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Gijoe
| | Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 8:14 am: | 
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Does anyone own, or has anyone used a Craftsman brand multimeter? I know a Fluke is hard to beat but the Craftsman, with comparable features and functions, is about one hundred dollars less than the Fluke. So, if anyone has a multimeter, I would like to know what kind, and how you like it.
Thanks,
GIJOE |
Buck
| | Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 11:32 am: |
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Craftsman are good multimeters....Also rat shack has some good ones really cheap also
Buck |
Ca346
| | Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 6:24 pm: |
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I finally brought myself into the 21st Century and bought a MASTECH digital multimeter. I mainly use the voltage and amperage features, but have used it for some resistor work as I become more comfortable with it. I also like the audable signal continuity feature. It was less than $50. |
Kiwikid
| | Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 9:20 pm: |
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Hi Team,I own a number of meters but the latest is a digital clamp multimeter for testing A/C and D/C current and other measurements which I use alot in the hobby for testing the power consumption on car 12volt D/C related products.For simplicity reasons I also use a number of analog meters.Any meter is good as long as it has good insulation and low insertion loss.
73
Kiwi Kid
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Crafter
| | Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 10:09 pm: |
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I got 2 but there both fluke never used anything else so cant really say I've had one of them since 86 the other since 96, Dont remember where I got the last one but my first one was a free issue I got while in the military. There is some kind of probe for it that does temperature too never really used it though. |
Bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 10:45 pm: |
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i have bought at least 6 of them ALL worked just fine and the cheepest was $14 at chesters. I have a radioshack 22-174 it will do just about anything except fly the shuttle ...... and was about $50 on sale. |
Stickshift
| | Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2004 - 10:50 pm: |
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Gijoe,
I use a multimeter everyday. I am currently going to school as an electronics technician and troubleshooting cicuits involve the use of multimeters quite a bit. The meter I use is the one the school issued to me. It is a Tenma model# 72-4025. They aren't the most well heard of meter manufacturer, but it certainly works well and the price isn't too bad. I think you could probably find 1 for around $60. It measures AC and DC voltage up to 600V, current up to 10 amps, resistance up to 2000 Megs, audible continuity for less than 100 ohms, diode testing at .8mA +/- .3mA, capacitance up to 20 uF, Transistor hFE 0-1000, Frequency up to 15 MHz, and Logic Test high and low.
hope this helps
stickshift |
Ozzie
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 9:20 am: |
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There are times when I prefer to use an analog meter (an old University model) but find the Radio Shack digitals to be good. |
Insider
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 6:50 pm: |
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I have one of the sears pocket sized meters. It tests AC/DC voltage, continuity, Diodes, and ohms. It's not the most comprehensive, but it works good so I think you'll be okay with the Sears/Craftsman line. |
Tech8541
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 11:11 pm: |
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one of my installation guys uses one of craftsman's higher dollar meters. he swears by it and will not use another meter. he uses it all the time to troubleshoot barlights/strobelights, sirens, etc on public service vehicles all the time. |
Tech181
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 3:50 pm: |
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GiJoe,
For the average joe, no pun intended, Extech, makes a very good meter. Somewhat comparable in features to a Fluke 87, but with less of a range.
Check it out here.
http://www.extech.com/instrument/products/alpha/MN26.html
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