) and have one at home as well. Digital has it's place, but I like analog instruments.