On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 03:26:22 GMT, "Lew Hodgett"
<[email protected]> brought forth from the murky depths:
>"Lewis Hartswick" writes:
>
>> Tom. I have been doing electronics for over 50 yrs and the best meter
>> for my use has always been a Simpson 260.
><snip>
>
>You could still get a 260 a couple of years ago.
>
>All you had to do was give up rights to your first born <G>.
Subsequent chilluns went in exchange for calibration every
year, too. Wow, I used to work with those way back in '75
as a QA inspector. Ancient schtuffs, Maynard.
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Tom Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> > everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
> >
> > Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
You should be able to pick up a Fluke 78 for about $200. See:
http://firsttechtools.com/fluke_78.htm
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Tom Watson wrote:
>
> Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
>
> Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
Tom. I have been doing electronics for over 50 yrs and the best meter
for my use has always been a Simpson 260. I have always favored
analog redouts, probably because a lot of the use was adjusting a
setting for min or max and a digital just dosent do it. Haven't any
idea what one costs now though.
...lew...
When HF had their $10 DMM on sale for $4 I bought 3 figuring
I'd just pitch them out when they died. It's been about 2 years
now and 2 of the 3 are still going strong. #3 is still in the box.
They work just fine for 110/220VAC, 12VDC stuff as well as
continuity & resistance.
Keeps the Fluke 8020A out of harms way.
Art
"Michael R. Dow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I use an old, large Radio Shack one that I purchased better than 20 years
> ago... Probably about $20 back then, would be surprised to see it as more
> than that now.
>
> -Michael
>
>
> On 24-Oct-2003, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Tom Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> > > > everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
> > > >
> > > > Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
> >
> > You should be able to pick up a Fluke 78 for about $200. See:
> >
> > http://firsttechtools.com/fluke_78.htm
> >
> > --
> > Jack Novak
> > Buffalo, NY - USA
> > (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)
Lewis,
I have made my living as a Electronics Tech for about 25 years now and I can
say without reservation, "you can't go wrong with Fluke" especially if you
need true RMS capability. My personal meter is a Fluke 87, kind of pricey,
but it meets all my expectations. If you are on a budget, look at
WaveTek/Meterman for good quality and value.
Scott.
> From: Lewis Hartswick <[email protected]>
> Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
> Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
> Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 02:48:37 GMT
> Subject: Re: Best Multimeter Under $200.00?
>
> Tom Watson wrote:
>>
>> Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
>> everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
>>
>> Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>>
>> Regards, Tom
>> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
>> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
>> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
>
> Tom. I have been doing electronics for over 50 yrs and the best meter
> for my use has always been a Simpson 260. I have always favored
> analog redouts, probably because a lot of the use was adjusting a
> setting for min or max and a digital just dosent do it. Haven't any
> idea what one costs now though.
> ...lew...
"Tom Watson" writes:
> Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
Find an electronics distributor in your area.
Less than $50 gets the job done if you exclude Fluke.
HTH
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:45:44 -0400, Tom Watson
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
Thanks to everyone for the help on this question.
I'm going to get another Fluke, if only because I drop things to often
to go with a less sturdy one.
Seems like the 170 series has replaced the 77.
Regards, Tom
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:45:44 -0400, Tom Watson
<[email protected]> wrote :
>Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
>everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
>
>Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>
One word .... ** Ebay ** I have had my eye out since mine walked
away some time ago. I see 77's there all the time. Search for Fluke in
the middle of the week\ in the middle of the night and eventually one
will turn up at an excellent deal. Just make sure you buy from someone
who has a decent number of sales and good feedback. So far this year
alone I've bought about $600 dollars worth of brand new Ingersoll Rand
air tools for about $375 with *no* complaints and that $600 estimate
is taken from one of the lowest online stores I've found. For those
who care, this site seems to have ok deals on other items but for IR
air tools I haven't found anyone who can touch them.
www.toolparadise.com
Here's a few Ebay - Fluke deals I passed on because of my budget
situation.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2563019029&category=25412
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2565484038&category=25412
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2565300614&category=25412
P.S. Fluke has a recall, free fix ...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
A product malfunction exists in certain Fluke digital multimeters
(DMMs). These products shipped between May 1998 and July 1998. Only
nine models are affected: the Fluke Series III, Model 21, 23, 26, 70,
73, 75, 77, 79 and Series II, Model 73.
