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How about a Klein from Home Depot? I suspect a wide range of features and
prices. Get an extended warranty if it's not much. Easy and should be
inexpensive to replace.
FWIW
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 7:25 PM John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:
> At 07:24 PM 8/21/2020, you wrote:
>
> >Good evening, all. So, my trusty craftsman multimeter has decided to giv=
e
> up the
> > ghost and I=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2m seeking insights on what I might r=
eplace it with. Looked
> at the
> >Fluke website, and reminded myself why I bought the craftsman in the
> first
> >place. Not saying the Fluke stuff isn=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t rock soli=
d, but value for the
> dollar spent
> >when you=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2re a casual user really isn=C3=A2=E2=82=
=AC=E2=84=A2t there. Applications 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 requiremet=
s
> fo
> the thermocouple and auto ranging.
>
> But I've got a bunch of multimeters. I have a ton of the cheap HF digita=
l
> 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 1=
0
> 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'v=
e
> 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
> using
> every day all the time.
>
> John
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">How about a Klein from Home Depot? I suspect a wide range =
of features and prices. Get an extended warranty if it's not much. Easy=
and should be inexpensive to replace.<br><br>FWIW</div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 7=
:25 PM John T. Blair <<a href=3D"mailto:jblair1948@cox.net";>jblair1948@c=
ox.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m=
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<font size=3D"3">At 07:24 PM 8/21/2020, you wrote:<br><br>
>Good evening, all. So, my trusty craftsman multimeter has decided to
give up the<br>
> ghost and I=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2m seeking insights on what I might =
replace it with.
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=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t rock sol=
id, but value for
the dollar spent <br>
>when you=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2re a casual user really isn=C3=A2=E2=82=
=AC=E2=84=A2t there. Applications 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.=C2=A0 Not sure why the
requiremets fo<br>
the thermocouple and auto ranging.<br><br>
But I've got a bunch of multimeters.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 The seem to be
"steadier" than the digital one.<br>
Many time the digital ones take too long to reacquire their
setting.=C2=A0 I've got about 5<br>
analog meters,=C2=A0 one in my tool box, and another one in my automotive
speciality tool box, with my dwell tach meter.=C2=A0 Then I've got a
couple of old radio shack meters that I really like.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 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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