[Healeys] [Shop-talk] Need a new multimeter

[Roland Wilhelmy]

There are real reasons to have a multimeter (VOM) with a needle
(analog) display.  If you want a needle display, you may have to pay a
lot or look on eBay.  Harbor Freight's $5 digital meters are the most
for the least.  I have a couple lying around.

If it works, it's a Fluke.

-Roland
with a very old Fluke digital meter and an even older Weston needle
meter.

On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:39:18 -0400,Scott wrote:

::I suspect my multimeter isn't 100%. The continuity test won't always
::alarm when I touch the probes, the needle doesn't sweep very well, etc.
::,etc. I just put new batteries in it, so I'm thinking it might be the
::meter itself.
::
::So who likes their meter and what kind do you have? I'd like to be using
::this thing tomorrow, so ideally I can get a decent one from Radio Shack,
::Ace, etc., but if I really want a whatever I can only get online, I can
::wait a few days for it to be overnighted. I don't make a living with the
::thing, but I'd like to enjoy using it, as opposed to the one I have now
::which came from Home Depot (or Lowe's) and I always questioned.