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#14280 09/19/02 03:39 PM
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As many of the others have said, you won't go far wrong with Fluke. A high-impedance input doesn't load the circuit, but the only thing to watch is that in some cases the high-Z input can result in some head-scratching due to capacitive coupling, e.g. reading a considerable voltage on a wire which isn't actually connected to anything!

Although digital seems to reign supreme for many people these days, I still like a good analog meter for much basic electrical work. I have a trusty Simpson 260 which I would heartily recommend.

#14281 09/19/02 04:29 PM
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I agree with the crowd here about getting a Fluke but coming from a different perspective. I bought a Tektronix TX1 and was satisfied at first. I chose it because I liked their o'scopes and figured the DMM would be just as good. Then the darn thing started 'crashing' on me when using the backlight. Now I am just kind of waiting for the final crash and I am not too inclined to send it in for repair vs. just doing what I should of done at first which was to buy a Fluke.

#14282 09/19/02 09:15 PM
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It's fluke for me! I have one (87) that survived falling off the bosses truck doing 65 MPH over 7 years ago. Fortunately it was stored in their high impact case. The display went out sometime after and he gave it to me I ordered a new display from fluke took it to the local meter shop and had it calibrated and had the display installed. It has been working great ever since.
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#14283 09/19/02 11:17 PM
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Fluke T-5-1000...

I woulda got a T-5-600, but the supplier didn't have any! I've never worked on anything above 480V!

My two gripes are lack of resolution (no tenths of a volt or autoranging in scale) and limited to #2 wire in the current slot (I'd like to be able to measure 200A and up to 250KCM wire...).

I love the auto-off feature and the instant-beep for continuity.


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