Hi all
Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent low-budget autoranging multimeter please?
I am looking to get a second meter - the one I have is basic, meets all my minimum needs but I need one for work and home, and it’s a bit of a clunker ergonomically.
It seems inflation rather than Moore’s law has ruled the pricing for like for like replacements, looking at £50+ to replace, meanwhile some quite exciting looking graphing meters seem to be only around £80. Has anyone tried one?
The replacement is more likely to be used at work on a desk, so sleek rather than solid is preferred, I can use the one I have at home, on the car etc.
I’m definitely not getting a Fluke, or anything else any of our lovely Electrical Engineer colleagues would probably consider a bare minimum, sorry…!
Minimum needs are
-autoranging
-auto power off
Would love to have:
-continuity test as a 1st level option – drives me nuts that the single thing I do most often I have to turn to Diode and then press a whole extra button!
Alex Gibson
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Does anyone have hands-on experience with ‘pen-style’ multimeters?
On the face of it, looks appealing as my needs are fairly basic and it saves toolbox space and might be less faff to grab for when doing simple things like checking for voltage and continuity.
Wondering about getting one of these now and eventually one of the desk-mount units. Seems like one of these with Bluetooth to output to a phone would be ideal. Unfortunately Amazon is terrible for researching specific keyword combinations.
Alex Gibson
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Looks smart – a lot of batteries though!
How does its auto function work – does it go beyond autoranging so you don’t even have to tell it you’re looking for volts/amps/continuity?
Cheers,
Alex Gibson
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Unit 3B Bacchus House, Calleva Park, Aldermaston, READING RG7 8EN
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I have this one Black Friday last year was £25
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