My advice is do not buy cheap instruments. You will get what you paid
for.
Bob in Bellflower, Ca.
On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:39:40 -0700 Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net>
writes:
> 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.
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