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- From: gw214790@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Galen Watts)
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for Digital Multimeter
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:33:20 GMT
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- In article <thomasd.38.728156827@tps.COM> thomasd@tps.COM (Thomas W. Day) writes:
- >In article <15657.2b645387@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> garland@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
- >>In article <C1FqqK.2vt@taligent.com>, kayshav_dattatri@taligent.com (
- >Kayshav Dattatri) writes:>> I want to buy a digital multimeter for my hobby
- >set. I have seen models>> from Philips, Funa etc. I'm willing to spend
- >about $100.>>
- >>> Can the gurus recommend a good model and source to get it cheap (mail order or
- >>> in the SFO bay area market).
- >>I recommend the Beckman series of DMM's. There are several in the $100 price
- >>range. I've found them to be very rugged, and they have large LCD displays with
- >>good contrast -- better than the Fluke line in that regard. Also, a point
- >>frequently overlooked, is that they have extremely long battery life -- about
- >>x10 longer than the Fluke's, and they're also well-shielded against rf.
- >
- >I've used both, Beckman and Fluke. I like both, but personally own a Fluke
- >8060A for the features. The battery life on my Fluke has been satisfactory,
- >more than a year per 9V. I can't complain about the LCD contrast. I use it
- >in audio applications, often where the ambient light is marginal, and it is
- >always readable. Fluke's customer service is amazing. My 8060A was damaged
- >in shipping two years ago. Really battered. Fluke repaired it and got it
- >back to me in 3 days. And the cost of repair was extremely reasonable.
-
- I've also had Beckmans and Flukes, and I think the differences are trivial.
- Meters with a big rotary switch will need to have the switch cleaned at some
- point, and I've never seen a digital meter that didn't have some problems
- with RF. I personally own a Fluke 8020A, and I have a Fluke 87, a Beckman
- DM25L and a Simpson analog at work. The Fluke is nice with the averaging,
- the Beckman with the transistor gain and the Simpson for seeing small
- fluctuations that a digital meter misses.
-
- I'd buy something really cheap from Radio Shark until you really know what
- you need.
-
- Always open to suggestions,
- Galen Watts, KF0YJ
-