Multimeter Preference

[S33k3r]

Thanks. Would something like this be good? https://www.ebay.com/itm/FLUKE-15B-...913673?hash=item4b40469109:g:KaAAAOSwo~1azCxY

 

[OR VietVet]

I don't see why it would not do for you what you need. This the one that I have now.

https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-115-Co...MCGSWKRF8H4&psc=1&refRID=P4FR59H296TCR5E1JA4W

I also bought this at the same time

https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-MAX-Th...WAPBJMXQ6DR&psc=1&refRID=78AEFQ2CKKXPEQGHG110

 

[Rocket Man]

Thanks. Would something like this be good? https://www.ebay.com/itm/FLUKE-15B-...913673?hash=item4b40469109:g:KaAAAOSwo~1azCxY

Yessir

 

[S33k3r]

Thank you! I appreciate the assistance.

 

[Rocket Man]

No problem, I love helping people spend money.

 

[Fless]

Fluke makes great products. Call me old school and laugh all you want, but I use a 35-year-old Simpson 260xlm, owned since new. The analog meter is awesome for checking variable resistors for dead spots, and it's big enough NOT to fit in a typical hand. For digital accuracy I find that a cheap Hazard Fraught one works fine.

About a year ago I mistakenly smoked the Simpson and had to send it in for repair. Turns out the service center was about 30 miles away from where I went to high school in NC Illinois. Anyway, for a flat rate they repaired it, put a new mirrored meter movement in it, and calibrated it.

 

[Rocket Man]

Fluke makes great products. Call me old school and laugh all you want, but I use a 35-year-old Simpson 260xlm, owned since new. The analog meter is awesome for checking variable resistors for dead spots, and it's big enough NOT to fit in a typical hand. For digital accuracy I find that a cheap Hazard Fraught one works fine.

About a year ago I mistakenly smoked the Simpson and had to send it in for repair. Turns out the service center was about 30 miles away from where I went to high school in NC Illinois. Anyway, for a flat rate they repaired it, put a new mirrored meter movement in it, and calibrated it.

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That’s the one I learned electronics on. That and an old Tektronix oscilloscope with a vacuum display.

 

[S33k3r]

It's nice to "know" folks who predate digital-everything.

 

[iamdub]

I am about to trouble shoot some cab roof marker lights that do not work, and I was wondering if you folks could recommend any multimeters. The last one I had -- years ago -- bravely sacrificed itself to an over god to let us know we had failed to depower the circuit. :-(

Thanks!

For cab roof marker lights, you could use any dirt cheap DVOM or even test light. If you were testing current draw or high, life-threatening voltages (110VAC house power included) and needed utmost accuracy, then I'll add my vote for a FLUKE to the list. I have Cen-Tech DVOMs all around the house since I got them free with other purchases at Harbor Freight and they're perfectly fine for testing batteries or for continuity. I have a few $20-$40 ones from the big box stores and Radio Shack around the garage and shop that serve my needs just fine. For any automotive use, especially cab lights, a $20 DVOM would be plenty over-equipped for your needs.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Fluke makes great products. Call me old school and laugh all you want, but I use a 35-year-old Simpson 260xlm, owned since new. The analog meter is awesome for checking variable resistors for dead spots, and it's big enough NOT to fit in a typical hand. For digital accuracy I find that a cheap Hazard Fraught one works fine.

About a year ago I mistakenly smoked the Simpson and had to send it in for repair. Turns out the service center was about 30 miles away from where I went to high school in NC Illinois. Anyway, for a flat rate they repaired it, put a new mirrored meter movement in it, and calibrated it.

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Wow! Looks just like my first multimeter, which I got used from someone, back in the 60's. It was great for working on electronic assemblies, particularly the very sensitive Ohm resistance scale, as before semi-conductor technology was introduced, precise resistance measurements were much more critical in maintaining oscillator circuits, as well as other circuits.