[Shop-talk] multimeter recommendations

[Richard George]

+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 at cox.net 
> <mailto:jblair1948 at cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     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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