Recommendations for volt meter
I have several harbor freight volt meters. The price was right for them, buy something and they give you one for free, with an ad sometimes. They have worked fine for me in the past, but for simple...
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Harvard wrote:That seems high. My ancient Fluke 87 shows 1-2 mV with the leads shorted. And, that's to be expected with wire leads - they'll pick up whatever random RF is floating around. To get closer requires a "relative" measurement function, which puts you into the 87V/287 ($400-600) range.
On the AC Volts range with the probes shorted together the meter reads 0.022 VAC when ideally it should read 0.00 VAC.
To the OP:
The Harbor Freight ones aren't bad for what they cost (!), and are handy for basic wiring needs - if you break one, go get another. But IMO, if you want a reliable meter you can trust to be accurate and which will last, look to Fluke or HP/Agilent/Keysight. You can get a Fluke 106 for <$100, and a 113 for not much more (113 doesn't do amps).
Depends on how you are about tools. Do you buy hammers from the $1 bin, or do you buy an Estwing?
