Author Topic: Show your Multimeter! (Read 359280 times)

Martin.M · « **Reply #850 on:** February 20, 2018, 04:53:26 pm »

Fluke

Martin.M · « **Reply #851 on:** February 20, 2018, 04:59:58 pm »

Philips Nixie

Vtile · « **Reply #852 on:** February 21, 2018, 06:21:33 pm »

Quote from: Martin.M on February 20, 2018, 04:59:58 pm

Philips Nixie

Oh.

Are those 1999 or 9999 digit units?

tooki · « **Reply #853 on:** February 22, 2018, 01:54:58 pm »

Quote from: Vtile on February 21, 2018, 06:21:33 pm

Quote from: Martin.M on February 20, 2018, 04:59:58 pm
Philips Nixie
Oh.

Are those 1999 or 9999 digit units?

You mean counts, not digits. Digits means the number of places, e.g. 9999 counts is 4 digits, and 1999 counts is 3.5 digits.

willb · « **Reply #854 on:** February 22, 2018, 06:45:48 pm »

Picked up 2 more AVO meters, with their cases! One is a military version (with the NATO stock number). My collection is growing.

Martin.M · « **Reply #855 on:** February 22, 2018, 06:58:39 pm »

that Philips PM2421 are 1999 counts.
amazing is they can test also nA and R up to 2G
greetings
Martin

Martin.M · « **Reply #856 on:** February 22, 2018, 07:14:28 pm »

Philips Icoma, Low-Ohm-Meter, 4 wires, warm

1-3-10-30-100-300 Ohm full scale, test frequency = 10kHz
it works like a combination of a low ohm sine wave osc. with a frequency selektive mV Meter, well calibrated to test the R with the 10kHz
this instrument may be the grandpa of ESR testers, it was at home in the Valvo Manufacturing for capacitors.

Vtile · « **Reply #857 on:** February 22, 2018, 07:18:28 pm »

Quote from: tooki on February 22, 2018, 01:54:58 pm

Quote from: Vtile on February 21, 2018, 06:21:33 pm
Quote from: Martin.M on February 20, 2018, 04:59:58 pm
Philips Nixie
Oh.

Are those 1999 or 9999 digit units?
You mean counts, not digits. Digits means the number of places, e.g. 9999 counts is 4 digits, and 1999 counts is 3.5 digits.

Yes. Cunts

Actually 9999 would be something like 3.98 digits, sales officer would call it 6 digits, since there is sign and radix.

Vtile · « **Reply #858 on:** February 22, 2018, 07:24:22 pm »

I got a new meter and I mean NEW. Heck I have not bought a new meter I think in past 15 years.

This little and cute meter is second best in the market (in its class), what I did found. The mechanical design is really satisfying and so nice compared to all the rubber bricks mainly floating in the market today. This one is "Made in Japan" unit and not the "$anMa made in hing kung".

Sanwa EM7000 a "modern" FET VOM, how I could resist and I didn't.

4CX35000 · « **Reply #859 on:** February 22, 2018, 08:10:47 pm »

Micronta 18-Range Multitester was given to me by a widow whose late husband was a gas fitter. I think he many used it to test batteries and continuity. Sill boxed with the Radio Shack battery.

Also a Beckman Industrial 310 with the leather case which I used at work and they allowed me to keep it when I decided to leave for to join another company. It was a goodbye gift.

sullyRD · « **Reply #860 on:** February 24, 2018, 06:05:34 pm »

Novotest TS-140 - Milano Ice Microtest 80 - Milano Ice Supertester 680R

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Vtile · « **Reply #861 on:** February 24, 2018, 08:49:11 pm »

Quote from: sullyRD on February 24, 2018, 06:05:34 pm

Ice Supertester 680R, if you don't have one of these then get one, Brilliant analogue meter, which is still in production.

With all the leads and connectors.

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With the Cassinelli milano Novotest TS-140 for comparison, these are made by different companies, Cassinelli is no more i believe.

Hey could you write a review of this one?

rsjsouza · « **Reply #862 on:** February 24, 2018, 10:48:07 pm »

First meter I have ever used - I recently inherited it from my dad. Quite featured for its time and the very large movement was enjoyable to use.

