multi meters

[paulzapper]

Does anybody know which is the best all round multi meter for domestic testing. Looking at seaward at the moment, not sure!

 

[telectrix]

use this for fault finding in preference to MFT. originally first supplied in 1979. i got it at a car boot for £2.

 

[Guest77]

I had that exact meter when I was a trainee, it was the only type of tester we had on the company lol

 

[PEG]

use this for fault finding in preference to MFT. originally first supplied in 1979. i got it at a car boo

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...Quality,Tel,Does it "talk" to you?....sometimes following the track of a needle is more helpful than watching the hesitant rambling changes of a digital scale,as if Ernie is picking a bond number...then again,i miss the speedo on a HA Viva...

 

[Guest77]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1KUDRouGcI

 

[Knobhead]

I really can’t see how anyone can get by without an analogue meter for fault finding. That little bit of load will soon find a high resistance joint.

 

[Rockingit]

Not that I use either that much, but my analogue MM gets used far more than the digital.

 

[trev]

I had that exact meter when I was a trainee, it was the only type of tester we had on the company lol

We had its predecessor, the wind up one.

 

[ferg]

We had its predecessor, the wind up one.

Was it called an " MDJ GASP!!" by any chance?

 

[driverman]

use this for fault finding in preference to MFT. originally first supplied in 1979. i got it at a car boot for £2.



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I have one of those also......your leads are much better than mine though!

 

[7029 dave]

I have one of those also......your leads are much better than mine though!

I had one also, great meter's, wish I still had it. :sad3:

 

[nickblake]

Blimby tel not seen one of those since i did a job for fred flintstone , yes i have a multimeter and its a tool that will become more common with the introduction of led's which are DC so checking voltages accurately from a transformer i use my multi meter also checking voltages on under 24 volt floor heating systems far easier and more acurate than a set of prods

 

[davesparks]

Most LEDs are supplied by constant current sources or PWM control so testing DC voltage won't be much use.