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External power for hand held meters?
Fungus:
--- Quote from: BillyO on February 08, 2023, 05:56:28 pm ---Maybe get yourself a good Fluke 8050A.
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They're huge compared to a handheld...
Maybe get one of those tiny-footprint Owons: https://www.google.com/search?q=OWON+XDM1041&tbm=isch
Fungus:
There's a few meters with 1000-hour battery life and no auto-power-off. You can leave them on all day and they'll still go for months.
The real question is: Why can't they make those meters with a little solar panel to extend the battery life even further? They could probably go for years... :popcorn:
(eg. Like CASIO calculators)
chinoy:
My Fluke 105B has a d/c jack.
It also has a bat bay for a custom bat. But fluke bats cost too much. So I made my own pack using two li-ion bats.
When I want accurate readings. I prefer to use just the bat to power the unit.
At some point I want to add a bat pack to my hantek dso5000 series scope.
RoGeorge:
Metrix mtx3283 works with 3 x AA rechargeable batteries, and has an AC adapter that can power the instrument and/or recharge the batteries without removing them from the instrument. A nice instrument, just that it's too slow.
BillyO:
--- Quote from: Fungus on February 09, 2023, 05:39:26 am ---They're huge compared to a handheld...
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I had assumed he already had a handheld and wanted something for his bench. While the Fluke 8050A takes up some area, it has a nice flat top that can be used to stack other stuff on, is the same width as the Owon, not as high and costs about 1/4 as much.
See if you can do this with the Owon:
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