My first guess is maybe a fuse problem??

BUT if the fuse was bad, not sure you could have woken the meter up, but if you popped the fuse after the meter woke up, then this would make sense.

Easy enough to check assuming you have another meter.

Amazon has the fuses now, but the are EXPENSIVE!!!!!!! $10 each!!!!!!!

I was going to suggest that these meters should ship with a spare fuse if for no other reason than to make is convenient for the end user. Even if this means the price of the meter needs to rise slightly, I would bet that the fuses do not cost Moosh $10 each on bulk!!!

Hope someone is listening??