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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>
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<p>Good Luck on your choice,</p>
<p>rkg</p>
<p>(Richard George)<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>
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<font size="3">At 07:24 PM 8/21/2020, you wrote:<br>
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>Good evening, all. So, my trusty craftsman multimeter
has decided to
give up the<br>
> ghost and I’m seeking insights on what I might
replace it with.
Looked at the <br>
>Fluke website, and reminded myself why I bought the
craftsman in the
first <br>
>place. Not saying the Fluke stuff isn’t rock solid,
but value for
the dollar spent <br>
>when you’re a casual user really isn’t there.
Applications are
home and <br>
>automotive in nature. Basic functionality: AC/DC
voltage,
resistance/continuity are <br>
>must haves thermocouple inputs are a highly rated nice
to have
Autoranging is <br>
>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 & 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>
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