My point exactly! On 6/15/2013 8:56 PM, Mike S wrote: > On 6/15/2013 3:05 PM, Anthony Egeln wrote: >> 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. > > Those are your choices. Either buy a cheap $10-20 one, or get a good one > (Fluke). For most automotive use by someone who needs to ask the > question, a cheap one is sufficient. > > It boils down to how you view tools, and how often you'll use them - do > you spend for high quality/utility, lifetime ones, that you use often, > or do you go cheap? You can buy 10+x cheapos for the cost of a Fluke. > The cheap ones will do 90%, not as accurately, but that doesn't > typically matter for automotive. > > For stuff I expect to use regularly, I'll invest. For "one-offs," I'll > buy from Harbor Freight. |
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