Multimeter Recommendation Please

[chris w]

The only trouble is I can never visit Maplin without buying something I never went for. But at under a tenner the new solder station will probably be a better bet than my pair if decrepit 40 year old Antex soldering irons.

That's a real deal..... I have the same one and it's really good......it was priced at £30.......aaargh......

[Big Steve]

You can't beat AVO 8s for most applications, especially for fluctuating voltages.

[DHutch]

Not bad, ive just bought up two Mk3 Fluke 75's for £40 a peice.

- One for my, and one for my dad as a his christmas present, job done.

 

 

Daniel

[carlt]

You can't beat AVO 8s for most applications, especially for fluctuating voltages.

Handy to have one, in the event of a fight, too!

[NB Willawaw]

Hi Alan,

 

I use a UT58 by the same maker (Uni-Trend). Found it to be a good meter.

 

In the end I decided to go for this one.....

 

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46392

 

which is same manufacturer as Chris' recommendation but a bit more portable.

 

It's not autoranging, but I can live with that, has a massive display, with bacligght if required, and a convenient hold function. It will also measure temperature, and, despite what Maplin's site says, does include the thermocouple.

 

I've no way of testing it's accuracy, but three different meters, (this one, a small one bought from Rapid Electronics, and my very, very old one), all read the same against a given DC source, so I think it unlikely they are all very far out.

 

The only trouble is I can never visit Maplin without buying something I never went for. But at under a tenner the new solder station will probably be a better bet than my pair if decrepit 40 year old Antex soldering irons.

[Keeping Up]

You can't beat AVO 8s for most applications, especially for fluctuating voltages.

And you can keep the boat level as the poo-tank fills up, by moving the AVO to the other side of the boat.

[Batavia]

You can't beat AVO 8s for most applications, especially for fluctuating voltages.

 

Yes, but it not easy to find a replacement frog's leg these days when it goes out of calibration - or was that the Galvani Model VIII ?

 

Chris G