Thread: Need to buy a multimeter- some guidance sought.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

You must use them to make a living from. The average DIYer isn't spending fluke type money for something we rarely use I'm hoping us DIY'ers are keeping away from 240+ volt AC power systems with there cheap meters!

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Shane L.

Yes they help pay the bills....

Each Fluke would last at least 10yrs with no issues,so pay for themselves easily.
And working with the voltages we work with, all day,we need something super reliable.

Unlike the latest Electronic Refrigerant leak detectors,they cost a lot more than a Fluke meter,but often don't even last a year,without going back for some kind of repair,although they do get used most days.

As mentioned above
Cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
If someone has a serious need for a professional Phillips meter (1975) that is in new condition, pm me with a few lines.
Just pay postage.
Cheers

I'd actually like to access it to ID some parasitic drainage, and then present it to DazzaTD5 (as a thankyou) who is my long term mechanic here in Perth.
Cheers Gavin

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

I'd actually like to access it to ID some parasitic drainage, and then present it to DazzaTD5 (as a thankyou) who is my long term mechanic here in Perth.
Cheers Gavin

With a maximum of 30uA that meter is not suitable for what you want to do with it. You'll be looking at between 1-a couple of hundred mA for a noticable "parasitic leakage" on the D4.

A couple of milliamps is lower than the self discharge loss on a lead acid battery of that size.

Originally Posted by austastar

As mentioned above
Cheers

That is really cool. It jumps from 0.1 amp to 1amp. But has a huge range of very, very low current ranges. This is probably designed for electronics board testing? You would probably blow it up trying to use it on a car?

Yep, belonged to an electronics tech.
Not a lot of use for automotive, it would be quite fragile.
Cheers

Analogue? I have an AVO 8 that I no longer have a need for.

I should advertise it.

Megger, yep, I have one of those (genuine) that I no longer need.

If all you are doing is basic auto elec then the Ali mob ones are fine. Heck, I even got one with a scope in it which is handy for checking signals from the ECU.

Like this... I don't think I got this exact one, as you are spoilt for choice... But mine works fine, and can even do stuff on my old HiFi gear, where absolute accuracy isn't mandatory.