one more piece to this kids (he is 19 and looking like this is what he wants to do or at least something in a similar field) puzzle. he was showing me the owon bench meters and i personally have zero experience with them. any thoughts? anything better for the money? he has a nice fluke handheld and wants a bench unit. budget is low but want something thats at least decent. he saw the owon 1041 or the 2041 which i think he likes a bit better being a larger footprint he can stack vs the skinny 1041 as examples but again i have no idea if they are garbage or not. he is learning and will either go off on his own or maybe work for me (if im still around then) once he gets some experience. in the meantime i kind of took him under my wing and am teaching him. he is an excellent student so far and this is something he is highly interested in. he is trying to complete his bench setup and pf course has a budget. any other models to recc. i got him to go for the slightly better oscope in the siglent and that did eat up a bit more then he hoped. i told him use the fluke for now and he mat do that but he really would like a bench unit. should he spend a bit more and if so for what? again i have not bought much new myself personally except soldering stations in the past few years.
as always you guys are awesome and i very much appreciate the help.
Why does he want a bench meter. My understanding is that they are higher resolution, more accurate and very expensive. The question to ask which is a valuable lesson is why does he need such precision? He probably does not need it but thinks: "it is better"
You should buy one Simon to really see why they are valued by some.
Cost is not a factor vs a HH DMM
Precision, some models certainly but that is where your concerns of cost come in.
Member mastershake has taken a youngster under his wing however he himself has only limited time with us to pass on his knowledge to this protégé so is sounding out latest recommendations from the forum.