This is volt-nut territory, isn't it ? If we're into choosing on the basis of essential specialist features, as is fitting for time-nuts, I'm going to recommend the HP970A. It's the only meter I know that can be configured to work upside-down.
On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:08 PM Bob Albert via time-nuts < [email protected]> wrote: > It depends on what kind of measurements you make. I have many voltmeters > and use what is appropriate for the task. I can measure very accurately if > necessary. My spectrum analyzers are great rf voltmeters. I have some of > the Harbor Freight cheapies that are handy for many occasional uses. I > have an old Radio Schlock VOM that is almost indispensable, and a Simpson > 260 and a Triplett 630-NA. I even have an antique digital voltmeter, five > digit. > Judging from the brevity of your request, I will assume you just want to > make the occasional measurement. The Harbor Freight units are a good > choice except they only have a 1 Megohm input resistance on dc, and only go > up to about 2 Meg on resistance if I recall correctly. Maybe 20 meg. They > won't measure ac current but they do have semiconductor tests and a battery > test position. If I needed just one, I'd look at the Fluke 87 or some of > its variants. > The worst part of all these is the need to replace batteries now and then > or risk damage from corrosion. > Bob > On Saturday, March 23, 2019, 7:01:57 AM PDT, Jim Palfreyman < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I think I'm in the market for a new digital multimeter. > > Could I have some recommendations? > > Jim > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
