New DMM from Klein Tools

[Old Engineer]

There are always threads started here where people are looking for a good low cost meter. Well, I ran across this one today at Home Depot. It is the MM500, and it's only $49. But, it is tough as hell, and would be a great meter for the garage and outside. It is waterproof, dust proof, and can take a 40 foot drop. Plus, automatically detects AC and DC up to 750 volts.

Here is a video of it being dropped from 40 feet. There are more where they drag it in dirt, and go scuba diving with it.

 

[ADSR]

WOW! That's pretty tough!

 

[JDon99]

Pretty impressive, but if I dropped a meter that high up, I would never trust my life with it afterwards. It would be replaced.

 

[zkling]

I'd be willing to put my fluke 27fm up against it.

 

[Old Engineer]

I'd be willing to put my fluke 27fm up against it.

So, you're comparing a $50 meter to a $400 one?

Sounds fair

 

[Rogue1987]

So, you're comparing a $50 meter to a $400 one?

Sounds fair

I think you can get the 27FM for a lot less than $400.

 

[Old Engineer]

I think you can get the 27FM for a lot less than $400.

You guys are making me do too much research.

My mistake. I saw Fluke 27, and ignored the FM. The only Fluke 27 I knew of was the 27II, which sells for about $400. I just googled the 27fm, and see it was a military grade meter that was made over 25 years ago. So, you can buy a used one for way less than $400. But, if Fluke made that equivalent meter today, it would probably sell for more than $400 new.

Anyway, I was just letting hobbyists on this board know that I found a durable, easy to use meter, for under $50. You can do what you want with that info. I'm going to take another nap. Old and retired is a good gig.

 

[Hootbro]

Fluke 27FM while rugged for it's time when designed in the mid 1980's, it's claim to fame is that it is rated more for working in explosive environments than to be dropped from tall heights.

I dropped a 27FM off a the top of a tail rotor pylon on a UH-60 back hawk and it did not survive. That is maybe a 10-11 foot drop at best.

 

[zkling]

Fluke 27FM while rugged for it's time when designed in the mid 1980's, it's claim to fame is that it is rated more for working in explosive environments than to be dropped from tall heights.

I dropped a 27FM off a the top of a tail rotor pylon on a UH-60 back hawk and it did not survive. That is maybe a 10-11 foot drop at best.

Maybe that incident was just a fluke.