My step dad bought the last one, hes a big fan of cheap and cheerful, 2 months down the line the wires are falling apart
So im going to buy one now, just wandering if anyone bought one from somewhere thats particularly good? Or someone owns one that they reckon is good and i could just copy? Cheers everyone
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-Multim...2ec23e18b3
Thats what i currently have, doesnt even beep straight away when you check continuity, theres a slight pause then it beeps, in a way im glad i broke it lol
Fluke! Although there about £60. Well worth it though.
I cant justify spending 60quid on a multimeter! I bet its an epic piece of kit but thats a bit much for me haha
i got a draper one had it years thats ok
one of the yellow ones off ebay. draper i think
Iso-Tech IDM 101 meter with a set of GS38 leads here
(13-10-2012, 03:10 PM)306carter Wrote: [ -> ]Fluke! Although there about £60. Well worth it though.
£60? my Automotive fluke cost £350 without the extra adaptors. Luckily i didnt pay for it!
tom get a second hand fluke on ebay. They are about as best as you can get and come up quite cheap on ebay second hand
(13-10-2012, 05:22 PM)Niall Wrote: [ -> ] (13-10-2012, 03:10 PM)306carter Wrote: [ -> ]Fluke! Although there about £60. Well worth it though.
£60? my Automotive fluke cost £350 without the extra adaptors. Luckily i didnt pay for it!
tom get a second hand fluke on ebay. They are about as best as you can get and come up quite cheap on ebay second hand
A T5-1000 can be had for £60 ish. I got mine for £48.
Still got 1652 from my old work too that was £450 + leads.
For what you need you really don't need to spend over £20! Mine has lived for years too.
Get a digital one as they're easier to read. Ones with crocodile clip attachments are handy too. Mine has been used on cars, computers and scalextric cars
(13-10-2012, 08:26 PM)c.a.r. Wrote: [ -> ]For what you need you really don't need to spend over £20! Mine has lived for years too.
Get a digital one as they're easier to read. Ones with crocodile clip attachments are handy too. Mine has been used on cars, computers and scalextric cars
hmm id disagree with that slightly. At least you know with something decent, your going to get accuracy which you dont get with really cheap ones. Just basic testing, doesnt have to be too accurate but for testing sensors and stuff, could be pretty important!
Yea but for DIY, it really doesn't need to be overly accurate and even the really cheap ones are pretty damn accurate in this day and age. Wouldn't trust the one my grandad gave me having said that, as it was one of the earliest multimeters with digital display! Nicked the probes off it though!
(13-10-2012, 08:42 PM)c.a.r. Wrote: [ -> ]Yea but for DIY, it really doesn't need to be overly accurate and even the really cheap ones are pretty damn accurate in this day and age. Wouldn't trust the one my grandad gave me having said that, as it was one of the earliest multimeters with digital display! Nicked the probes off it though!
Fair enough. Depends how in depth you want to get into your own fault finding. Me personally, im quite anal with that sort of thing and want to know whats going on so i can fix these things!
never rely on a meter they all lie!
just use them for referance,
to be acurate they need to be calabrated regulaly and tested before each use on a known referance value
so for home use cheap meters are good enough but i would suggest looking for one with fused testleads but that puts the price up