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Best handheld dmm, at any price?

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Synthtech:
For lab use the hand held multimeter that feels closest to a bench meter to me in performance is the Hioki DT4282 60,000 count meter. It has the fastest auto ranging that I have ever seen in a handheld (it puts my Keysight U1282A to shame in that regard). Hioki are designed and built in Japan and make their own custom meter chip and it’s speed and build quality are second to none. The Keysight is more rugged and configurable but it feels like an electricians meter in it’s performance compared to the Hioki which feels like a bench meter. I use both every day and they are both fantastic but I reach for the Hioki first when I want to measure capacitance or to do particularly fine equipment calibration.

kj7e:

--- Quote from: MosherIV on March 31, 2018, 04:37:25 pm ---Hi

I already have my dream dmm........Fluke 187  :D

Sadly, you can no longer get them   :'(

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Agree, I’ve had two 189’s and a 289, sold off the 289 as I much preferd the 189.  The 187/189 I think are some of the best Fluke ever had.

coromonadalix:
Gossen 28 29  capacitance up to  30,000 uf
Fluke 187 189  capacitance up to 50,000uf

heard but not tested, that Hioki dmm are rounding some numbers in ac ranges ????

Fluke in the 8x series past the rev 3 has lost me, they are switched to ac at first, you have to put them in dc   pffff  hate that a lot,   have them at my job but managed to push them to someone else  loll while retaining the old revision 3 to myself,  the only quirk with thoses meters is to clean the switch contactors and pcb traces,  had strange beeps  while turned off ??

The Gossen M273  seems way overkill for day to day uses ?? mostly made for industrial use, and the price  ouuuutch  an arm and leg, at this price you have very good bench meters

Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: The Soulman on March 31, 2018, 10:43:17 am ---Any dmm should (imho) be:

1) Reliable
2) Accurate

On top of that: features and resolution.
I like the Metrawatt 30M but the same reliability and build quality can be found in the 2+ at 1/6 of the price, to me it has sufficient accuracy
and features to do a lot of troubleshooting/repair.
So that is what I have and I'am happy with it, if a 30M shows up cheap I might go for it though, but to be honest I don't need it.   :scared:

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Don't forget speed. I  must admit I undervalued that aspect for a long time. Having to wait for a good reading for a few seconds each time starts to grate after a while. It's what a meter like the 87V does very well and why I keep going back to it.

coromonadalix:
yep  i agree mr scram,  speed maybe an serious issue,   the old gossen are slightly slow,  2rdgs pers secs if i recall,  fluke 3 rdgs,  but too fast maybe an problem too ??

But i use all of them for data logging (Fluke and Gossen) theses times i use Fluke more, faster to un-snap the ir interface

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