HTH,
Hyde
In article <[email protected]>,
Tom Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
>
> Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
I picked up one of these:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname
=CTLG%5F011%5F008%5F002%5F000&product%5Fid=22%2D816
not long ago at Radio Shack. A lot of what Rat Shack sells is pure
junk, but this is a pretty nice unit. It's not Fluke quality, but then
again, it's not Fluke prices either.
Nicest meters I ever used were the big Weston moving needle jobs the
physics lab in college had. External current shunts, beautiful wood
boxes, huge mirrored scales. A bygone era :-)
I use an old, large Radio Shack one that I purchased better than 20 years
ago... Probably about $20 back then, would be surprised to see it as more
than that now.
-Michael
On 24-Oct-2003, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tom Watson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> > > everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
> > >
> > > Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>
> You should be able to pick up a Fluke 78 for about $200. See:
>
> http://firsttechtools.com/fluke_78.htm
>
> --
> Jack Novak
> Buffalo, NY - USA
> (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:45:44 -0400, Tom Watson
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
>everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
My first DVM cost me over $100, 20 years ago.
My last DVM cost me around $3, when Maplin (a bit like Rat Shack) had
a huge crate of them. I don't think there's even much difference in
quality, except that there's no battery-replacement hatch and you need
a screwdriver. But then buying a PP3 battery costs as much as this
thing did ! I bought a handful of the things, left them in various
toolboxes, and don't need to worry about losing them. It also comes
ready-moulded in JOAT-yellow.
If it has an audible squawker for continuity tests, a 10A range, and
ideally tests diodes too, then what more can you ask for ?
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"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
>
> Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
If you are willing to spend the bucks, go with Fluke. Cheap option is the
$4, on sale, VOM from Harbor Freight! My neighbor has about 1/2 dozen of
them. One in each car, and a couple in different tool boxes. For four bucks,
he swears by them.
Myself, I am doing my best to keep Fluke in business, with well over $1000
of fluke meters somewhere around here!
Greg
Tom,
If you want the best of the best. Stick with fluke.
If you don't need the best of the best, fluke has another division called
"meterman" or something along those lines. I don't have my distributor
catalog at home.
We've sold them for quite some time. They seem to be very good meters. We
haven't had a failure yet, and they are about half as much as a fluke. Our
rep was in a few months ago and told us that they've done very very well.
If you don't have a dealer or just need a catalog, let me know. I'll get one
in your hands.
Rick
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
>
> Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
Both Fluke and Agilent Technologies (formerly Hewlett-Packard
instrumentation products) make rubberized models and/or rubber cradles to
help protect their DMMs. Personally, I'd buy Agilent but Fluke is an
excellent choice as well.
"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 16:45:44 -0400, Tom Watson
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> >Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
>
> Thanks to everyone for the help on this question.
>
> I'm going to get another Fluke, if only because I drop things to often
> to go with a less sturdy one.
>
> Seems like the 170 series has replaced the 77.
>
>
>
>
> Regards, Tom
> Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker
> Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania
> http://users.snip.net/~tjwatson
Tom Watson <[email protected]> writes:
> Right now I need to test some motor components but will also use for
> everything from electronics testing to house wiring diagnostics.
>
> Used to have Fluke 77 but it seems to be gone.
I have a $90 Radio Shack 22-174 that's been good to me so far. Of
course, I'm still nursing my old analog RS meter from about 25 years
ago (er, 22-221, $25) too.
"Lewis Hartswick" writes:
> Tom. I have been doing electronics for over 50 yrs and the best meter
> for my use has always been a Simpson 260.
<snip>
You could still get a 260 a couple of years ago.
All you had to do was give up rights to your first born <G>.
--
Lew
S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the Southland)
Visit: <http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett> for Pictures