Multimeter Recommendations Home / DIY use - FLUKE

[ETAF]

I searched and most threads seem to be 2007 or older , tried a search since 2020 and didnt get much

I'm thinking of getting a decent Multimeter , for home DIY use

Maybe budget to £100

When i was in the trade - Electronic Engineer , I had my own AVO 8 for home use and also a fluke 8020B i think - new in 1981 ish
the 8020B lasted until about 97 , when i was well out of the trade , and also no longer did much hobby electronics

I purchased a cheap £10 ish Digital meter from Maplin , which has been OK , but i was thinking maybe getting another Fluke and thinking of the 101 .... which is on offer at Amazon for just under £70 , which would be OK
But i cannot find it on the UK Fluke site.

it was only when I was doing home electronics , I ever got it mA current measurements - otherwise Domestically I have never needed to measure current...

I have used on the car many years ago, and may well do in future, but that would just be 12V DC , battery voltage and charging type measurements as well as continuity.

But , TODAY - mainly because i was doing some work on a door bell and insulation cable , 2x 1.5V batteries and testing all that for DC underload and also continuity and got a bit frustrated ........

anyway - any recommendations on a good DIY / Home use meter

i may get over myself and just stay with the cheap meter ..... and not keep looking at fluke (Brand Lead), which i used when in the industry

 

[mattylad]

TBH I'd just stick with a cheap one, your not likely to need something like a Fluke which are just overpriced meters imo.
Just make sure it has all the features that you think you may need on it.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I have lots, Fluke, actual AVO's, and multiple cheapies. They are scattered around both workshops, in the car and etc. - The cheapies work just fine and you cannot beat having one close to hand, when you need one.

 

[ETAF]

thanks
yea, normal voltage Ac/Dc and ohms is all i have used for years really
i just wanted to zero the meter out and then measure a longish cable - and also have a continuity buzzer

But lived with out that for over 26 years , and i have done a lot of electrical work / electronics with it over the years

i may get rid of the avo 8 - 1976ish model - with a leather case - looking on ebay only worth a few £'s - battery probably cost more then i would get for it

anyway , calmed down a bit - so easy just to click on BUY with amazon

cheers

 

[lostinthelight]

I have several flukes but picked up a new Kewtech kt116 at a boot sale which has become my goto meters for most things now , it has temp probes if you have use for that function https://www.powerdiscount.co.uk/kew...ter-with-temperature-measurement-86971-p.asp?

 

[SFK]

Would recommend one of the Amazon commercial range.
This one is well under your budget, is RMS, and has a great 6000 count on the screen.

Amazon.co.uk

But if you only need a good and safe but cheap one I have also used this at less than £12 but the 2000 count does sometimes annoy me.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonCommercial-Manual-Ranging-Digital-Multimeter/dp/B083V82H97/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?

 

[ETAF]

thats interesting, never considered amazon own make - which is some rebranded version
looks like a good spec

The pull out stand , i now remember was something i wanted when in a loft to prop the think up , kept falling over when measuring a load of junction boxes

on my amazon DIY list

 

[SFK]

Great to hear - I have also added details othe their cheap one which I do also like (it is smaller than you expect) that due to its low weight and clear screen I tend to use for continuity, wire resistance and quick checks of mains.

 

[ETAF]

my old one is 2000 , but not auto-ranging, and all the selections are in 2's
not so much of a problem , but if i am going to spend i may as well get better then i have

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

i just wanted to zero the meter out and then measure a longish cable - and also have a continuity buzzer

Modern meters, use auto zeroing for resistance measurement. Measuring a longish cable, assuming it is a mains cable, then its resistance will be too low for a multimeter to measure.