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At 07:24 PM 8/21/2020, you wrote:
>Good evening, all. So, my trusty craftsman
multimeter has decided to give up the
> ghost and I=E2=80=99m seeking insights on what I
might replace it with. Looked at the
>Fluke website, and reminded myself why I bought the craftsman in the firs=
t
>place. Not saying the Fluke stuff isn=E2=80=99t rock
solid, but value for the dollar spent
>when you=E2=80=99re a casual user really isn=E2=80=99t there. Application=
s are home and
>automotive in nature. Basic functionality:
AC/DC voltage, resistance/continuity are
>must haves thermocouple inputs are a highly
rated nice to have Autoranging is
>also a must have What are folks out there using that you would recommend?=
Tom,
You said mostly for home and automotive use. Not sure why the requiremets =
fo
the thermocouple and auto ranging.
But I've got a bunch of multimeters. I have a
ton of the cheap HF digital ones,
one in every car, one in every tool box & bag, and almost one in every room=
of
the house. They are the most accurate, but I've has some for well over 10 =
yrs.
I have so many because they are so cheap Free to $4.
However, I prefer analog meters. The seem to be
"steadier" than the digital one.
Many time the digital ones take too long to
reacquire their setting. I've got about 5
analog meters, one in my tool box, and another
one in my automotive speciality tool box, with my
dwell tach meter. Then I've got a couple of old
radio shack meters that I really like. A simpson
which is the top of the heap, and a Voltohmist
Jr. VTVM.
So it depends on what you really want. I don't
think you need a $200 meter, but
then again I may be wrong.
That LUKE meter John Innis has really looks like a good buy.
I don't see that you need to spend pro dollar for a meter that you aren't u=
sing
every day all the time.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair1948@cox.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V (B1106)
75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887) 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
65 Rambler Classic
Morgan: www.team.net/morgan
Bricklin: www.bricklin.org
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>Good evening, all. So, my trusty craftsman multimeter has decided to
give up the<br>
> ghost and I=E2=80=99m seeking insights on what I might replace it with=
=2E
Looked at the <br>
>Fluke website, and reminded myself why I bought the craftsman in the
first <br>
>place. Not saying the Fluke stuff isn=E2=80=99t rock solid, but value f=
or
the dollar spent <br>
>when you=E2=80=99re a casual user really isn=E2=80=99t there. Applicati=
ons are
home and <br>
>automotive in nature. Basic functionality: AC/DC voltage,
resistance/continuity are <br>
>must haves thermocouple inputs are a highly rated nice to have
Autoranging is <br>
>also a must have What are folks out there using that you would
recommend? <br><br>
<br>
Tom,<br><br>
You said mostly for home and automotive use. Not sure why the
requiremets fo<br>
the thermocouple and auto ranging.<br><br>
But I've got a bunch of multimeters. I have a ton of the cheap HF
digital ones,<br>
one in every car, one in every tool box & bag, and almost one in
every room of <br>
the house. They are the most accurate, but I've has some for well
over 10 yrs.<br><br>
I have so many because they are so cheap Free to $4.<br><br>
However, I prefer analog meters. The seem to be
"steadier" than the digital one.<br>
Many time the digital ones take too long to reacquire their
setting. I've got about 5<br>
analog meters, one in my tool box, and another one in my automotive
speciality tool box, with my dwell tach meter. Then I've got a
couple of old radio shack meters that I really like. A simpson
which is the top of the heap, and a Voltohmist<br>
Jr. VTVM.<br><br>
So it depends on what you really want. I don't think you need a
$200 meter, but<br>
then again I may be wrong.<br><br>
That LUKE meter John Innis has really looks like a good buy.<br><br>
I don't see that you need to spend pro dollar for a meter that you aren't
using<br>
every day all the time.<br><br>
John<br><br>
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<div>John T. Blair WA4OHZ email:
jblair1948@cox.net</div>
<div>Va. Beach,
Va &=
nbsp;
Phone: (757) 495-8229</div>
<br>
<div> 48
TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4
Series V (B1106)</div>
<div> 75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)
77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III</div>
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65 Rambler Classic</div>
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<div>Morgan:
<a href=3D"http://www.team.net/morgan"; EUDORA=3DAUTOURL>
www.team.net/morgan</a></div>
<div>Bricklin:
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one."</div>
<div> In God We Trust</div>
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