what multi meter?

rumrunner · Apr 24, 2008

hi,
i sugest you do the course first and save up ,by the time you actually get to test and certify anything you will be able to afford a decent meter ,and have the knowledge to select the best one for the work you intend to do ,i would stick with a well known brand,with a repair service,just in case you blow it up!

Grae79 · Apr 24, 2008

would second that....is a tad worrying that you don't know the difference between multimeter and multi-function tester, let alone the tests that are to be carried out.

Shakey · Apr 24, 2008

solo2771 said:
So what is the best value meter for someone wanting to do all these tests? or meters? Please bear n mind funds are very limited at present.
Thanks Paul

Paul, unfortunately, however limited funds are, to buy a decent multi-function tester new, you are gonna be spending 450+

buy cheap or second hand - you pays your money you takes your choice, and get what you pay for

automatic RCD testing? under the 17th, if you end up testing a lot, you will swear each of the four times you have to walk back and fore the RCD to reset it when it trips - and two RCD's? or a board full of RCBO's? and the meter aint even got a strap anyway? and a switched probe for doing your IR tests?

seriously mate, stay in, stop eating, and give up the tabs for a month (if you smoke)

buy a cheap meter and it will become your most hated enemy

a good one will be your best mate

you pays your money, you takes your choice (and I REALLY mean that when it comes to meters!)

solo2771 · Apr 24, 2008

Thanks for the advice Shakey , dunno if i can give up the tabs tho lol
Grae remember what it was like to learn the trade? need i say any more

ian.settle1 · Apr 25, 2008

Shakey

I already have to stay in , stop eating and drinking thanks to this bunch of B******* thats in power.

Joe Public cannot earn enough to live on yet they want to give them selves a F****** big pay rise because they find it hard to live on their money (twice the amount the average worker receives) but tell every one else they can only have 2% which is the rate of inflation according to them.

Alice in Wonderland and the MAD Hatters tea party come to mind.

Well thats my rant over and done with sorry to have gone off the subject.

rumrunner · Apr 25, 2008

ian.settle1 said:
Shakey

I already have to stay in , stop eating and drinking thanks to this bunch of B******* thats in power.

Joe Public cannot earn enough to live on yet they want to give them selves a F****** big pay rise because they find it hard to live on their money (twice the amount the average worker receives) but tell every one else they can only have 2% which is the rate of inflation according to them.

Alice in Wonderland and the MAD Hatters tea party come to mind.

Well thats my rant over and done with sorry to have gone off the subject.

Yeah ,they should never have got rid of HER, bring it back thats the answer,then the average worker wont have to worry about a pay rise ,because they wont have a job