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If you only had one meter?
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Gyro:
If I was going to be shipwrecked on a desert island, I would probably go for a Fluke 25 or 27. Firstly they can swim (or at least not drown), they would probably withstand crashing on the rocks, and of course the 10k hours battery life would hopefully last me until rescue or death!
BeBuLamar:
I owned the original 87 but not the 87V but I use it a lot at work. I own the 189, 287 and 289. The 287 and 289 offer functionality not found on the 87V but it's a pain for quick measurement. Slow start up and slow autoranging in resistance mode. I think if I can only have 1 meter I would choose the 189. I own it for a long time but not using it much. I am now semi retired so I do stuff at home more often and I found I like the 189 a lot.
Excavatoree:

--- Quote from: robert.rozee on October 24, 2022, 10:32:44 am ---fluke 23 (ie, a yellow 77)



reasons: safe, simple, reliable, long battery life.


cheers,
rob   :-)

--- End quote ---

One of my favorites. 
Xandinator:
You can live pretty good with only one multimeter, e.g. the 87V: The 117 counts as voltage checker, 289 & U1282A are loggers, DAQ6510 is a daq, 34470A & DMM7510 are digitizers, 1507 is an insulation tester, 789 is a calibrator, B2987A is an electrometer, RTH1004 is a scope. Apart from that they of course all can do voltages and other stuff.
ci11:
My "Desert Island" choice would be the Fluke 867B.

It's my pick over a 289 because it has the same 0.025% DCV accuracy but it can be AC-powered for extended logging. The waveform display (to 1,000V!) and graphical component tester (like a mini-Huntron) come in pretty handy too. It will soon be supported by Shimazaki-san's fabulous Ts Digital Multi Meter Viewer software for real-time monitoring and extended logging on a Win 10/11 PC, much better usability over the DOS-era FlukeView 860 that can only be run under WinXP or earlier. What's not to like? Its "lots-to-love" size, having been discontinued for sometime and not cheap on the used market.

Plan B would be the Gossen MetraHit 29S.

Made in Germany, 310,000 count, 0.02% DCV accuracy on a 1-to-3 line LCD in a smaller package than the 867B with all the high-end bells and whistles. It can also log to Gossen's MetraWin 10 PC software and can be AC powered. The LCD is not backlit although its current version, the MetraHit Energy, is. Runs on 2 AA's for a long time. Although discontinued for some time, they can be found but definitely not cheap due to its popularity smongst the cognoscenti.

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