Fluke 15b+ Multimeter for electronics

[Hexenbyte]

Hi all, i am looking to buy a good multimeter to use for electronic repair and projects and was looking at the Fluke 15b+, is this a good one to get? thank you for the help in advance.

[nanofrog]

It depends on what's important to you. Feature wise, it's decent (. But it's not necessarily the best value out there or even the safest.

• So what all are you looking to do with it?
• Will you need it to poke around mains as well as low voltage electronics?

For example, it'd be safe enough to poke around mains, but if you're working with an AC signal that's not a true sine wave, you won't get an accurate value as it's not a True RMS meter.

It's also 4000 counts. 6000 counts is usually all you'll need for most applications, and given the budget, that can be had in a safe meter for less money.

For example, you might want to consider either the:

• Brymen BM235
• Brymen BM257S

Both are well built, safe for mains (meet their CAT ratings), 6000 counts, and True RMS. Just some differences in features you'd need to sort out if you need them or not.

A lower cost alternative that's suitable for mains would be a Uni-T UT139C. Also 6000 counts and True RMS. Not a Brymen, but certainly usable.

If it's just for low voltage electronics, you could even opt for an Aneng AN8008.

As it's usually handy to have multiple meters for simultaneous measurements, any combination of these (or others would be in order). Just stabbing in the dark really without any specifics.

Lots of info on these meters in the forum if you search, and would be well worth your time IMHO.

[Fungus]

Hi all, i am looking to buy a good multimeter to use for electronic repair and projects and was looking at the Fluke 15b+, is this a good one to get? thank you for the help in advance.

Yes.

Only basic features but a good, safe, reliable meter.