best cheapest electronics fluke

[retiredcaps]

Based on Dave's reviews I wouldn't assume an Amprobe is a Fluke under the skin.

Amprobe is likely to be one of the following:

1) Wavetek/Meterman design like the 34XR/37XR
2) Brymen ODM like the AM140/AM160
3) Appa ODM like the AM60

[Robomeds]

Again I'm violating the ebay rule but 15 hours left on this no-bid Fluke 27FM meter.  True RMS (vs fake RMS) and good specs
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310695223217?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

[madshaman]

Again I'm violating the ebay rule but 15 hours left on this no-bid Fluke 27FM meter.  True RMS (vs fake RMS) and good specs
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310695223217?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

A have a Fluke 27/FM, I could throw it in a mucky river and it'll be *fine*.  Also, even though it doesn't have super resolution, it tracks my HP3457 and my Keithly 196 dead solid.

You'll love it, I guarantee

[retiredcaps]

For those who want an used Fluke 87V with silicone leads for less than $130 USD + $11 USD shipping, this auction is still surprisingly running?  Obviously, I can't vouch for the seller and its condition, but have a look.  It is missing the rubber holster.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130936994205

Personally, I would consider buying it, but the seller only ships to USA and uses UPS (brown).  UPS charges insane brokerage charges for USA to Canada which makes me pass on this auction.

[Robomeds]

Another good fluke alternative is the series of BK Precision meters made by Metrix a while back.  This is the same one I have (not the exact unit).   The BK 5360 (and the 53x0 family) are rebadges of the Metrix MX line.  The 5360 is the bottom of the range with a lousy 0.1% accuracy and a 50,000 count display.  It also has AC+DC true RMS and just in case your bench gets flooded, it's IP677 rated which means you can submerge it if you want.  Note that you should NOT test high voltage lines when you are submerged.  Anyway, for $41 this buyer got a meter that would give the Fluke 87 a good run for it's money.  This however is a used meter with the associated risks and the like.  It's also made in France... if you want to pick on a European country, why not pick France ( )
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BK-Precision-Digital-Multimeter-5360-/281096537476?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4172a8c584

One just showed up on ebay starting at $25.  It looks well used but not bad for the money.  Do note that it looks like one of the fuses was replaced with a standard glass fuse. 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BK-Precision-ASYC-II-5360-Extremely-Versatile-Meter-With-Test-Lead-Set-/151083853938?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232d4ca872
Disclaimer:  No relation or association with the seller.  I'm just showing what I found.

[Electro Fan]

The 100 series does not have microamps which is pretty necessary for electronics. Almost no one needs big capacitor measurements.

This might not be sufficient, but the Fluke 116 spec is:
DC current from 0.1 to 600 micro A. AC current from 6.0 to 600 micro A. DC-coupled.

[Sigmoid]

An update on the BK Precision 2709b.

I've had it for a month now. It's a pretty okay meter so far, I definitely like it. However, I recently discovered that the MIN/MAX functionality is digital only. Which, while useful in its own right, is somewhat of a letdown. No measuring transients with this one, the update speed of the storage is the update speed of the screen.

Of course I have no idea whether say, a Fluke 87-V has an analog susbsystem for catching minimums and maximums that may last a fraction of a second. This BK Precision is the best meter I've ever used outside a university lab (and those were bench meters worth several grand each).

[alm]

Min/max is usually digital, but many more expensive meters will have an analog system called 'peak hold' or 'fast min/max'.