What was your first multimeter or voltmeter?

[geekGee]

The first I bought myself was a Fluke 83 (no suffix).

The first I had I can't recall exactly but think it was a Fluke 8020B which I inherited from my father when he died in '87.  I used it for a few years in IT then the display went which led to me buying the 83.

I think I may have thrown out the 8020B back then which I now regret 30 years later.    I keep hoping I didn't and will eventually find it stashed somewhere around the house as it is likely repairable.

I still have and use the 83 but have to give the zebra strip a cleaning periodically when the display starts fading.  At some point I'll probably replace the strip.

[bitwelder]

My first multimeter was an ICE 680G, which I bought when I was still a kid. It was definitely one of the my first serious investments in electronic gear, which I committed to through only after a friend of mine got it.

[Terry01]

My 1st meter was a £28 Hyelec MS89 from "Banggood".
I still have it now and it is as close as damn it when I compare it to my other "proper" meters. I popped a fuse in it a while back which also melted a bit of the trace so I bridged the trace with a small wire and replaced the fuse and it works great again.
I know the Chinese stuff is hit and miss but that was defo a "hit" 

[Calambres]

My first multimeter was the venerable ICE 680R.  I bought it circa mid 70's and still have it in perfect working condition.

Very good meter indeed!

[FrankE]

First:     Micronta 22-195  Fate: Broke can't remember failure mode.
Second: Appa 101.           Fate: Broke - rotary tracks lifted
Third:    Fluke 189            Fate: Stolen by employer
Fourth:  Fluke 289            Fate: Still in regular use
Fifth:     Fluke 117            Fate: Still in regular use

[6PTsocket]

My first meter was a PACO kit vacuum tube voltmeter. You had to plug it in to the wall and it had these funny glass bottles inside that glowed. The RCA Volt Ohmist was also popular at the time. Simpson analog voms were popular and Tripplet made a pocket VOM. Surprisingly the Simpson and the Tripplet are still around.I went years without a personal digital though I had them at work. I finally broke down and bought a Tektronix TX3 that was their attempt to compete with the Fluke 87. It is a great meter and still going strong. Fluke bought Tektronix and reissued the TX3 under a new model number and switched the blue boot for Fluke yellow. It was a high end Fluke at the time.

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[Vtile]

In 1960 when I was 10 I had one of these.
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5037.0;attach=15795;image

I do wonder what is the CAT rating for that meter. 

[Tepe]

I do wonder what is the CAT rating for that meter. 

Electricity was less dangerous back then.
Just like X-rays and asbestos.

[Neomys Sapiens]

I do wonder what is the CAT rating for that meter. 

CAT -1 = do not use with a cat in the same building!

[alpher]

Sanwa sranwa, try this for the proper analog mechanical beast:



For a short while graduated to this:




Then at the beginning of eighties I bought a first digital meter, don't remember the make, some sort of generic manual ranging ICL7106 chinesium (or taiwanesium at the time).
Too bad didn't save it, served me well into the mid 2000's.

[JugglingElectrons]

This Tekpower TP2844R served me quite well throughout University for my EET degree. Doesn't have the fastest update rate but the autorange was convenient. Might be developing some issues with the selector switch now though. Decent build overall and I'm happy that I was able to get the use of it that I did and that it's still a great tool to have.

[Leandro Prusch]

Wow, this is amazing. This was my first multimeter as well, I am glad to find your post.

I remember it was (it seemed to be anyway) such a large display, and I had a lot of fun adjusting the zero when measuring resistance.

Its a shame I lost mine. I dont recall if I got another analog after this one, or if my next one was a digital (which I already have in working condition).

Thanks for sharing

[shakalnokturn]

Metex M-3650 some time in the beginning of the '90s.

[MosherIV]

Wow, did not know this topic existed. Always love threads about multimeters 

I was given initially one of these little yellow $5 DMMs,

I am  surprised more people have not mentioned something like this.

My first multimeter was the infamous DT830, in yellow of course.



Got it from Maplins. Still has the original crappy probes.
Still works but the dial is a little temperamental now. Never 100% certain if the volt reading is wrong or the dial needs a wiggle.
Replaced it with the best ( most expensive dmm I could afford from Farnell - Tenma brand. Turned out to be a rebadged UT70b ) dmm I could get.  Still use this one along with my favourite dmm - Fluke 187