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6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« on: October 28, 2018, 04:56:34 pm »
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2018, 05:31:47 pm »
In what respect?  It's a 300V Cat II instrument intended for a protected lab environment. Read rate at 6 1/2 digits is 10 to 0.6 rdg/s depending on NPLC.


EDIT: It's time to stop expecting people to second-guess your questions.
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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2018, 05:45:31 pm »
Considering that NI says "it is ideally suited for OEMs, educational laboratories, or other cost-conscious test and measurement applications," I suppose that different people certainly have a different idea of what cost-conscious means, since it also says that it starts at $1870 CAD!!   :o

I know it is 6.5 digit, but wow.  It doesn't even have a display.  :)
 
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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2018, 07:03:01 pm »
Considering that NI says "it is ideally suited for OEMs, educational laboratories, or other cost-conscious test and measurement applications," I suppose that different people certainly have a different idea of what cost-conscious means, since it also says that it starts at $1870 CAD!!   :o

I know it is 6.5 digit, but wow.  It doesn't even have a display.  :)

The price is sick. You can get a Keysight 34465A with a very nice display, up to 1000V, including a full SCPI implementation over USB.
Why buy the NI ?
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2018, 07:52:12 pm »
Why buy the NI ?

Because nobody ever got fired for buying NI :-DD

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2018, 07:54:38 pm »
I dont know that anybody was fired for buying a Keysight either  >:D
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2018, 08:03:04 pm »
Except me!
Almost.
@home.
When buying my 2nd 34465A  :rant:

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2018, 08:24:36 pm »
Join TEA. I survived a lot of junk (see profile). Its a matter of will  ! >:D >:D
 
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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2018, 09:39:12 pm »
so
I can pic one used for $200
Is it so bad?
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2018, 10:17:22 pm »
I've not checked, but surely as this is a "headless" device, that price includes the licence for LabVIEW and the specific control software?

Who am I kidding?  :-DD
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2018, 08:03:30 am »
I've not checked, but surely as this is a "headless" device, that price includes the licence for LabVIEW and the specific control software?

Who am I kidding?  :-DD

No
Unit only for $200
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2018, 09:57:15 am »
so
I can pic one used for $200
Is it so bad?

I suppose for $200, being able to measure to 6.5 digits isn't too bad, assuming it actually works (and is within spec) and you can rig up some decent software to utilize it on your bench.

Personally, though, if I were going to try to get some 6.5 digit goodness for $200 I think I would buy a couple of those $65 HP 3455A boat anchors off eBay (say, like one that powers on but has cosmetic issues and another one that looks nice but doesn't power up) and try to make one really good unit out of all the parts (and then try to find someone close by with a good meter or references or whatever to check cal or recalibrate as necessary, etc.) or something.

On the other hand, I AM the kind of person that has always had a certain fondness for that ol' boat anchor style equipment, YMMV:)
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2018, 10:00:17 am »
Considering that NI says "it is ideally suited for OEMs, educational laboratories, or other cost-conscious test and measurement applications," I suppose that different people certainly have a different idea of what cost-conscious means, since it also says that it starts at $1870 CAD!!   :o

I know it is 6.5 digit, but wow.  It doesn't even have a display.  :)
That's always the discussion with proper "lower tier" instruments. The regular person will feels it's an extraordinary amount of money, but for businesses it's generally not too bad. Keysight calls its $1000 to $2500 instruments affordable too.
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2018, 10:31:48 am »
At that price ?  go get an Metrix 120,000 count portable meter or a Gossen if you love crazy display counts loll, too high priced for +/-300v inputs

To depend on a computer to do a job ??? unless you do data logging intensively,  not interested

But in the past i did look out for some usb equipment and turned away
 

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Re: 6½-Digit, ±300 V, USB4065 Digital Multimeter
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2018, 12:28:51 pm »
Considering that NI says "it is ideally suited for OEMs, educational laboratories, or other cost-conscious test and measurement applications," I suppose that different people certainly have a different idea of what cost-conscious means, since it also says that it starts at $1870 CAD!!   :o

I know it is 6.5 digit, but wow.  It doesn't even have a display.  :)
That's always the discussion with proper "lower tier" instruments. The regular person will feels it's an extraordinary amount of money, but for businesses it's generally not too bad. Keysight calls its $1000 to $2500 instruments affordable too.

Well, the *list* price for a Keysight 34465A *with* 1000V *and* a nice screen *plus* SCPI is CDN1770.
NI slogan: pay more, get less :)
 
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