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| BillyO:
--- Quote from: coromonadalix on September 12, 2023, 03:09:40 am ---.... and seeing the fuses ....... not --- End quote --- It's a hobbyist meter. It cost less than a set of fuses for a Fluke. If you are going to use this meter to check power entry switchgear in a NASA facility, you should have your head examined. If you are going to use it to measure the supply voltage your sending to the servos on your latest attempt at an Iron Man helmet, then it is a perfect choice. Not everyone needs a Fluke 289. Some people need to buy snow tires or pay the mortgage or buy medication for their ailing parents instead of dropping $1000 on a DMM where a $40 DMM will be overkill for their needs. TEE (Test Equipment Elitism) is a worse disease than TEA, because it only serves to belittle people. BTW, I'm just as guilty as the next guy, so take the above with a grain of salt. |
| bdunham7:
--- Quote from: BillyO on September 21, 2023, 12:37:57 am ---Not everyone needs a Fluke 289. Some people need to buy snow tires or pay the mortgage or buy medication for their ailing parents instead of dropping $1000 on a DMM where a $40 DMM will be overkill for their needs. TEE (Test Equipment Elitism) is a worse disease than TEA, because it only serves to belittle people. --- End quote --- But you can get a perfectly decent real meter with real fuses for $40. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klein-Tools-Non-contact-Lcd-Receptacle-Multimeter-10-Amp-600-Volt/5014355425 Or if that is too basic or you want something more suitable for electronics, <$50. https://www.amazon.com/Multimeter-Auto-Ranging-Klein-Tools-MM400/dp/B018EXZO8M?th=1 |
| BillyO:
--- Quote from: bdunham7 on September 21, 2023, 03:41:04 am ---But you can get a perfectly decent real meter with real fuses for $40. --- End quote --- What makes "IT" real? --- Quote from: bdunham7 on September 21, 2023, 03:41:04 am ---https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klein-Tools-Non-contact-Lcd-Receptacle-Multimeter-10-Amp-600-Volt/5014355425 --- End quote --- Interesting for sure. Lots of neat toys added in to boot. One could argue about the lack of counts and the manual ranging, but neither are of terrible importance(?). Do you have a link to the teardown showing the $50 fuses? Not that it matters much for hobbyist use. But for $40, why not? It's just that the other choice is just as good in real hobbyist use, maybe even better for the added resolution and auto ranging, which we all really know is just a newbie feature. :-DMM |
| BillyO:
--- Quote from: bdunham7 on September 21, 2023, 03:41:04 am ---Or if that is too basic or you want something more suitable for electronics, <$50. https://www.amazon.com/Multimeter-Auto-Ranging-Klein-Tools-MM400/dp/B018EXZO8M?th=1 --- End quote --- Nice! I like the "Temp 600V" and of course it is "Orange". That's not yellow but it is orange. I have a full set of Klein electrician's tools. It's a nice kit. But I got this set of tools in 1992. They are awesome and still perfectly functional even after all these years. However, one of the screwdrivers would cost more to replace than either of those meters, so forgive me if I don't think that Kline have not sold out. Anyway, I guess that's not what we are talking about. So let me cut to the chase, what about either of these would be a compelling sell for the guy measuring the voltage going to his servos? Does he even have to spend $50, or will a nearly indestructible $19 Kaiweets KM-100 do just fine? |
| bdunham7:
--- Quote from: BillyO on September 21, 2023, 04:01:41 am --- Do you have a link to the teardown showing the $50 fuses? --- End quote --- There is another thread right now started by someone who accidentally shorted mains voltage with his Klein MM400 multimeter while the leads were in the 10A socket. He tore it down (unnecessarily) and it had blown the fuse. It uses 600V ceramic fuses, not the Fluke style, and they can be found for $3-4 from the right places, $12 from Home Depot or Zoro. https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/i-was-an-idiot-and-may-have-destroyed-my-multimeter-any-way-i-can-test-it/msg5070877/#msg5070877 --- Quote --- Anyway, I guess that's not what we are talking about. So let me cut to the chase, what about either of these would be a compelling sell for the guy measuring the voltage going to his servos? Does he even have to spend $50, or will a nearly indestructible $19 Kaiweets KM-100 do just fine? --- End quote --- IDK about the mighty Kaiweets, but the discussion in this thread seems to be about a meter with 'bang for buck' that seems to drift and generally not work well, making it's 40,000 counts sort of pointless. The Klein may have less counts but from what I know will be reasonably accurate, stable and durable. Now if your hobbyist is so broke from buying his ailing parents their medication and $19 is all he can swing, well I guess the Kaiweets will have to do. But it would be nice to have something that won't blow up in his face when he's trying to fix his poor parents furnace or something. |
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