Best Sub £100.00 multimeter?

[oakland]

Hi Guys,

As the title says really, I'm after a multimeter that will stand the test of time and not fall to bits or give false readings after a couple of weeks! I know there's some experienced lads on here so which do you recommend?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers.

 

[malcolmsanford]

Think it will depend on what your trying to measure really. If you want an all singing all dancing one that does Capacitance, Frequency, Temperature, Duty Cycle and Diode/Continuity etc then your looking at quite a bit of money.

If you just want one that measures voltage, resistance and continuity then any sub 50 pound meter will be the same.

Why don't you PM one of our forum sponsors Teset-meter,co,uk they are excellent and give really sound advice, and you get a discount for being a forum member

 

[oakland]

Think it will depend on what your trying to measure really. If you want an all singing all dancing one that does Capacitance, Frequency, Temperature, Duty Cycle and Diode/Continuity etc then your looking at quite a bit of money.

If you just want one that measures voltage, resistance and continuity then any sub 50 pound meter will be the same.

Why don't you PM one of our forum sponsors Teset-meter,co,uk they are excellent and give really sound advice, and you get a discount for being a forum member

Thanks for the quick reply Malcolm. One that does voltage, resistance & continuity with auto-ranging will probably be enough for now but with a budget of a 100 quid I'm just after the best I can get for the money. If your suggesting I can get the job done with any sub 50 quid model then that's the way I'll go.

And thanks for the heads up about the sponsors. Will take a browse over to their website. Meanwhile, has anyone else got any recommendations?

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Look for value for money products from the following budget instrument makers:- Amprobe(part of Fluke group), Alphatek/Metrel(part of Metrel Group), DiLog, Extech(part of Flir Group), Kewtech and Uni-Trend(Chinese manufacturer, badged Uni-T, widely available on Fleabay and elsewhere). Dilog, Metrel, Extech, Kewtech and other meters are available with 5% member discount from Test-Meter our forum sponsors.

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[GaryM]

This Fluke T5-1000 kit looks the best bet, especially as you get current measuring via open jaw, a case and a light pen too.
The T5-1000 is available separately but at a shade over £100 the kit is good value.

Fluke T5-H5-1AC Kit. Buy online or call

 

[oakland]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'll go through them one by one then make a decision. Cheers.

 

[The Finch]

The uni-t meters are available from maplin and are pretty decent I had one at my previous firm, now got a fluke 117 got a brand new t5-1000 on eBay a couple week back £85, amprobe and avo/megger also not bad


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[oakland]

Hmmm... The t5-1000 seems to be quite a popular suggestion. Even one of the teachers at college recommended it.

Just to get one at the right price now... On eBay the price seems to vary between £62.00 and £100+!!!

 

[The Finch]

As mentioned above there is a kit on eBay that has the tester the case for it and a voltage indicator for just over the £100 figure the case alone is £20-£25 the voltage indicator roughly £20




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[The Finch]

EBay item 170785738632

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[oakland]

Thanks for that mate but I already have a light pen so just after the tester and case. Going by the prices on eBay I think around the 70 quid mark should secure one.

 

[The Finch]

Just be careful as a few come from shanghai etc is prefer to pay a bit more and get from uk, I bought a phone charger from over there plugged it in went bang


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