On Thursday, October 31, 2013 son_of_flubber wrote:

So I could hook up a new meter up a battery and put it in the oven (on warm) for a few hours to promote "infant mortality" before I go to the trouble of installing it? If it fails, I return it as defective.

To do it correctly you should put it in the oven at around 175F for an hour, then immediately transfer it to your freezer for an hour. Repeat 12 times. This is commonly called burn-in or ESS, environmental stress screening.
Do not do this with any equipment that has an LCD display or a battery. They don't like heat. You would have to power it with long wires.