21 Jul
2008
21 Jul
'08
11:41 a.m.
On 22 Jul 2008 at 1:07, Roy J. Tellason wrote:
You can't go wrong in buying the best basic tools that you can
I guess it's time for me to say again :
'I am not rich enough to buy cheap tools'
The way I
look at it, that's three bits of test gear that might potentially
get knocked out if one of them develops a fault. I'm not a fan of x-in-one
anything...
Agreed! Buy a good multimeter if that's what you need.
Fluke DVMs seem to be
You do need a multimeter. And I'd rather have a reliable and accurate one
with a few ranges than a dodgy one with every range under the sun on it.
the digital version of the old Simpson 260 VOM.
In the UK, the Avo Model 8 is the classic analogue multimeter, to the
extent that AVO (an acronym for Amps, Volts, Ohms, of course) is often a
generic name for a multimeter. You can't go wrong buying one of those
provided it's not been misused (if second-hand).
If I needed to save money, I'd buy either one on
the used market
without a second thought.
I bought my Fluke 85 second-hand. I didn't really need it, but when I saw
a Fluke 80-series at a good price, I decided I wanted it...
-tony