majornelson
100 W
What are the preferred multimeters those in the forum use?
Just trying to fill out my arsenal...
Just trying to fill out my arsenal...
majornelson said:What are the preferred multimeters those in the forum use?
Just trying to fill out my arsenal...
Get a Cycle Analyst and a Multimeter, you're still a noob if you don't have at least one of each.
majornelson said:Get a Cycle Analyst and a Multimeter, you're still a noob if you don't have at least one of each.
cal3thousand- Funny, it was your signature in another thread that inspired the post... I have a CA v3.
bigmoose- I'm not certain how many lifetimes I may need a multimeter but I'm definitely going to check out a Fluke. You can never plan too well... :wink:
bigmoose said:Any meter is better than no meter.
That said, jut be careful with $20 meters if you use them some day on your mains to the house. I read a report where an electrician got killed on, I think it was like 277/480 volt 3 phase system. The meter did not have enough creep protection on the PCB and it arced over internal to the meter, the internal fuse was not rated to interrupt the plasma ball in his hand. (If you ever take a Fluke apart the fuses are huge in them!) The resultant arc and plasma ball killed him. Note I am not an alarmist, just know the limitations of lower priced meters if you use them above 220 volts where the source can source kilo amps.
I found the article on the guy here: turns out 2 were killed and one injured:
http://ecmweb.com/arc-flash/case-deadly-arc-flash
bigmoose said:If you can swing it, buy the best Fluke you can. It will last many lifetimes and holds calibration well. After 25 years or so the displays fluke out because the polymer "zebra strip" dries out, but you can 2nd source those parts now to keep them running about forever.
The Mighty Volt said:bigmoose said:If you can swing it, buy the best Fluke you can. It will last many lifetimes and holds calibration well. After 25 years or so the displays fluke out because the polymer "zebra strip" dries out, but you can 2nd source those parts now to keep them running about forever.
This. Bought a fluke from an American kid who was finishing in Lincoln Tech {it even said Lincoln Tech on it} and I've loved it ever since. Bulletproof, dropped it at speed once off my first 36v build. Great stuff.