Date:         Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:53:03 -0700
Reply-To:     "Gary Lee www.vwrack.com" <gary2a@TELUS.NET>
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From:         "Gary Lee www.vwrack.com" <gary2a@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Multimeter recommendation
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>>All I have to say is, you get what you pay for.  A Fluke will last 10
>>to 1000
>>times longer than a 10 or 20 dollar meter,

I've had a dozen cheap digital millimeters.  And a couple old VTVMs,
remember those?  About two years ago I found a used Fluke for $65.  There is
a difference and I haven't used any of the cheap meters since.
I should have broke down and bought a Fluke ten years ago, it would have
cost the same as all the money I spent on the cheap ones which all break
eventually.
There is a difference in the way the reading is displayed, how it handles
transients and spikes.  The Fluke is just easier to use.  So it's not only
longevity.

Gary Lee