Any modern alternatives to the Brymen BM867s?

[BeBuLamar]

Thank you for the thoughts. Other than this amp that I am building, my needs rarely go over 60Vdc, so the higher voltages aren't a regular occurrence. The Fluke 89 has been a very dependable meter for me, but I bought it used several years ago before DMM prices skyrocketed. Battery life (4xAA) hasn't been an issue for me with it, and I have spare battery contacts for it. I use Duracells in it. I had been looking at used Flukes, but find that one of the Brymens that I am looking at is often cheaper that these are used. Some of the used Flukes appear to have had a hard life as well.

I also don't need PC interfaces, bar graphs or any of that, so maybe I am looking at more meter than I need as I only use these for hobbyist purposes (audio equipment mainly). The prices in the $150 USD range is acceptable for something that will give dependable readings, normally DCV or resistance measurements (matching), as well as uA/mA if I am doing BJT matching.

Regarding counts, I'm not knowledgeable enough on this to know what the benefits/drawbacks are. I guess I would need to do a LOT more reading on this board to begin to understand the subject. Looking up the Fluke 89 I have, it states 50,000 count for the primary display, which has certainly been acceptable for my use.

Your Fluke 89 (Fluke would call it 89IV, while there isn't other 89 1, 2, or 3) is the same as my 189. It's very nice but battery life isn't good. I have to replace the battery much more often than the 87V.

[coromonadalix]

+1   

If it has 50k counts its not an 89,  but an 89 IV    who is the predecessor of the 187 and 189,  Fluke was riding over the 89 appreciation / legend  if i may say

[Pars]

Yes, it's an 89 IV.

[Pars]

Went ahead and ordered a BM867S from welectron. I was going to order from tme but they didn't satisfactorily answer some meter lead questions, and welectron had probe master, as well as being ~$20 cheaper.

[chickens_are_flying]

Are the leads supplied with BM867s and BM869s different? The comparison charts for the plus editions on welectron seem to suggest that?