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Best multimeter for my price range?
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BlueApple:

--- Quote from: Fungus on October 08, 2022, 01:43:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: BlueApple on October 08, 2022, 01:03:14 pm ---What about the Fluke 116? It has a lot of good features and is only $145 at Lowe's.

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It has no current measurement ranges, only a very limited uA range for testing flame sensors.  :-//

nb. Every sub-$400 meter in Fluke's lineup is designed with something major missing so you eventually end up at their 87V.

If you really want a Fluke and have about $150 to spend then get a Fluke 17B+. It's not good value compared to an equivalent  Brymen, it has no TRMS, no bar graph display, continuity is a bit slow ... but it's the least crippled for EE work.

https://lygte-info.dk/review/DMMFluke%2017B%20UK.html

The BM235 is better/cheaper though.

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I was just looking at the fluke for the warranty. :)
bdunham7:

--- Quote from: BlueApple on October 08, 2022, 07:29:19 pm ---I was just looking at the fluke for the warranty. :)

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Keep in mind that the (modified) 'lifetime' warranty is only on their fairly expensive industrial line.  The 116 and similar have a three-year warranty.  You can buy Brymen meters through Greenlee and get a lifetime warranty from them, but they don't have the complete lineup and the cost is higher.  I'm not sure precisely how the warranty works if you buy the BM235 directly from the EEVBlog store.
BlueApple:

--- Quote from: bdunham7 on October 08, 2022, 08:48:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: BlueApple on October 08, 2022, 07:29:19 pm ---I was just looking at the fluke for the warranty. :)

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Keep in mind that the (modified) 'lifetime' warranty is only on their fairly expensive industrial line.  The 116 and similar have a three-year warranty.  You can buy Brymen meters through Greenlee and get a lifetime warranty from them, but they don't have the complete lineup and the cost is higher.  I'm not sure precisely how the warranty works if you buy the BM235 directly from the EEVBlog store.

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Oh, I see.
J-R:
Probably time to really lock in what your requirements are, this thread is going sideways...
bdunham7:

--- Quote from: J-R on October 08, 2022, 11:21:28 pm ---Probably time to really lock in what your requirements are, this thread is going sideways...

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Well, it is a multivariable problem, so it isn't surprising to see it wobble a bit.  :) The OP admittedly doesn't have locked in requirements.  The question really is "what can I get for $150", and my answer is a BM235 and $50 worth of additional stuff.
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