Any thoughts ?
Plenty ..
I am 25 years in the field doing repairs , always used low priced multi-meters .
I got my first " Digital " at 1991 ( Big one ) , still have it alive and kicking.
Got my second (smaller ) few years later , for my portable toolbox , still have it .
In our school , we had learned , the basic principals , of multi meters , and single ones,
and every one, trained technician , knows to evaluate one meter ..
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4939/p4070069.jpghttp://img594.imageshack.us/img594/7610/p4070070.jpgThose "tools" , thats what they are , they had do thousands of measurements ,
they never got " Calibrated " ....
" Calibrated " = " the new myth " that I am reading in everything has the tag " FLUKE " ..
As a " Must do " .
Calibration was needed on the old analog ones , because the meter was mechanical ,
and could easily damaged , in a crash ...
Any respected analog multimeter , uses film metal resistors .
The most accurate design in the planet , discovered 30 or 40 years back .
Multi-meters are one over explored subject , at the previews 2 decades .
Industrial use .. separates the average ones , from the top , but who needs industrial type devices any way ?
Only the 3% of the market segment ...
Reviews ... I like them to watch , but on subjects , not familiar to my .
Reviews ... I do not trust them .
I have my opinion for anything I use , because I am well trained .
Brand loyalty ... I do not have ..
Products - tools : every large supplier builds large catalogs , with pictures and text about anything.
I do not need Internet to teach me , what to buy .
Other than ebay , to buy cheaply , second hand stuff .
What the forum needs , its not reviews , but simple guides for the hobbyists in electronics ,
so to get some help , so to find their way , on how to select an instrument , for their needs ..
There is about 50 brands who builds respectable products for measurements , and so far , I have see just two to dominate the scene in this forum .
I am not going to become part of any fun-club , related to brand loyalty .
Thats my thoughts , described by a limited way , due the language barrier.
PS : what I expect from this forum , are to be a place , that we can all meet ,
and in positive spirit , to exchange freely our experiences ..
I noticed that some people are afraid to post , because they think that their opinion , right or mistaken , it will receive criticism , from the knowledgeable ones ..
Well what I need , its a family spirit , lots of jokes , and new friends .
Electronics its our common point , but not the center of the universe .