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Fungus:

--- Quote from: mwb1100 on March 22, 2023, 07:57:46 pm ---Starting off with a $20 or less meter is fine for low voltage electronics work (there a bazillion of them out there,and nearly all except the absolute cheapest will give accurate enough readings for volts & ohms).

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Yep.

When Big Clive says "trashy" he doesn't mean they won't work, just that many people will look down on them because they aren't Flukes and didn't cost a fortune.

They measure very well for the basic stuff (volts/ohms/amps/continuity) and you can buy two of them for the cost of a Fluke fuse.

james_s:
A multimeter should be the very first tool you buy, and it is the one you will use most often. A scope is nice too but you probably won't use it nearly as much as you use a multimeter.
BeBuLamar:

--- Quote from: Cwmdu on March 22, 2023, 07:14:56 pm ---I was told get a clamp meter in case I start messing about with cars (which is probable), it is difficult to blow anything up with a clamp meter.

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You won't blow thing up if you use the clamp meter as the clamp meter but then you don't need it in that capacity often. You would need to measure voltage and resistance which it can do but doing so you can blow things up the same as a mulitmeter. It's only inconvenient to use. I never use the clamp for anything than measure current.
mwb1100:

--- Quote from: Fungus on March 22, 2023, 09:38:14 pm ---you can buy two of them for the cost of a Fluke fuse

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 ;D
shakalnokturn:
A few ideas for today depending on where you live, by my order of preference (I'm a compulsive DMM buyer, I also have some for sale  ;) ):

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/fluke-87-true-rms-multimeter-voltmeter-/1447537697

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/digital-multimeter-/1438157546

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/multimeter/1453274011

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/fluke-12-multimeter/1453277174

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/fluke-175-multimeter-with-fluke-leads-ono/1451262578

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/draper-dmm300-automotive-digital-multimeter-brand-new/1454011927

If you must also buy a current clamp:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/fluke-325-true-rms-clamp-meter/1452271321

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-power-tools/new-fluke-376-fc-trms-clamp-meter/1452890707 (I think this one is a real bargain, if close enough I'd buy this one, sell it off, that would possibly pay for at least a decent multimeter...)

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-miscellaneous-goods/amprobe-lh41a-ac-dc-low-current-clamp-meter/1425058131

https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-hand-tools/iso-tech-clamp-meter-true-rms-600a-ac-dc-icm-36r-brand-new-/1452673010

Now I've listed them here, you'll have to be quick if interested!
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