MULTIMETERS

they are good but really only worth it if it's making you money and even then it's very likely some fuck will eventually steal it. i mainly use Klein, work good and are priced reasonably

>>1152920
This.
I actually personally use a bunch of cheap shitty jameco/rshack ones, but for work we have a Klein.

Currently a €15 aldi DMM because they had it on sale and I needed one fast. Planning on getting a Brymen BM235 in the near future.
Fluke seems like the gold standard but overpriced as fuck.

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>>1152914
>use around the clock?

I only use it during working hours.

>>1152914
just bought a used Fluke 179 from a co-worker for $150. It's my first Fluke. Feels good man.

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Kind of broken westward one like pic related

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fluke t5.600. Does everything you need but not too fancy or expensive. I work around electricity everyday so I want a brand good enough I can trust. Great all around no nonsense meter

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>>1152914
I have a Uni-T 890D and I'm quite happy with it. I opened it up and put a piece of tape over the beeper, which made it a lot more tolerable.

anyone know of an accurate clamp meter with a max amp function?
Got burned by a cheapo unit on amazon. its accurate and actually pretty nice but the hold function does not record max amps, just whatever it is when you press it. Testing motor surge.

>>1153011
>but the hold function does not record max amps, just whatever it is when you press it.
That is what the hold function is for. You didn't get burned, you're just mentally deficient.

>>1153012
I'm not an electrician and never used one before. Get off my dick and answer the question.

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>>1152914
This one for personal use
Various Flukes for work

>>1153022
>he got the auto ranging one instead of the inductance measuring one
What are you doing.

>>1153023
I don't pay extra for features I don't need

>>1152914
I have this one, it was $5 from harbor freight

>>1153032
Only $2 difference on AliExpress, your housefire may vary.

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34401A at work

EX505 at home

pic not related

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>>1152914
I got a $30ish multimeter that has serial out from banggood. So far it's done everything I've wanted. I also had an $8 autoranging pocket meter that I used all the time, until I was a dumbass and switched modes while it was attached to a 110v available source. It was so tiny and easy, that I used it way more, right up until I killed it.

Pic related, a similar meter to the one I killed

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>>1152914
i have a type m890c my is from Uni-T
thanks to OP i remembered i have old analog Unimer 30 from Iskra with ton of spere parts and 2 cases probably try to repair them to work again(are old school multimaters worket grate, dumb kidost blowed the resistors on wrong setings)

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flightline mechanic, glad i didn't pay for it. but never gives me issues

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>>1152914
Elma BM805 at home.

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Fluke 12b.
No bells or whistles.

For home it's some little Greenlee unit.

>>1153530
i used to have one of those but a cow ate with along with 2 of my fingers

>>1153537
Were you checking the cow's voltage? Are cows AC or DC?

>>1153546
Not him but I heard milk is a pretty good electrolyte, maybe they'd have an electrode-potential between the teats and their mouth?

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Anyone try out a Mooshimeter? I encounter some situations where my meter needs to be an an odd spot while on min/max recording, but if I had the Mooshimeter I could watch live data graphing while driving. Needs to be very accurate and have fairly powerful bluetooth signal though. I can't find any reviews from anyone I would trust. I know there's the Fluke with detachable face but some of my coworkers have had bad luck with it.

>>1154005
> but if I had the Mooshimeter I could watch live data graphing while driving.
Or you could concentrate on driving and not kill anyone. Dumbass.

>>1154023
No need to, the car drives itself

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>>1152914

I strongly recommend pic related. Been using for several months still no problems.

Pros: measures capacitance
Auto range
Beeps
Auto shutdowns if forgot on
Has micro ammeter
Measures temp. (Probe included)
10x Cheaper than Fluke
Cons:
No blacklight

Harbor freight free/$4 is great for an auto mechanic's mobil box. Throw it in there, if it breaks no biggie. It'll let you check batteries, alternators, and continuity which is usually more than enough for most situations. I never came across something on a car i couldn't diagnose with it. But the tips break if you look at them. I made my own set that allows me to switch between probes and gator clips.

I have a $60 harbor freight, it's alright, but it acts a little weird some times. Great for guitar amp repair and effects building, among other random electronic fuckery. Used the 25% off coupon so I got it for $45, and for that price it's great. Eventually if I start making more money off this hobby I'll buy a better one.

I've had the luxury of using flukes several times, great meters, but you pay for it.

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>>1154236
>Pros: measures capacitance
>10x Cheaper than Fluke
>Cons:
>No blacklight

>No blacklight

So how do you illuminate your posters?
This is why I love my Fluke!

>>1152920
This.
The only reason to own Fluke equipment is if you make koney with it ( or have nothing else to throw money at i guess) but regular decent priced multimeters are good enough for almost anything

>>1154298
I meant back-lit screen.
Enjoy your 399$ 1% more accurate Fluke meter.

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>tfw they forget some print on your four €digits DMM

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>>1152968
Good brand but for me as a HVAC tech i enjoy the UEI because of the amp metter that closes around the wire and this model has a magnet on the back so nice to stick on the unit

>>1154344
check um


forgot to add the amp metter you can replace with different heads like a fan to get CFM plus Fluke heads fit on the UEi's so you can switch alot of shit out

>>1154340
wtf should i be noticing

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>>1154356
the print for secondary functions is not present

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This is my daily carry, had it for 6 months. I am impresed. Had a fluke 115, have an 87V at home. Selling the 115. The Reed does more and is half the price.

>>1154361
Been eyeballing that model for sometime.

