Yup, the guys use cheap meters for aligning links.
And honestly, the only meter I really ever use in the field is my
Craftsman AC/DC clamp-on ammeter. Good enough for me for measuring
voltages and other basic stuff.
On 1/18/2016 9:55 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
One place where it makes sense to get a cheap DVM is for aligning
licensed links using the voltage on the BNC connector. It only needs
to do one thing, measure DC voltage, and the criteria are:
- big display
- LCD display so it is visible in bright sunlight
- manual range settings so it doesn’t flip ranges while you are trying
to align
- cheap enough you won’t cry if it falls off a tower or gets lost
I have one I got at a Sears tool outlet for around $20, the case is
bright orange which helps it not get lost. My Fluke 87 rides around
in the install van most of the time, but I don’t think I want it going
up towers.
*From:* Jaime Solorza <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Monday, January 18, 2016 9:15 AM
*To:* Animal Farm <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fw: OT Fluke 87
On SCADA job sites the instrumentation ,control and electricians techs
use Fluke. I have seen Greenlees used by a few but rare...
On Jan 18, 2016 7:47 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I had no idea there is a purposely confusing China Export mark
that looks like the CE mark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CE_marking#/media/File:Comparison_of_two_used_CE_marks.svg
*From:* Chuck McCown <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Monday, January 18, 2016 7:44 AM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Fluke 87
Excellent video. +1
*From:* Forrest Christian (List Account)
<mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Monday, January 18, 2016 4:58 AM
*To:* af <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Fluke 87
Everyone who uses multimeters owes it to themselves to watch the
video at https://youtu.be/OEoazQ1zuUM . The really
interesting/useful part starts at about 1:25.
I've been known to utilize an inexpensive multimeter now and
again... but after watching this, I've become far more
discriminating in my choice of multimeters. Especially in those
situations where a lot of energy is available (ac mains, battery
arrays (or even single car batteries)).
