Scott, Yes, it has a frequency meter and measures capacitance, and maybe some other stuff i forget now. It also has LEDs at the probe tips if you care.
The jacks that hook the probes to the meter are non-standard so replacement probes might be an issue. but for that price, you can't go very wrong. tom WA6IVG On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 05:22:09PM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > Just curious, does the new model do more than the old Radio Shack > unit? I have one of the RS units around here, but can't recall all it > does and I've been considering one of these other units. > > tnx, > On May 31, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Bob Kennedy wrote: > > > > > > > I have one and it's a good deal. The female voice is easy to > > understand as well. > > > > I still have my original talking multimeter from Radio Shack I got > > around 92 or so and I gave $100 for it. > > > > I also got my latest one from the same place you are asking about > > and they are good people to deal with. I never had a problem with > > them or the tool. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Betsy Whitney > > To: blindhandyman-yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Talking Digital Multimeter > > > > >I saw this item and wondered if anyone had any experience with it. I > > >also want to know if the price is reasonable. > > >Marlin P. Jones and Associates has a Talking Digital Multimeter for > > $39.95. > > >It measures voltage and current and speaks the results. Two AA > > >batteries are required. > > Thanks, Betsy > > > > Teamwork: Together we achieve the extraordinary. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
