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BillyO:
Give some consideration to the Kaiweets HT118E (that E is important!  The HT118A is not half the meter).

It's 4.5 digits (precise), it's accurate and for a meter in it's price range (under $70), well built, responsive, nicely executed and comes with decent standard accessories (+case) as well as some "nice" features (too long a list to enumerate).  The only thing it does not have is a "relative" mode.  Something you may never miss.  There are several "reviews" and "first looks" on YouTube and none of them have anything negative to say about it.  When they were first introduced they were on for a special price, and I found a discount code too that made it irresistible so it became my 13th meter.  I have used it frequently and like it a lot.  I can honestly say it's a great meter.

If you were willing to spend 2.5 times that much you could pick up a meter from Brymen that would fill your needs for a lifetime.  Remember though, you really need 2 meters.  One to measure voltage and one to measure current.  If I was just starting out and knew what I know now, I'd pick up that Kaiweets first, then for next Christmas (or whatever your winter holiday is) buy myself a Brymen 78X (I have a 786 because I like blue).

Welcome to electronics.  It's a whole bunch of fun and it will keep you out of the pubs (for the most part) and it will keep your wallet nice and lean.
BillyO:

--- Quote from: Fungus on March 22, 2023, 09:38:14 pm ---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.

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:-DD
Fungus:

--- Quote from: BillyO on March 23, 2023, 01:54:21 am ---Remember though, you really need 2 meters.  One to measure voltage and one to measure current.  If I was just starting out and knew what I know now, I'd pick up that Kaiweets first, then for next Christmas (or whatever your winter holiday is) buy myself a Brymen 78X (I have a 786 because I like blue).

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He's already said one meter will likely be used for automotive work so it should probably be a clamp meter...  :)

BillyO:

--- Quote from: Fungus on March 23, 2023, 02:31:52 am ---
--- Quote from: BillyO on March 23, 2023, 01:54:21 am ---Remember though, you really need 2 meters.  One to measure voltage and one to measure current.  If I was just starting out and knew what I know now, I'd pick up that Kaiweets first, then for next Christmas (or whatever your winter holiday is) buy myself a Brymen 78X (I have a 786 because I like blue).

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He's already said one meter will likely be used for automotive work so it should probably be a clamp meter...  :)

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Right.

That would need to be a DC clamp.  Maybe a UT210E?

Nice little meter.  I have one.  Works well except with really low current (under 200ma DC it gets progressively less accurate, but for the price ...).  Only problem is Uni-T, so no support.
james_s:

--- Quote from: BillyO on March 23, 2023, 02:41:34 am ---Right.

That would need to be a DC clamp.  Maybe a UT210E?

Nice little meter.  I have one.  Works well except with really low current (under 200ma DC it gets progressively less accurate, but for the price ...).  Only problem is Uni-T, so no support.

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I don't like clamp meters, I already have a perfectly good meter so I got a AC/DC clamp probe to go with it. The clamp is nice to have but in practice I rarely use it, most of the time when I work on cars I'm measuring volts and resistance. Most of the time when I do want to measure current it's at a range that is below what a clamp can reliably measure, stuff like phantom draw that is draining the battery.
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