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Cwmdu:
I am retired and want to learn about electronics. I have been told:

To stay away from anything dangerous. So no high voltages or currents. Build a battery transistor multivibrator for starters.
Buy an Owon VDS1022I first. Isolation to protect my laptop. Being able to see what is happening and being able to get close on voltage is enough.


I asked "What about a multimeter?" And was told: It is not necessary, but if you want one get a CEM DT337.

Is this the best multimeter for a beginner?


Axtman:
My humble opinion is that there are so many good multimeters out there that you almost could not go wrong. That is if you are working on battery powered or low voltage circuits. I you are working on line voltage or high voltage circuits then I would say FLUKE.

Dave Jones has some great videos:





Fungus:

--- Quote from: Cwmdu on March 22, 2023, 06:41:48 pm ---Is this the best multimeter for a beginner?

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No, that's a clamp meter so you're paying for some things you'll never use and missing out on some things that you'll need.

It's also expensive. You can get a lot of multimeter for far less money.

Where are you going to buy the meter from? If you're buying on Aliexpress you'll get a lot more options than on Amazon (Amazon is a horrible place to buy stuff like this).


shapirus:

--- Quote from: Cwmdu on March 22, 2023, 06:41:48 pm ---Buy an Owon VDS1022I first.

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Avoid. It's super inconvenient. The scope should normally be a dedicated device. Well, convenience is a subjective thing, but the fact that you'll need to handle two devices instead of one isn't. Also, it makes you depend on the quality and availability of the software that works with the scope.

If on a tight budget, get a cheap chinese handheld scope such as JDS6052S, or similar (maybe there were some more attractive devices released in the last couple of years). They do everything a beginner would ever need: two channels, pause, zoom, single-shot, simple math etc.


--- Quote from: Cwmdu on March 22, 2023, 06:41:48 pm ---I asked "What about a multimeter?" And was told: It is not necessary, but if you want one get a CEM DT337.

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"not necessary"? A multimeter is the first tool that the beginner needs to buy, even before a soldering iron. You can get away without a scope, but not without a multimeter.

CEM DT337 is primarily a clamp ammeter. It's a useful tool, but it can wait until you need to measure currents of the order of at least several amps without the need to break the circuit.

Get a proper DMM instead. What model, depends on what you are willing to spend and whether you need to measure anything beyond low-voltage (think battery voltage levels) curcuits. There are many options. Nowadays there's a lot of quite decent choices starting at about $25 from brands such as Aneng which will get you started and serve you well until you understand that you need a second DMM, by which time you'll be able to choose it using your experience.

Fungus:

--- Quote from: Axtman on March 22, 2023, 06:52:44 pm ---Dave Jones has some great videos:

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Those are hopelessly out of date now...

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