Occassionally Sears will have the FLuke meters on sale....
Lee Ehinger
Sunny, Snowy Ft Wayne IN
> Daryl,
>
> I would recommend the Fluke model 73.
> While around $100, it may seem "too expensive"
> but for most trouble shooting, it is just fine.
>
> I have a cheap $20 meter. It lied to me once
> too often, so is best used to fill a trash can!
>
> In reality the contacts of the multi-position
> switch oxide too quickly. Quite often a 12V signal
> will show up around 7V. Moving the switch back
> and forth a few times will clean the contacts,
> and the meter is back to reading 12V. It has
> fooled me into thinking I had found a problem,
> only to discover a bad meter.
>
> Spend a little extra and get a Fluke.
> Search on eBay for "Fluke 73" "Fluke 75" or
> "Fluke 75]. The 75 & 77 models are higher
> accuracy. Looks like you can find a decent
> used meter for around $50.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Walter
>
>
>
>
> Daryl Smith wrote:
>
> > This may have been posted before.
> > There is some good general info on the charging system at
> > www.howstuffworks.com
> >
> > OT
> > Can anybody recommend a decent medium priced multimeter for use in
> > electronics? and automotive?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Daryl
> > '66 1600
> >
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