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What was your first multimeter or voltmeter?
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cdev:
My first voltmeter was homemade with parts scavenged from a the dumpster of a local factory.

My first real multimeter which I still have was a Micronta 22-203u. After I got my first DMM I removed the batteries so no worries about them leaking.

Its very handy to have an analog meter sometimes. I've checked the accuracy and its still good.
Kleinstein:
My first meter was a Russian build ยต4324 analog one from the early 1980s. It did not like measuring the resistance of a 160 V transformer output - but was repairable and still working. It has quite a lot of ranges, though the mirror scale is missing. I still use it from time to time.

ocw:
I think that my first meter was a Lafayette 99-5004 multi-tester.  It unfortunately didn't survive a bounce test on a concrete floor.  However, I still have its instruction sheet.  That didn't rate being called a manual, however it included a schematic diagram of the meter.

I've attached portions of the instructions.  Note that for resistance measurements it required a Burgess Y10 15 volt battery.  It had a 33 uA full scale meter.  "The best components have been used in the assembly for accuracy and long life."

SingedFingers:
This. I murdered it, several times and repaired it.



Then the cat pissed in it and I couldn't bear to use it because of the awful smell, so I bought another one with about 6 months of pocket money:



Ironically now I use a Fluke 8021 I picked up last week which was made BEFORE both of them were! :)
Housedad:
God, I don't know which model, but it was a Radio Shack purchase back in 1974.   Too long ago and long, long gone.
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