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| iainwhite:
EEV (Brymen) 235 is a nice meter for about $125 Fluke 17B (international version) is $150 (the imported chinese version is $135 on eBay) These are real Flukes made in China, not knockoffs. Both of the above are Cat rated for home mains use, and also have Capacitance and mA / uA ranges (handy for electronics work). Check this forum thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/multimeter-spreadsheet/ Also look for Joe Smith's youtube videos on Handheld Multimeter Life Cycle Testing If you want a fairly decent cheapo meter, the Aneng 8008 is a common choice, (great for low voltage... I would hesitate to do much mains-rated work with it.) Check out Dave's video EEVblog #1007 to get his opinion. |
| HoracioDos:
--- Quote from: mtdoc on July 11, 2018, 01:17:43 pm ---Get a Brymen 257 or the EEVblog Brymen 235. Both are safe meters, with more features than you're likely to need. --- End quote --- I own both. They were a little bit expense for me but I don't regret. I'm very happy with them and I learnt a lot. I was scared the first time because good quality equipment behaves different than cheap ones. As it was said before, there is always a new function to discover that I didn't use before. |
| malagas_on_fire:
Hi . If you are from Europe, you can get the uni-t 61e GS / Intertek model, even in local stores, which is supposed to have better input protection, but as joeqsmith tested, he found during it's tests, that they were very fragile to ESD. The Brymen seems to be have a good relation between price / functions. |
| bitseeker:
--- Quote from: mtdoc on July 11, 2018, 01:17:43 pm ---Get a Brymen 257 or the EEVblog Brymen 235. Both are safe meters, with more features than you're likely to need. --- End quote --- --- Quote from: Gizzygone on July 11, 2018, 01:36:27 pm ---I’d say my upper limit is $150 comfortably. If there’s reason to bump that up, I can. I live in the US (Rhode Island) --- End quote --- Welcome, Gizzygone. If you opt for the Brymen 257 (a good choice for many uses), since you're in the US, the Greenlee DM-510A is the same meter (IIRC) and comes with a lifetime limited warranty (they officially rebrand Brymen DMM for the US market). I see that it's currently $147 at Amazon with free shipping. I have a Greelee DM-820A, essentially a dual-display and higher CAT-rated version of that meter, that I use a lot on my bench and around the house. |
| Gizzygone:
--- Quote from: bitseeker on July 11, 2018, 11:41:28 pm --- --- Quote from: mtdoc on July 11, 2018, 01:17:43 pm ---Get a Brymen 257 or the EEVblog Brymen 235. Both are safe meters, with more features than you're likely to need. --- End quote --- --- Quote from: Gizzygone on July 11, 2018, 01:36:27 pm ---I’d say my upper limit is $150 comfortably. If there’s reason to bump that up, I can. I live in the US (Rhode Island) --- End quote --- Welcome, Gizzygone. If you opt for the Brymen 257 (a good choice for many uses), since you're in the US, the Greenlee DM-510A is the same meter (IIRC) and comes with a lifetime limited warranty (they officially rebrand Brymen DMM for the US market). I see that it's currently $147 at Amazon with free shipping. I have a Greelee DM-820A, essentially a dual-display and higher CAT-rated version of that meter, that I use a lot on my bench and around the house. --- End quote --- Thanks, I’ll take a look! That may just be the ticket if it’s as reliable as a fluke! |
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