Flukes are expensive. I use one for work. But for home/ automotive use, I would have to second the opinion on HF. I recently bought this one on sale for 20 bucks, works great; http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=37772 Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist@GUZYK.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:20 PM Subject: Re: Multimeter recommendation
>A must have feature IMHO is an audible continuity tester. > > i.e. when you touch both ends of the same wire you here a > beep...really handy for troubleshooting wiring issues and especially > handy for building/repairing wiring harnesses. > > Hearing the beep is way easier than looking at the screen of the meter. > > $10 multimeters at Harbor Freight even have this feature and are fine > for general automotive work. > > - > > >>Sears sells some digital Fluke meters, as well as Craftsman branded. >> >>Honestly, for a car 90% of what you will ever do is checking >>continuity or testing for 12V. You don't need an expensive precision >>meter to do that. Look for one with long leads that can be handy. >> >>If you need a more general purpose meter, I agree Fluke has a very >>good reputation. > |
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