Which multimeter to buy?

[doc holiday13]

fluke

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[Weldor]

Bought a decent meter on Amazon (Kiaweets), but use the klien for amps and hertz. Also have a decent Greenlee. Also I use the cheapo harbor freight abunch for the 12 volt stuff.

 

[StuckInTheEast]

For anything important/safety related/precise.. fluke...for anything else...fluke. Buy once, cry once. Doing electrical diagnosis daily I've learned there's no point in having a tool I don't trust at work or at home.

 

[summs]

If your life depends on it
or it makes you money > invest in the fluke

Else > harbor freight

 

[hunterjmj]

I use a Fluke 325 daily and keep a Fluke 325 as a backup.

 

[Sawitrightoff]

I have a Sperry DM6400 that I really like and it won't break the bank like a Fluke.

This is what I have. Seldom use it, though.

 

[Blockcaver]

The Klein I have serves me well.

 

[jlaw]

Use case dependent but personally I refuse to cheap out on something like a meter, I don't mess around when it comes to stuff that could potentially kill me, lol. I would stick with Fluke or Klein and you want something that is true RMS.

 

[JRMiller]

Fluke or OTC

 

[FLS]

Fluke.

 

[TaperPin]

A wiser older friend once told me, “Wear this one out first, then worry about who makes the best one.”

I have a Kline of some kind that roughly looks like this one and it’s been great the past few years. Less than $100, easy to use case, leads consistently make good contact on both ends, it always works when turned on, reads amps well enough to diagnose things with, reads resistance and volts well. If it were to stop working tomorrow I’d toss it and buy another. If one of the kids needed one I’d give them this one and replace it.

Nothing wrong with using a Fluke primarily to check the batteries in a toddlers toy fire truck, but at the end of the year it might be overkill.

 

[Pizzlegreet]

Im not a electrician or mechanic. First off.

Im needing a new multimeter, I use to own a Klien tough meter (cl700) but it died on me. It'll primarily be used on vehicles (i own a Ford, so it'll be used almost daily, who am I kidding.) and some electrical testing in homes. Wanting a decent meter that can also test for amps and have a range of uses. I dont see my need to buy a Fluke. Or am I still better to buy a fluke?

My level of electrical work is like my hunting, l claim to know what im doing, but im just winging it and the history doesnt support the claim.

I like Fluke. From what I have read it doesn’t really matter. I think for the price Klein is good too.