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| BeBuLamar:
--- Quote from: nctnico on December 17, 2022, 03:17:20 pm --- --- 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. --- End quote --- 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 --- End quote --- Battery on a lot of DMM last a long time. I doesn't bother me to change it. (of course you can run it on AC with some source of adapter). Many meters can be set so that it doesn't turn itself off. |
| nctnico:
That will be different if you have a DMM switched on all day, every day. It will deplete a battery pretty quick. |
| BeBuLamar:
--- Quote from: BillyO on December 17, 2022, 03:34:52 pm --- --- 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. --- End quote --- 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. --- End quote --- I said I wouldn't want to buy a bench meter for shelf space but I bought an 8050A for $20. It works great for me. Manual ranging is fine I have no problem with that. |
| BillyO:
--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on December 17, 2022, 06:03:54 pm ---I said I wouldn't want to buy a bench meter for shelf space but I bought an 8050A for $20. It works great for me. Manual ranging is fine I have no problem with that. --- End quote --- Compared to bench meters of today, they are pretty compact and are just about the best bargain in a highly reliable and accurate 4.5 digit meter. Mine cost $35 so you got a fantastic deal. I see people on eBay paying over $100 for them and asking over $200 for them too. I wonder who would pay over $200 when you can buy then for less than half that? It seems a lot of eBay sellers do not do their homework. |
| AVGresponding:
TE prices can be so volatile, I saw a Tek 224 make £450 the other day, loads of bidders. Madness! |
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