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Need to setup lab.. suggest equipment

mudz

Hi,

I am an independent designer/hobbyist. I am getting serious on few electronics stuff and need to setup my home lab. I am more inclined towards precision and digital stuff. Love technology of today, compact/handheld solutions. I have a budget of around $1500.

Kindly suggest me :

Multimeter

Oscilloscope

Any other stuff??
Power supply I wish to make myself but welcome opinions..

 

I already had a Fluke 115 True RMS meter but someone stole it.

 

Open to all suggestions.
Thank you

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  • Hello all image

    Well, I've given a lot of thoughts about things and with all pro's and needs, first thing I am going to go for is FLUKE 87 v.

    I'm little bit saddened that I have to choose amazon over element14 as product listed here costs almost double what I'm getting from amazon. I really don't know why there is such a huge difference in price.

     

    I'll purchase other items one by one and after getting my hands on this one. I'll post my selections here soon. I haven't ordered it yet but I'll soon after giving a final thought.

     

    Any thoughts/suggestions?

     

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  • Hello all image

    Well, I've given a lot of thoughts about things and with all pro's and needs, first thing I am going to go for is FLUKE 87 v.

    I'm little bit saddened that I have to choose amazon over element14 as product listed here costs almost double what I'm getting from amazon. I really don't know why there is such a huge difference in price.

     

    I'll purchase other items one by one and after getting my hands on this one. I'll post my selections here soon. I haven't ordered it yet but I'll soon after giving a final thought.

     

    Any thoughts/suggestions?

     

    image

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  • in reply to mudz

    Make sure it is a Fluke 87 V if it's cheap.

    I did hear that someone purchased one, but it was actually a used 83 V, inside a new 87 V shell (easy to tell because when you power it up, the LCD screen mentions the model number briefly).

    You will be happy with the 87 V capability (who wouldn't!) but it's a large chunk of money considering it will be a third of your $1500 budget for a single instrument. I feel it's a mistake. Maybe you could get more productivity with a 'scope and a decent mid-range meter, all for the same price.

     

    I only use a more accurate multimeter if the Fluke 170 series isn't good enough (I think I have a '175). The 115 you had was not very good for electronics design (any of the $50-100 multimeters mentioned by people in this thread would be better). I remember when you purchased it (and to be honest we did suggest those low-end Fluke series was not that great (for electronics design) at the time: Multimeter? TENMA 72-6130 or FLUKE 106 any good?  ).

    Anyway, I don't want to put you off if your heart is set on it, it is a capable meter.