I decided its time to get another multimeter. Maybe two. The problem is that there are so many out there that I'm a bit lost. What I want is:
- at least 4.5 digits
- preferably LED, VFD or backlit display with a wide viewing angle.
- current measuring range at least 10A
- mains powered. I'm fed-up with changing batteries.
- cheap (Ebay)
I have an HP 3466A which matches all of the above except for measuring current.
Does anyone have a recommendation?
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I like the Thurlby-Thandar 1906 5.5 digit multimeter. It does cost 584 euro new from Farnell, but you get a lot of bang for your buck.
There's one on sale on e-bay at the moment for 200 UK pounds, including the optional GPIB interface.
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I purchased a BK 5492 bench DMM on Ebay last year for good price.
15A VFD 5.5 Digit Perhaps look for bench DMMs by B&K Precision.I got sick of using a battery DMM for several reasons.
*Hated spinning a clack clack clack dial. *I have bright lights and the LCD display was hard to see. *The meter never had a home and keep floating around on the bench. So less order. *I needed more precision.
This does everything you asked for
This might. It is cheaper. The display is LCD but is not TFT (OK in bright light)
That is a nice one. I also found it on Ebay. It does have a backlight according to the manual. I think I'll buy this one.
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Here are some more choices.
I have an UNrecommendation.
The Radio Shack 43 range multimeter.
I had an older one fail after what should have been a minor and low energy glitch.
The first store replacement had the same symptoms. A second replacement from a different store did likewise.
The first store replacement came back in six weeks. I have yet to test it.
The neat feature about these is their electrostatic line tracing.
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Not particularly cheap, but the Agilent 34410A is pretty nice. Ethernet interface as well as GPIB.
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I just ordered one of these meters, thanks for recommending. The postage charge is more than the item, but still good value. Meter is cheaper than a battery tester in the UK!
Lyn
I ended up ordering this one:
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On a sunny day (Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:08:57 GMT) it happened snipped-for-privacy@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel) wrote in :
Seems good value for money.
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