Re: [Shop-talk] multimeter recommendations

[Richard George <rkg@teleport.com>]

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+1 on Ronnie's comment.  I had to chase an electrical fault in the 
better half's car a couple of days ago and had wit to realize it might 
be faster with a meter with a clamp on ammeter (worked great, fwiw - I 
can't figure out why I didn't get one sooner). I've used fluke gear a 
lot in a prior life - it is really nice gear, but the nosebleed pricing 
is hard to justify unless its earning money for you or you use it a LOT. 
I ended up getting a Klein CL390 from the orange borg-er, Home Depot - 
the unit seemed pretty well put together though maybe the big brother 
(cl800) would have been better (it has a different display that might be 
more readable in adverse conditions).  I guess I'll see how long it lasts.

Good Luck on your choice,

rkg

(Richard George)

On 8/21/2020 5:34 PM, Ronnie Day wrote:
> 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 
>
>     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�m seeking insights on what I might replace 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�t rock solid, but value
>     for the dollar spent
>     >when you�re a casual user really isn�t 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
>     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 using
>     every day all the time.
>
>     John
>
>
>
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    <p>+1 on Ronnie's comment.  I had to chase an electrical fault in
      the better half's car a couple of days ago and had wit to realize
      it might be faster with a meter with a clamp on ammeter (worked
      great, fwiw - I can't figure out why I didn't get one sooner). 
      I've used fluke gear a lot in a prior life - it is really nice
      gear, but the nosebleed pricing is hard to justify unless its
      earning money for you or you use it a LOT. I ended up getting a
      Klein CL390 from the orange borg-er, Home Depot - the unit seemed
      pretty well put together though maybe the big brother (cl800)
      would have been better (it has a different display that might be
      more readable in adverse conditions).  I guess I'll see how long
      it lasts.<br>
    </p>
    <p>Good Luck on your choice,</p>
    <p>rkg</p>
    <p>(Richard George)<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/21/2020 5:34 PM, Ronnie Day wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="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>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 7:25
          PM John T. Blair &lt;<a href="mailto:jblair1948@cox.net";
            moz-do-not-send="true">jblair1948@cox.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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            <font size="3">At 07:24 PM 8/21/2020, you wrote:<br>
              <br>
              &gt;Good evening, all. So, my trusty craftsman multimeter
              has decided to
              give up the<br>
              &gt; ghost and I�m seeking insights on what I might
              replace it with.
              Looked at the <br>
              &gt;Fluke website, and reminded myself why I bought the
              craftsman in the
              first <br>
              &gt;place. Not saying the Fluke stuff isn�t rock solid,
              but value for
              the dollar spent <br>
              &gt;when you�re a casual user really isn�t there.
              Applications are
              home and <br>
              &gt;automotive in nature. Basic functionality: AC/DC
              voltage,
              resistance/continuity are <br>
              &gt;must haves thermocouple inputs are a highly rated nice
              to have
              Autoranging is <br>
              &gt;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 &amp; 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>
              <br>
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          <div>Va. Beach,
            Va                 
            Phone:Â  (757) 495-8229</div>
          <br>
          <div>Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  48
            TR1800    48 #4 Midget    65 Morgan 4/4
            Series V (B1106)</div>
          <div>Â Â Â Â  75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)Â Â Â 
            77 Spitfire    71 Saab Sonett III</div>
          <div>
            Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 
            65 Rambler Classic</div>
          <br>
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            <a href="http://www.team.net/morgan"; target="_blank"
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