Where can I find it and accessories for sale? A few years ago I had a few websites that advertised it but the links went dead.

Inverted18650 · « **Reply #863 on:** February 25, 2018, 12:42:58 am »

Free gift with any purchase at HF about a year ago.

bitseeker · « **Reply #864 on:** February 25, 2018, 12:47:29 am »

Yep, handy to have around for low-energy measurements. The built-in battery load tester is nice, too.

rqsall · « **Reply #865 on:** February 25, 2018, 01:24:29 pm »

Hey SullyRD, do you have a source for the banana plugs? They seem to be of a rather odd size. I scored a Chinaglia Cortina a while ago on a flea market, but no probes came with it and I haven't been able to find them in the right size. They seem to be of the same size as the Novotest/ICE. Are they 3mm?

Sadly also the power supply to make the square wave generator in it work also didn't come with the unit, but that should be easy to fix.

Thank you.

ciccio · « **Reply #866 on:** February 25, 2018, 03:45:52 pm »

You can buy ICE 680R probes here https://www.elcoteam.com/privati/coppia-di-puntali-di-ricambio-per-multimetro-ice-680r.html
or on Ebay italy, both clones https://www.ebay.it/itm/Puntali-per-Tester-ICE-680R-con-spine-2mm/351409451711?hash=item51d1a2b2bf:g:fmUAAOSw-K9ZIAVD or maybe original https://www.ebay.it/itm/Puntali-per-tester-ICE-680-R-cod-1076/321568388015?hash=item4adef833af:g:ZrsAAOSw6EhUUmsh
If you need only the plugs, they have standard 2.0 mm plugs. I bought some from Distrelec, or you can search on Ebay.
Best regards

Calambres · « **Reply #867 on:** February 25, 2018, 05:39:51 pm »

I've got one of those ICE 680R multimeters since mid '70s and it is still in perfect use despite the obsolete and odd 3V battery (2R10).

This is a very fine instrument.

nanofrog · « **Reply #868 on:** February 26, 2018, 03:08:21 am »

FWIW, Probemaster offers 2mm connectors for meters such as this (8043S = 2mm meter ends).

They ship internationally as well (no, I'm not some sort of paid shill; just a customer).

rqsall · « **Reply #869 on:** February 26, 2018, 11:37:21 am »

Quote from: ciccio on February 25, 2018, 03:45:52 pm

If you need only the plugs, they have standard 2.0 mm plugs. I bought some from Distrelec, or you can search on Ebay.
Best regards

I have some 2mm banana plugs, but they're too small for the Chinaglia Cortina. 4mm is too large.

I guess they're not the same as the NovoTest/ICE after all then... Thanks anyway.

Martin.M · « **Reply #870 on:** February 26, 2018, 04:49:30 pm »

Keithley 179A TRMS Multimeter

Martin.M · « **Reply #871 on:** February 26, 2018, 04:50:26 pm »

Keithley 168 Autorange DMM

and about my Fluke Oldie 8600AU: may be from the first day, the serial No = 0030

sullyRD · « **Reply #872 on:** February 26, 2018, 05:09:05 pm »

Quote from: rqsall on February 25, 2018, 01:24:29 pm

Hey SullyRD, do you have a source for the banana plugs? They seem to be of a rather odd size. I scored a Chinaglia Cortina a while ago on a flea market, but no probes came with it and I haven't been able to find them in the right size. They seem to be of the same size as the Novotest/ICE. Are they 3mm?

Sadly also the power supply to make the square wave generator in it work also didn't come with the unit, but that should be easy to fix.

Thank you.

The leads on the Ice are 2mm x 15mm

rsjsouza · « **Reply #873 on:** February 26, 2018, 06:40:23 pm »

Thanks for the info on the leads of the ICE; I forgot about some probes I had purchased from Alibaba a while ago and the 2mm ends work really well with this meter.

boilerbots · « **Reply #874 on:** April 13, 2018, 05:03:12 am »

Hi have a 7150 but the front panel says Weston. I used to work at Schlumberger in a division that used to be Fairchild and there was all kinds of old test equipment there because this was the test equipment division. Anyway I never thought much about this meter until it started acting flaky and I found the threads about replacing the input line filter and some other improvements.


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