Multimeters

Pengwin · Post by **Pengwin** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:17 pm

ok, so i need to buy a multimeter, anyone know any good brands and good stores?

thanks

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:06 pm

What do you need it for? You can pick up good ones for as little as £10 over here ($20?) that do everything but measure AC current.

Dan

Dragon_Cooler · Post by **Dragon_Cooler** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:36 pm

radio shack has them, frys have them(thats where i got mine). there really isnt a certain kind of brand you should get until you start to do some major stuff. As long as it has over volatage protection and is digital you should be fine.

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:50 pm

Get Fluke if you want quality that well last, that's what I use. I've had it for 5 or 6 years now, but they cost twice as much as RS brands....;)

Pengwin · Post by **Pengwin** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:05 pm

yeah, i dont have 300 bucks to drop on a fluke tho.

so any recommendations?

grunt · Post by **grunt** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:23 pm

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=search

Go with this, I have one...

Pengwin · Post by **Pengwin** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:28 pm

holy crap...90 bucks..

grunt · Post by **grunt** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:48 pm

is that too high?

also, whenever I can I will purchase from radio shack, they shipped me that very same multimeter while I was in Iraq for FREE. They ship to soldiers at no cost to us. Very few places do people right these days.. So when someone is actually good to me I try my best to do the same..

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:28 pm

This is what mine costs these days, but I had to have good top of the line equipment for working on aircraft at the time.

77-3 MULTIMETER, 1000V CAT II, INDUSTRIAL $249.95

http://www.tequipment.net/FlukeDigital7 ... terMO.html

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:38 pm

For everyday home usage, a regular one would do fine, say something like this
Though that one needs a $4 battery only available on that site too.

Dan

DaIceMan · Post by **DaIceMan** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:17 pm

I deal with Fluke products at work every day. For quality that lasts (as stated above) Fluke is the way to go. If you are just looking for something you'll use once every 6 months, and dump back in a drawer, most any cheap one will suffice, but just make sure it does AC, DC and Ohms.

markkleb · Post by **markkleb** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:31 pm

Check out HomeDepot, they have some good ones all different prices.

Try and get a autoranging version.

pcrobot · Post by **pcrobot** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:22 pm

Here's my meter.

I'd really love to get a Fluke though...