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Which Bench multimeter to choose?

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nctnico:

--- Quote from: bingo600 on December 17, 2022, 09:48:57 am ---But when i need something, for a quick measure.
I either use my Brymen 257 handheld , or my Mastech 9803R (looks the same as the - Vici VC8145)

They're "instant on", and i don't need 6+ digits for a quick voltage measurement

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Agreed. For a quick measurement you don't need a fancy meter. Before I bought the VC8145 I looked at lots of bench multimeters both new and used and it just came out on top. I quickly discarded the older ones from HP and so on because they typically have small displays, slow continuity, limited features and a very low current measurement range (like 3A or so). Especially the 6.5 digit meters are all about precission and not having the most features.

Nowadays there are more low cost models on the market from brands like Uni-T. Either way, for a general purpose DMM I'd look for something that doesn't run an OS and thus powers up instantly. Less components means less can break and thus more reliability. Capacitance and temperature measurements are useful to have.

BeBuLamar:
I use my handheld DMM sideway. It would fit on the shelf. I would not buy a bench meter due to shelf space. Sure I would buy bench meter for the accuracy but then they are more than $500.

nctnico:

--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on December 17, 2022, 01:30:59 pm ---I use my handheld DMM sideway. It would fit on the shelf. I would not buy a bench meter due to shelf space. Sure I would buy bench meter for the accuracy but then they are more than $500.

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How about never needing to change the batteries and it never shuts off automatically? For me these two features alone are reason enough to get a bench DMM  ;D

BillyO:

--- Quote from: J-R on December 17, 2022, 08:01:25 am ---Can't see the Fluke 8050A making much sense unless you're just nostalgic.  It's not auto-ranging and uses flaky push button switches for everything instead of soft keys.

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Hmm, I have both a 8010 and an 8050A and the push buttons on neither are flaky.  Also, auto-ranging has it's down sides not the least being the time it takes when doing repetitive measurements.  Generally you know pretty well what range you should be on before taking a measurement.

All that aside, should we then just assume the 1.5763V my 8050A reads on a battery is to be treated as rubbish compared to the 1.57627V my SDM3055 reads because one has soft buttons and the other does not? :-DD

Good to know.

ElectricPower:

--- Quote from: BillyO on December 17, 2022, 05:14:33 am ---
--- Quote from: ElectricPower on December 17, 2022, 03:30:50 am ---Thanks for all replyes :)

I think i'm going to reject the bench multimeter and go for BM786 instead. (The EEVblog one).
I have allready ordered it :)

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Other than it being blue, it's not going to solve the main problem you cited. :-//

A bit late but, if you don't need capacitance and frequency you can get a prime 4.5 digit Fluke 8050A for under $75.

Anyway, I too have the BM786.  It's a really good meter for a handheld unit.  And it's blue.  But I do use my Fluke 8050A more than my BM786 .. just saying.  (actually I use my SDM3055  the most)

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Yes it will solve my main problem. BM786 is a little lower than BM869, so this will fitt in my shelf. It fits my other recuirements also. Maybe without the "big" screen, but that i can live with. :)

Is there some smart stands for handhield multimeters that make them less wiggle wiggle on the bench?

Btw... in my opinion, Fluke is overprised for personal use.

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