[Bowevil]

Hey All ,

What is your favorite multimeter to use for your grid ? Ive destroyed a couple of them already .

I am looking for a simple and efficient type maybe a pen style with sound tones.


Thanks.....:thumbsup:

 

[TCSS1970]

Fluke and don't look back.

 

[Coppertop]

Steve,

It all depends what your intended use is...if it is for occasional troubleshooting, I don't think spending $$ would be justified, especially if you are accident prone or aren't into heavy-duty projects and repairs.

I've run $40-50 Radio Shack auto-ranging digital multimeters for years without issues. The ones they carry nowdays, I'd have my doubts like everything else for sale that is made in a 3rd world country.

It's difficult to do sometimes but sometimes it's best to go the middle-ground route, not the $3.99 Harbor Freight multimeter, and not the $300.00 Fluke 179.

I agree with the above post, Fluke would be the ultimate, but one slip up and the leads gets pulled into the fan blades of a running engine and you just ate a couple hundred bucks.

You might want to look into the Tenma line carried by Newark and MCM as some middle ground price alternatives. Just a thought.

 

[Hiline51]

x2 on Fluke,use one at home. Used 'em at work for 30 years.

 

[pnugene]

No doubt Fluke is the Cadillac, we use them exclusively at work. At home, I use a $40 meter purchased at Lowes about 10 years ago. For automotive work, it does just fine.

 

[66sc]

My Fluke 75 is 30 years old, last calibrated in 89 and will probably outlive me...
I actually have an 8020A, which is something like the original DVM from 75 or so. It works but the LCD is bad so it's hard to read and they aren't available anymore.