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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: galgon on February 05, 2015,
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My multimeter is reaching end of life and I was in need of an upgrade anyway. What must have features do we need in a multimeter for this hobby. Can you recommend any specific meters?
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of course you could never go wrong with a Fluke, but i have a cheap craftsman and it works great! for 30 bucks, i will not complain.
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-multimeter-with-ncv-tester/p-03482007000P?prdNo=5&blockNo=5&blockType=G5
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What you need I can't say. I can say that I tried an ExTech 330 and wanted to like it but could only get it to work half the time. After warming up to the price, I went with a pre-owned Fluke 87v and I have to say it's the best tool I have bought in a long time. It works, it fast and it's accurate.
But then you are right. I have a $10 manual ranging cheapo that worked ok too. You don't have to break the bank if you can find one that you like.
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I'll give Fluke another vote. I have a Fluke 77 that works great. I think I've had it for over 20 years.
I recently got a Extech MA220 that is a clamp on AC/DC amp meter. The main reason I got it was to check current draw on pixels. There aren't very many clamp on meters that will measure DC current.
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i have me a TPI 440 Scope. but i have that for various reasons. including tuning audio systems and the like using the scope side of things. but for majority of work, a 30$ multi is usually sufficient.
cheers
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Radio Shack sells some reasonable voltmeters. I have had a couple of them, one analog and one digital, that I have used for several decades. The DVM actually went swimming one time. I figured it was a goner, but after drying it out thoroughly, it came right back to life. Most hobbyists don't really need anything more than a very basic model.