I'm looking to buy a multimeter for electronics projects (example: Raspberry Pi stuff). All I need to do is: measure current, measure voltage, and I heard some multimeters can measure forward voltage of diodes (like LEDs). I'd like for it to be <$20, and on Amazon. Any recommendations?

>>1154496
Literally any cheap DMM like OP's pic will work, they're around $3 at the cheapest from China, you shouldn't have trouble looking for one on Amazon. I've got a couple and they definitely do the job for low-level electronics. The diode mode shows the voltage drop in mV, I'm getting a 585mV reading across a diode right now. They don't do capacitance or continuity, but they can do something with transistors, not like I've ever done that.

>>1154236
>several months
>expects us to value his opinion

Enjoy your electrical fires, fgt.

For quick measurements, I mostly use my handhelds.
Fluke 87V, Agilent U1272A and Keysight U1282A

For datalogging and such, I use benchtops.
Agilent 34401A and 3457A

>>1154361
Wouldn't mind having one of those.

>>1152914
I only use mine too measure battery voltages. A cheap one I ordered from China a couple of years ago has been working well for me.

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I posted this Google image earlier >>1152944

Today I decided to post pics of some of my actual meters in the house (and van)

I have several others but they are in my shop where I do mostly auto related repairs.

nobody seems to use windshield-wiper multimeters. why?

what's a cheap and not incredibly shitter multimeter I can buy online?

>>1152914
what are the cons of a clamp meter? there has to be something bad as they arent as common as normal type.

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greetings from /ohm/

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>>1155756
Sanwa PM7a
Reputable brand

$30 - 36

>>1155728
because digital meters are more reliable and easier to use
also they perform better

Gossen Mettawatt X-Tra for special cases, Benning CM2 as ervery day in the toolbox meter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFTQxWlMGeE

Is your multimeter inches or metric?

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>>1155841
Confirmed for god-tier.

>>1155728
Most people I have bumped into assume digital = better, which is never an automatic truth. In my experience analogue meters settle on the value a lot faster, can still measure voltage and current if the batteries die (has saved my ass more than once when I was in bumfuck nowhere with flat batteries), and tend to drop a little more power into the circuit under test, ensuring transients in the system do not alter the reading. Inducted loads are also a problem with digital meters, but these fly right under the radar of an analogue. View angle tends to be better as well, you can use the parallax mirror from any angle, where an LCD might have a narrower field of view.

I have a variety of cheap digi meters but if I'm at my bench, this tends to be the one I jump for.

>>1155836
I have never seen a 70's era fluke. I love those sliding buttons.

>>1155757
for DIY there aren't any cons really.

>>1152968
This right here. Sometimes would like to have the amp clamp but still does everything i need. Use it daily workhours.

>>1155967
awesome! gonna order one asap

>>1155678
That simpson analog meter makes my pants tight

I got a few cheepos flying around ,harbor freight, home depot, idiot lights, and a sniffer had a nice fluke but it grew legs

>>1156433
>simpson analog meter

It's a series 3, taut band (no clock spring) I got in the 1960s. The leather case has helped me keep it looking almost new.

>>1155757
DC measurements are easily skewed

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Fluke 87 Masterrace.
If you use it professionally it either needs to be a fluke or have it cal'd every year.

I have some rinky-dink chinesium shitbox that looks and feels like it came out of a fucking happy meal.

A good DMM is only my list but I don't do a lot of complex electrical work, so it's not at the top.

>>1152920
I bought a 5 dollar Multimeter and was stolen after the second use, I fucking hate people stealing my tools.

>>1156347
All current clamps have some "slip" to them. If your clamp is specific to your meter, they'll usually be compensated correctly so it's fairly accurate, but the generic, non-digital amp clamps will be either a little off at full range or way off at low range.
Just something to be aware of, not really a big deal for a home gamer.

I have this ingco 600v meter.

Cost me 40 coconuts (a third the price of a 750ml Johnny Walker black)

/diy/ had me shitting my pants the first time I tested mainline 230v. After I realized these cucks on this board spread wives tales more frequently than your grandmother I have tested many 400v transfer switches with it and I have had no issue.

/diy/ would say you need a 1000v fluke to test 110v. That's not the case. My ingco multimeter has some of the worst engrish I have ever seen and it is the cheapest multimeter I have ever seen but it works fucking fine.

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>>1156723

Forgot pic related

>>1156480

>Once a year calibration

Part timer detected

>>1156551
so if i use original clamp it will be accurate through out the entire range? ill be using it for DC voltage AND current from 0 to 200A ranges.

btw i am talking about $160 AUD true RMS clamp not cheap ones.

please advise more, thanks

>diy
>everyone ITT is a sparky

I have some random chinese one. All I use it for is really for the continuity and rough levels like 16 ohms across earphones etc.sort of general stuff the average person should at least have access to. I did stick it across UK 240V though to check the socket was wired correctly and it worked fine though, but further than that I'd hire a guy who knows their shit.

>>1154005

Eevblog regulars seem to like it okay, but I don't think it can be calibrated and wireless is never reliable.

Why the fuck are digital multimeters so expensive in Canada?

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>>1156480
What do you use it for that requires this kind of accuracy? There are other devices that are more appropriate.

>>1157666

If it's like in Europe, basically because you get to pay for decent warranties and decent fuses. A chink UNI-T 61E is half the price of one here in Europe, just has no warranty and cheap fuses.

>>1153537
Hi Jon Tester

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I use one of these at work. Also a Fluke. Have a Fluke at home too. Both work ones are over 25 years old and have survived.

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>>1158554
The Fluke has even been used near RF into the kWs and lived.