Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:30:44 -0400
Reply-To: Michael <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From: Michael <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Multimeter Recommendations
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For $20 each, I always have two. That way it's not work stoppage if I have any problem. As I said, very good track record with problems being few and far between. Good ones tend to "walk away", when someone decides that they need it more than I do. No matter what may happen, it's not heartbreaking for a $20 investment. My fluke DMM was no better, before it walked. The saying was " if it works, it's a fluke!".
Mike B.
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On Jun 15, 2013, at 16:06, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> And there's my point. If I need my DMM, I want it to work. I don't want to have to run to HF and hope they have another in stock.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Jun 15, 2013, at 13:40, Michael <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
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>> I've only had to replace mine twice after much daily use and abuse on the job as an electrician for almost a year between occurrances.
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 15, 2013, at 15:24, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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>>> For me it is Fluke. They are sturdy and dead accurate. I have had mine for several years and I use it a lot. A warrantee on a cheap brand like harbor freight is great, but when I need my DMM, I don't want to first have to run to the store to replace it.
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>>> Z
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>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Jun 15, 2013, at 13:05, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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>>>> This is a tools post, so I hope the mods approve it off-Frydae.
>>>>
>>>> The recent post on an LED voltmeter got me thinking about buying a multimeter.
>>>>
>>>> On Amazon they have them both digital and analog, ranging in price from under $10 to
>>>> close to $200 (Fluke brand). Of course, Harbor Freight has quite a few as well.
>>>>
>>>> Would anyone care to make a recommendation on a mid-range price tool? Not too cheap but
>>>> not the very expensive professional quality. Digital vs. analog? Ranges? What else to look
>>>> for, or cautionary lessons written in blood or wasted scarce dollars.
>>>>
>>>> It would be good to have one tool for both vanagon and household use.
>>>>
>>>> The archives had a few posts when a Craftsman model went on sale. I remember
>>>> trying to buy that one, but the special price went away quickly.
>>>>
>>>> Will this be like a tire thread?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Anthony
>>>> '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)
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