Date:         Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:56:40 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
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From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Multimeter Recommendations
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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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.