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What was your first multimeter or voltmeter?

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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

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