I took a look on the FLUKE site.... (www.fluke.com) To see the latest meters offered and got a general idea of the more recent meters available....We used FLUKE in my auto-electronics class, I don't recall the model number.

Then I went to Ebay (and other auction houses) and several are listed (other brands as well). BUT you need to know what type of testing you will be doing. These meters can get fairly spendy.

When purchasing a used meter: MWWO (My Worth While Opinion) the buyer needs to know how to test a new/used meter to be sure it's not faulty. And know that their is a fuse that can be replaced.:0) if you are lucky

----- Original Message ----- From: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 8:59 PM Subject: Re: Test equipment--"Official VW multimeter"

: In various documents from Volkswagen---official factory repair : literature--the official multi-meter for VW trained mechanics is the Fluke : 83. I have a page here that says this, and also I believe Joel once told me : he had one of these. : : But the 83 is the bottom of this particular multimeter line with the Fluke : 87 being the more accurate model. More accuracy is especially helpful in : measuring the state of charge of your batteries, among other things. : : Now Fluke manufactures a special version of the Fluke 87 called the Fluke : 88, which is their official "automotive" multimeter. It comes with all : sorts of special probes and a special automotive instruction manual. : : So the ultimate VW multimeter may well be the Fluke 88. : : At 08:43 PM 9/28/99 -0500, you wrote: : >If you want to go with a digital meter (what I would recommend), look : >at the Fluke Model 12 (or what ever may be replacing it, it that model : >is out of production). As I remember it, it was somewhere around : >$100 dollars, and the only problems I have had with it was the battery : >failed after 4 years..... <grin>. : > : >Another (Fluke) option would be the Model 77 meter, or whatever : >model has replaced it. Own both, very happy with them. I have used : >them for LAN, computer, Vanagon and John Deere tractor, etc. : >troubleshooting. : > : >Howard : > : > : >On 28 Sep 99, at 8:06, Roger Bowman wrote: : > : >> As my syncro gets its age, I find myself poking around in diagnostic : >> mode more and more often - right now I'm down for a new computer (second : >> one in 2,500 miles...) and my radio shack needle model just ain't too : >> good. My 3 1/2 digital meter is approaching toast, and I might be : >> replacing it soon - but with what? : >> : >> Roger Bowman - bowmanrp@ earthlink.net : >> Live Smart. Think for Yourself. Transform the Future : > : > : > : >hfleming@moosebird.com Alexandria, VA hfleming@moosebird.com : >99 EuroVan MV - 97 Cabrio - 85 Vanagon - 84 Westy : >84 Vanagon GL (spare parts that turned into a project) : : _______________________________________________ : Derek Drew New York, NY : CEO, ConsumerSearch : drew@interport.net : : 212-580-6486 : 917-848-6425 (cell; this phone is a reliable way to reach me fast or to : leave messages) : : Alternate numbers for the industrious phone caller that wants to try every : avenue: 202-966-7907 (Work), 212-580-4459 (Home), 202-966-0938 (Home) :