John T. Blair wrote:
>
> At 03:12 PM 1/21/97 -0500, TATERRY@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Fellow Car nuts, my kid is taking automotive mechanicing at Jr.
> > College, if he completes the course, my retirement is SET! And
> > he'll have a nice yatch too!!
> >
> > He has asked me to help out by buying him a Fluke model ET88DMM....
> > this thing is $430 bucks in the MAC tool catalog.
>
> > So the question is, do any of you know how I can get one cheaper!!
>
> If it is only a DMM, there are 2 ways.
>
> 1. Don't purchase from MAC
> 2. Don't purchase a Fluke - Fluke and Simpson are the MAC & SNAP ON of
> electronic tools.
>
> I have a Simpson DMM that cost me almost $400 years ago. Only problem,
> is the da#% liquid crystal display is shot. For most trouble shooting
> (granted that usually is older cars - ie. non-computerized I use an
> analogue meter I got a Radio Shack on sale for $17 about 20 years ago.
>
> If he really needs a DMM to measure the voltage from O2 sensors, etc.
> almost any DMM should do.
>
> John
> John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
> Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
>
> 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
> 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
>
> The one with the most toys, wins!I found a very nice digital voltmeter, 3.5
>digits, which cost $13 from
Harbor Freight Tools (800)423-2567. It has 500vac or dc, 200ma, 2Mohms
and a batter check 9V, 1.5V with a load. I bought several. My commission
is 10%, please send that directly to me.
regards, Chuck
W7MDE
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