Which multimeter
Discussion
McWigglebum4th said:
I have a budget of roughly £200 to buy a bloody good meter
I want it to do the normal multimeter stuff
Would also like
Auto off (as i'm a moron and forget to switch it off)
Rain proof (as i'm a moron and forget here I left it)
Decent quality leads would be nice also
£200 !!I want it to do the normal multimeter stuff
Would also like
Auto off (as i'm a moron and forget to switch it off)
Rain proof (as i'm a moron and forget here I left it)
Decent quality leads would be nice also
I've bought several (as I'm always losing things) none cost more than £20 and they all do that.
Take a look on Ebay.
Just bought one myself, although I only spent 30 quid. The things that I would offer are to make sure that it's auto-ranging, and has a separate Amp port. This one will also do temperature - but if you're spending 200 quid (on a fluke I presume) it will defo do all of that stuff and more, no doubt. AideTek VC97.
At the £200 mark, a Fluke 75 would do nicely.
As per the other responses though, unless you really want to spend that much, there are very decent alternatives at lower prices. IIRC, mine cost me c. £60, and 20 years on is still doing very fine service.
Maybe look at this RS link which lists options from £50 to £lots.
As per the other responses though, unless you really want to spend that much, there are very decent alternatives at lower prices. IIRC, mine cost me c. £60, and 20 years on is still doing very fine service.
Maybe look at this RS link which lists options from £50 to £lots.
V8RX7 said:
£200 !!
I've bought several (as I'm always losing things) none cost more than £20 and they all do that.
Take a look on Ebay.
£20 multimeters rarely have decent quality test leads compared to to £200 meters IME, and accuracy is liable to be somewhat worse (though usually perfectly good enough for automotive work).I've bought several (as I'm always losing things) none cost more than £20 and they all do that.
Take a look on Ebay.
shirt said:
i was given a fluke with extra long leads and croc clip adaptors. more knowledgable folk than i profess it to be a cracking piece of kit but as i am electrically inept it is really a very expensive continuity tester 
It's no worse than wearing an £8k Breitling to tell the time with 
sonarbell said:
The top has fallen offI have used Martindale meters for years now and they have always been good value for money.
I have this one which has Auto Off (not shown online for some reason), its splash proof, easy to toggle between AC, DC, Continuety etc..
http://martindale-electric.co.uk/martindale_direct...
I would otherwise suggest one of Flukes varients, £200 is a big budget for a meter if its only used a few times a month.
I have this one which has Auto Off (not shown online for some reason), its splash proof, easy to toggle between AC, DC, Continuety etc..
http://martindale-electric.co.uk/martindale_direct...
I would otherwise suggest one of Flukes varients, £200 is a big budget for a meter if its only used a few times a month.
http://isswww.co.uk/Multimeters/Megger/Megger-AVO4...
What's wrong with that then spend 100 on a clamp amp meter
What's wrong with that then spend 100 on a clamp amp meter
I have a fluke and a £30 B&Q jobby and use the cheaper one all the time at home works fine excellent accuracy and gets thrown back in the toolbox whereas my fluke is stored away safe so it's slightly ironic
I'm an instrument engineer so based on the above I really would say buy a cheaper one and then invest it some decent test leads.
I'm an instrument engineer so based on the above I really would say buy a cheaper one and then invest it some decent test leads.
Pesty said:
Wow 200 to spend on dvm.
You can spend a grand, or probably more. I got an offer for Yokogawa one sent to be the other day and that was £500 ish. ETA: http://www.yokogawa-scripts.com/tm/offer2/offer_2/...
Pesty said:
To me a dvm is a dvm though and above 50 quid its a bit diminishg returns for domestic use.
Well, he hasn't said what he's using it for. His profile says he's in Aberdeenish, so maybe he wants it to use on an oilrig!I've got a Beckman which cost £ hundreds in its day, but for everyday use I use one I got from a Sears store in the US - it does non-contact voltage detection, measures temperature (although being American, it's in F) and it has a torch built in to its chunky rubberised case. Cost a tenner!
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