Digital Multimeter

[HighOctane]

I went to canadian tire to get some stuff for my dad and was looking around and ran into a sweet deal on a Digital Multimeter.

It was on for 9.99 regular 29.99. Its a good scoop.

Performs a wide range of automotive and household electrical tests
10 MegOhm input impedance for safely testing today's computerized vehicles
Includes test leads and a full instruction booklet

What do you guys think?

 

[SuperKid]

To be honest, when it comes to DVOMs, I wouldn't spend a dime on anything other than a Fluke.

 

[bmwpower]

I get a red "x". What brand is it?

Fluke is great, but tends to be expensive. For general, use I've used other brands with the same great results. If I was in the electronics field, I would probably get a Fluke.

 

[HighOctane]

its an Equus.

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/p...4442132041&assortment=primary&fromSearch=true

 

[Charles (in GA)]

To be honest, when it comes to DVOMs, I wouldn't spend a dime on anything other than a Fluke.

BMWPower is right, for general use on cars and normal garage work, most any decent digital MM will give you the same answer. Doing certain kinds of specialized work, of if you need a true RMS meter, a megger, etc, and Fluke, A. W. Sperry, Amprobe, and a few others come to mind.

Charles

 

[HighOctane]

This is just for general use on our vehicles, racecar etc.

 

[eschoendorff]

This is just for general use on our vehicles, racecar etc.

They just discussed this on pirate4x4. Uless you are working on something ultra-sensative, even an HF special should work - although the nicer ones are nicer to use. Go figure.

I, on the other hand, just keep using my little Craftsman.

 

[KeukaDan]

Fluke is great but I the general person does not need that much of a DMM. I have 5 or so multimeters and while my fluke is my favorite, they all get the job done. It is much better to have something rather than to wait to get a fluke if you dont need it. Most of the time you are interested in approximate values not exact so the accuracy is not needed. for most things you are only interested in approximates like is your battery at 9v 12v or 14v, or if your plug really is 120v. Accuracy is just not that important for most.

10 bucks is a good deal for a DMM, don't listen to anyone telling you that you need something better than that unless you find that this cant do what you want. I know plenty of people who use cheap multimeters and get along fine with them.

 

[JohnZ]

I have a Craftsman auto-ranging MM that I bought about eight years ago ($70 then, probably $30 these days), including a temperature probe; works fine for anything I do at home, as accurate as I'll ever need.

 

[l_bilyk]

Equus is decent stuff

 

[OctaneMotorsports]

Dale...for future reference:

 

[krj]

I have a couple of those multimeters.. for 9.99 they are a great value.

Perfect for a hobbyist.

 

[thefairlaneman]

I have one and cant figure out how to use it for anything other than checking ac/dc voltage........makes me feel stupid.

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

I have a cheapie manual one, for the one time I needed it. A radio shack, garage sale special, that I used on a few projects, before putting it in my loaner stuff. For the primary one, I went with a OTC 3545. Been happy with that decission.

 

[HighOctane]

Dale...for future reference:

thats what i did!