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Aaron Cake
Administrator
Canada
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 Posted - Feb 16 2013 : 10:57:25 AM
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If all you are going is basic hobbyist stuff, then anything made by Fluke is massive overkill, price wise. Of course they are quality meters, but like "Snap On" tools, you are paying for the name.
For 20 years I used a cheap $20 meter purchased from Radio Shack. When that finally bit the dust a few years ago (it was run over by a car), I replaced it with a $59 meter made by UNIT from the local electronics store. Current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, transistor, diode, continuity, temperature, frequency, inductance and probably a few features I'm forgetting. Complete with a set of backprobes, alligator style probes, thermocouple, etc. Seems to do the job quite well.
Your local electronics store should have a good selection which you can try before you buy. Radio Shack still sort of exists, and they have a few as well. |
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pebe
Nobel Prize Winner
United Kingdom
1078 Posts |
Posted - Feb 16 2013 : 11:18:30 PM
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I agree with Aaron. For the hobbyist, Fluke is overkill.
You can buy a dirt cheap meter on ebay that has the same accuracy as the Fluke. The only thing it cannot do that a Fluke can, is measure true RMS voltage or current. |
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Can anyone give advice on these multimeters
