Re: Advice on buying a DMM
- From: Dr. Anton T. Squeegee <SpammersAreVermin@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 09:17:40 -0800
In article <1137225593.122611.175630@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
syntac@xxxxxxxxx says...
<snippety>
> My question for everyone is, what type of meter should I buy given my
> background as well as future in electronics? Should I go ahead and
> apply that $20 to a more expensive meter that has the extra features or
> wait until it is necessary? If I go with a cheap meter, which one is
<snippety-two>
A good multimeter is one of the most basic, versatile, and
important investments that ANY techie will ever make.
That being the case, get a GOOD one. Hard to go wrong with the
Fluke 70, 80, or 180 series.
Yes, a good one (and by 'good,' I'm talking robust enough to stand
up to years of use in terms of reliability and stability) is going to
cost you some $$. I bought a Fluke 187 at a ham radio swap meet last
year for $135, and I have absolutely no regrets about it.
Prior to that, I owned a Fluke 77 that I bought back when they
first came out in the mid-80's. That little beastie lasted me over 20
years, and was still working just fine when I sold it shortly after
buying my 187 in 2004.
Don't sell yourself short. I wasn't kidding when I said a good
multimeter is an investment. Treat it as such.
--
Dr. Anton T. Squeegee, Director, Dutch Surrealist Plumbing Institute.
(Known to some as Bruce Lane, ARS KC7GR,
kyrrin (a/t) bluefeathertech[d=o=t]calm -- www.bluefeathertech.com
"If Salvador Dali had owned a computer, would it have been equipped
with surreal ports?"
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