Any recommendations for a pocket multimeter?
Doesn't need to be super fancy, use-case is mostly DC voltage checks and continuity measurements. Being able to put it in a pocket and not get stabbed by the probes is the main feature I need.
I'd like to stay under $50, but would be willing to entertain the idea of a higher priced multimeter if there is a compelling reason.
Flukes are not an option, in order to prevent confusion.
This gentleman is reviewing one of my favourite #multimeters, the Brymen BM869s, a superb, affordable, handheld model, made in Taiwan, which is excellent for both power and electronics applications. Oh and, 100 kHz and 500k-count, to boot!
His opening salvo: "... many industries have standards based on the 'colour' of multimeters ...".
How absolutely true, especially when it comes to the "yellow jacket" variety.đ¤Ł
George McCain, #Fluke's industrial designer, on the colour of the company's #multimeters
#accessibility #features I miss in devices:
Diode tester mode on #multimeters should emit a different tone frequency depending on the resistance it measures
Analogy between the #Haskell functional #programming language versions and the #Fluke #multimeters for my fellow #EEs:
⢠Haskell 1998 â Fluke 189
⢠Haskell 2010 â Fluke 289
Besides the #ARRL handbook, I ended up with theses two #analog #multimeters for 5AUD each. Still yet to test them as they not come with leads and I not the bits here to make leads up.
The meter on the left surprised me as it in a metal case, guess people like their meters to be on the spicy side with the odd tickle đš
Why you shouldn't rely on #multimeters to test #Capacitors
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