Multimeter Recommendation

[XiveX]

Hi all,

I'm a newb when it comes to electricity, but learning quick after reading Hoot's infamouse 5v too low sticky. I'm interested in buying a DMM, and my friend's Dad (an electrician) says he would go with nothing other than Fluke, he swears by them. Anyone have any suggestions on this? Price isn't an issue, but then again, I really don't want to pay over $150 for one, so I guess it is after all ...

The Flukes seem very nice, and I like all the extra features most of them have. I particularly like the Fluke 111 True RMS DMM. Check it out here and let me know if you think this would be good for overclocking/comp testing:

http://www.contacteast.com/product/...76E50&sid=F93EE517-B7FE-48CD-8FDF92AF698F503E

Thanks!

Xive

 

[Diggrr]

Fluke is an excellent choice. That model 111 has every function you could need also, except maybe temperature, but that's what DigiDoc's are for.

I use an older Amprobe myself, and wish for capacitance and audible continuity...sometimes it's a real pain to look for the display while your making your contacts.

I'd recommend it. And you don't need that stupid certificate....$40 bucks for a piece of paper...Baahh!

 

[XiveX]

Yeah, I bought a DigiDoc about 2 days ago, still waiting on it to arrive (UPS GROUND ). It looks pretty sweet, although I wish I had bought the black faced DigiDoc that some sites sell, being as I am sticking it in a Black Antec 1040B case. Oh well....is it easy to mod the face of those things? I also have a white faced Plextor CD-RW drive that Id like to make black as well...luckily, it was very easy to find a black floppy drive, but it'd be nice if my entire front bezel had black components and not a black case with ugly white components sticking out of it...

Any ideas on how to mod the face of a CD-RW or the Digi DOC?

Thanks...I'll probably buy that fluke (oh and btw-- it has about 3 different temp probe kits you can buy for it...runs like anywhere from $70-130 though depending on which one you buy...OUCH!

Xive

 

[Diggrr]

I just removed the faces from the drives, and cleaned them in the kitchen sink with Ajax and a ScotchBrite pad. Dry thouroughly, no fingerprints, tape any led windows and spray with flat black spray paint (name brand...Krylon, Rustoleum, etc). Wait and hour, then come back and spray again, but from 2 feet away, lightly. Mine exactly match my case this way (YY mini server cube, black), no kidding!

Do all of them at the same time so that the paint turns out the same. Tape off the DigiDoc's display window with masking tape, and trim the tape to fit with a sharp knife. Spray paint it the same way as the drive faces. You can also paint the blank hole covers at the same time too, so it all matches well.

Have fun!

 

[robertm]

We use alot of mutimeters in our electronic shop while we have some fluke meters on the benchs we also use a number of hand held wavetek meters. We have had good luck with the waveteks and they are a good bit cheeper than the fluke. So if your looking for a cheaper but still good meter I dont think you can go wrong with a wavetek aswell.

 

[el]

I like my fluke 12 cheap and always does the job well.

 

[iggybaseball]

use a 9 volt battery an a led

 

[Fink]

Fluke

Almost no question

 

[craigiz1]

Fluke is one of the best meters out there, but if your a newbie and are just going to use it for general voltage checks and continuity, get one that is less expensive to start with. You can get them cheap. See how they work for you. I am an elevator mechanic and deal with a wide range of electrical voltages and for 90% of my need's, I can use a cheap'o pocket meter that a boss gave out to everyone for Christmas one year. The cost of a Fluke (bragging right's) can be expensive.

 

[Mull]

Fluke

I have used a Fluke 88 for 10 years or so. An 88 is more than
you need for computers. I'm a mechanic and I use it all the time.
If you stick with the name Fluke you will be okay. Mull