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- From: szopinsk@picard.med.ge.com (Jerry Szopinski Mfg 4-6983)
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for Digital Multimeter
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 09:51:58 GMT
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- garland@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu wrote:
- : 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).
- : >
- : > Thanks
- : >
- : > Kayshav
- : > Kayshav_Dattatri@taligent.com
- : >
- :
- : 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.
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- Not to mention Beckman's are very rugged. You can drop them a few times, bang
- them around a lot, even spill stuff all over them; they're like the Energizer
- Bunny, they keep going and going and going...
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- I don't know, to me something called a Fluke just doesn't inspire thoughts of
- reliability.
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- Jerry
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- "It riles them to believe that you perceive the web they weave and keep on
- thinking free!" -- Moody Blues
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