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Multimeter? TENMA 72-6130 or FLUKE 106 any good?

mudz

UPDATE 2(31/01/2016):
Finally, I went for FLUKE 115 as it was the only thing looked good at that price & I preferred quality over features this time. I purchased it for $100(Rs. 6729) here in India. Another DMM, I was also looking for was Mastec MS8218(50000 counts) but it was going over budget (at $165 or Rs. 11300). If I had money, I had gone for MS8218.
I have ordered(fluky 115) it today and waiting for its delivery. image
I will buy few more good multi meters(better than fluke 115) year.


UPDATE:
Kindly suggest me a good multi meter around $100 (+$20) range.

 

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Hi,

All these years I managed to make my projects using$2 multi-meter I'm considering some better upgrade to that. Is TENMA  72-613072-6130 fine under $50 or FLUKE 107 or FLUKE 106 or TENMA 72-10395 will work fine?
Important specs:-

Voltage,

Current

resistance,

Frequency & duty cycle

continuity,


other bonus specs

capacitance,
Temperature

Transistor HFE

 

or is there something better below $50? Actually I have to buy few more components on a thin budget so I am cutting it down on multi-meter. Hopefully, I will buy another good one later this year but for now what do you suggest?

Thank you!

 

mudz

 

Update: to mention what I bought finally. :) Message was edited by: mudz

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  • in reply to mudz

    Sorry, not an area I am comfortable with.image

    Clem

  • in reply to mudz

    Multimeters start from being a Dime a dozen to sophisticated, accurate and sensitive ones that cost tens of thousands of dollars or more.

    If you have minimal budget then I recommend that you have two cheap multimeters.

    An analog one and a digital one.

    The analog one is good for real time approximate readings for things like checking approximate resistances or checking switch operation.

    The digital one provides a bit more accuracy but with a slower response.

    Don't be fooled by meters that have both a digital display and analog meter display because the meter display is usually digital control as slow as snail.

     

    Having two multimeters allows you to simultaneously measure two readings such as reading current and voltage which I find quite handy.

     

    If you already have two multimeters (and power supply) then the next piece of equipment to obtain should be an Oscilloscope.

    This is because it gives you a great visualisation of what your DUT (device under test) is doing.

    It provides a continuous log of readings over time like so!

    image

     

    Remember when using this equipment - "SAFETY FIRST!"

    Obtain equipment with correct safety category.

     

    I'm actually hoping to get a Keithley  DMM7510DMM7510 or Keysight 34470A(with options but I'll have to win the lottery twice first

    Here's hoping!

  • in reply to mudz

    If it were my $100 I would do one of three things:

     

    1) buy a second hand scope

    2) save up and buy a better scope

    3) if there is some reason you really need a better DMM then buy a second hand one, you'll get better value in the second hand market with a bench style DMM.

     

    I don't know where you are - the best second hand market is in the US and the UK is not too bad, shipping to other countries makes a mess of the prices and might rule out second hand.

     

    A scope is far more versatile, and a really cheap DMM can cover most of the things it can't do.

     

    If you want to measure frequencies accurately then you could make a frequency meter quite cheaply - and it would be interesting to do.

     

    MK

  • in reply to michaelkellett

    Can't buy second hand DMM here in India as there is no well known second hand market and I am afraid that they might sell me a not good(Chinese duplicate) DMM. Yes, scope is the second thing on to buy list but it has to wait. image