THE UTTER BASICS -- Using A Multimeter
http://www.gearheaddiva.com/4293/demystifying-the-multimeter-a-beginners-guide/
Forum Discussion
Don't get me wrong, I have the HFT DMM's all over the house and one in the MH but my Fluke has one big advantage, it has a memory. There are a lot of times that just holding the test leads where you want them makes it difficult to read the display or the voltage is on for a half second and my Flukes all record that. Very few DMM's can measure AND display anything that lasts for lest than half a second.
The other thing I like having is a threaded sleeve around the base of the probe. I bought some test probes with that feature just like the probes from my Triplett 310. You can buy a lot of different attachments for that 8-32 threaded sleeve, my favorites are alligator clips. In the MH, being able to clip to a good ground and have only one probe to touch potential voltage sources etc. is a really timesaver.
If the HFT meters had full size banana sockets for the probe wires they would be fantastic.
The other thing I like having is a threaded sleeve around the base of the probe. I bought some test probes with that feature just like the probes from my Triplett 310. You can buy a lot of different attachments for that 8-32 threaded sleeve, my favorites are alligator clips. In the MH, being able to clip to a good ground and have only one probe to touch potential voltage sources etc. is a really timesaver.
If the HFT meters had full size banana sockets for the probe wires they would be fantastic.
