Hi,
My old PeakTek 1070 dies this weekend. It was not a very precise instrument, it has no auto range, it has no cool features - but is was small. And it barely fits in my toolbox. (together with screwdrivers, pliers, soldering iron, drills - all the basic tools for repairing an TV-set, a copier, a wall plug).
Looking up Amazon for cheap meter, I didn't expect good written offers. But on many "small" advertised meters the sellers simply forgot to tell how small exact these meters are!
What I whant: a tiny DMM with AC/DC Voltage an Current measurement, a least 250V and 1000mA. It should also have resistance measurement and continuity check. But it has to be tiny! 3/4 inch thin at max.
Not much to choose from.
I found two options:
I can get a tiny pen-type DMM but without any current-measurement
or I can get some one/two-Inch-"thin" device, whitch is waaay to big.
Something like this:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0017V97AKis flat enough to sit in the corner of my toolbox. But is has no current scale.
I have also seen DMMs build like a smartphone: big screens with rechargeable batteries, and plugs mounted to the side/bottom. Its still larger than my recent smartphone but tiny compared to e.g Fluke 77 (this would take 50% of the entire room of my toolbox). Has anyone played with these things?
here is an example:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096MJLVMGGreetings
Bernie