Multi-meter recommendations, please!
My husband has mentioned a time or two that he wants a new multimeter. Seems like a perfect gift, but I know less than nothing about them so thought I'd ask you folks for recommendations. Looking ...
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I'll agree with that. One meter isn't enough. I like this Harbor Freight meter. It reads very close to my Fluke 77. The HF meter also has a 20A scale and a temperature probe - which I use a lot. Most meters only go to 10A.
Analog meters have their place. You can get fooled by a digital meter. For example, if you measure the ac voltage ground-to-neutral or ground-to-hot when powered by a un-bonded generator you'll get about 60Vac. You'll be thinking, "dang, that's dangerous". But in reality, it's harmless. If you measure those locations with an analog meter you'll read maybe 5 Vac.
Sal
Analog meters have their place. You can get fooled by a digital meter. For example, if you measure the ac voltage ground-to-neutral or ground-to-hot when powered by a un-bonded generator you'll get about 60Vac. You'll be thinking, "dang, that's dangerous". But in reality, it's harmless. If you measure those locations with an analog meter you'll read maybe 5 Vac.
Sal
Chris Bryant wrote:
I'll add that it is handy to have multiple meters- I often measure either voltage at 2 different points, or both voltage and current. It is also good to have at least one analog meter.
