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Choosing a multimeter - decisions.... decisions....
Fungus:
--- Quote from: nightfire on November 13, 2022, 09:39:00 am ---Other brands that could be worth a look are Hioki (DT4261 or DT4282) or, if there is lots of money burning a hole in the pocket...
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Are Hioki "cheap"? :popcorn:
andyB2022:
What is the best Fluke multimeter in your opinion? Please ignore 87V and 289.... I don't see them as the best...
IMO 189 seems the king... long battery life (compared to 289), fast power on (compared to 289), nice accuracy, more counts (vs 87V).
kayasaman:
--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on November 13, 2022, 01:58:27 pm ---I don't know what to recommend and although I use the Fluke 87V at work and like it a lot it seems not the right meter for the OP. If I were the OP I would want something with more resolution and accuracy. I found my 189 is better in this regard but it's no longer made and it has poor battery life.
I have both the 287 and 289 and while the OP said their displays are goregeous I think they are hard to read as they have very low contrast.
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When I said "gorgeous" I was not referring to the readability or usability but rather the attractiveness of the information displayed.... graphs, tables, plots values - that's what I meant. In a similar sense I find the old DEC VT1xx line of terminals gorgeous, especially the later ones that could display basic graphics like bars. Maybe I am just referring to the high-tech (read geek) factor??
Though I'm probably still stuck in the 80s for my computing preferences as I'm not a fan of point-click at all.... guess that's why I went hardcore into the UNIX world :)
nightfire:
--- Quote from: Fungus on November 13, 2022, 02:21:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: nightfire on November 13, 2022, 09:39:00 am ---Other brands that could be worth a look are Hioki (DT4261 or DT4282) or, if there is lots of money burning a hole in the pocket...
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Are Hioki "cheap"? :popcorn:
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Well, depends on the view ;-)
Hioki DT4256 is sold actually in germany (Reichelt) for 214 € incl. sales tax, DT4261 for 271 €- well within the range of a new U123x Keysight or a 11x Fluke.
But yes, bang for buck comes probably from Brymen, that gets the features needed by the OP for well below 200 €.
Fungus:
--- Quote from: andyB2022 on November 13, 2022, 02:29:29 pm ---IMO 189 seems the king...
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Nah, the 187 - same as the 189 but no leaky supercap to worry about and won't eat your batteries for breakfast.
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