For FLUKIES $108.00

Where can I get a free Fluke DVM? Maybe for cheap at an estate sale, but good luck with finding those. OK, honestly, I'd settle for used at a fair to good price.

If someone knows someone, that has one for sale used, at a fair price, have them PM me.

Might have to pop for this one. I have a Fluke 36 clamper but it is bulky. I typically use my other Fluke with probes for everyday stuff. I also have a few of the HF meters and, when new, are fairly accurate. For some stuff, it's good to have multiple meters when measuring.

We (you) are still comparing apples and oranges

Mex posted a link for a Fluke Amp Clamp on sale. That has nothing to do with a DVM; Fluke, free, or not.

Back when I was a defense contractor, our equipment all had to calibrated by the Navy cal lab. One of my co-workers was very proud of his new Fluke 87, I opted for another brand with all of the same features, but only about $55 instead of the nearly $300 he paid for his. We sent them in to cal and mine returned cal'd, his was returned as "Defective - Uncal" and he was forbidden to use it on the job until it was repaired or replaced.

He sent it back to Fluke (on his dime) and they repaired it and sent it back, it passed cal that time. I never missed a chance to ask him if his meter was in cal and should we use my cheap $55 meter, since it passed cal the first time. LOL

All of this is to say that just because Fluke is expensive, it doesn't mean they are accurate right out of the box - only a cal lab can do it and they are NOT calibrated by Fluke, even for those exorbitant prices. Anything can be defective, price is never a guarantee of anything except nice profit margins.

For RV use, most of the time a test light will do what you need, it's not like you're doing power supply alignments on a $65,000 power supply and aligning everything to .00v under load. The cheap HF meters will work ok to let you know if your battery charger is/isn't working, and I usually just give them to whomever I'm helping out at the time. Chances are, that's why I'm helping him out, he didn't have a meter.

Are some really trying to compare a free harbor fright meter to a fluke clamp on meter?

Egad the clamp on functionality, is the feature. Opening a circuit to measure current, and hoping it is below 10 amps.... no thanks.

The Centek freebies definitely have their place, but not for any serious current measurement, and the voltage drifts. I've had to adjust mine twice so far.

My craftsman Model # 82369 is still on the first set of alkaline batteries( 4 years). Don't have a Fluke to compare it to for voltage or amperage, but amps agree with my shunted meters, and yes, even the freebie centek on a 0.08 amp LED.

So am I missing FREE AC/DC Amp Clamps from Harbor Freight ?

Where's the ad ?

Add me to bunch using FREE HF meters. They have only 10 amp capacity, but I "happen" to measure 16 amp with one before it show out of range.
I have about 8 of them. 4 with dead batteries, but heck, for free it is cheaper to get another one, than replace the battery.

I had Craftsman version One. Satisfied? Yeah it lifted the left rear a half-inch when I parked on it. Ammeter zero drifted. Drained alkaline batteries after being shut off manually. -6 volts calibration error when set on 200-volt scale. Ernest & Vern insanity. I could hear the snapping and popping from the driver's seat. I guess the 2nd generation was an improvement?

Compare with the $30 UNI-T. It works very well for me.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNI-T-UT210D-Digital-Clamp-Meter-AC-DC-Current-Voltage-Multimeter-Temp-Tester-/262102986579?hash=item3d068e2f53:g:P6AAAOSw5VFWJgCv

My Crafstman Version is about 1 Foot to my left as I type. Nice meter.