Members dap99 Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 I have a plain jane rat shack one now. But I'm looking to get one that can measure capacitance, diodes, and transistors. Auto ranging seems cool, but not necessarily a deal breaker. I'm not looking for a pro one. Preferably around the $50-$75 range. I came across these, do they look alright? Any others I should be looking at? Thanks. http://www.easystreetelectronics.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=13938 http://www.easystreetelectronics.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=15570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 You think you need one??? The rad shack model i'm using is from 1979 and is analog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 You think you need one???The rad shack model i'm using is from 1979 and is analog! Sounds like the one he has is lacking some of the features he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wader2k Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 Sounds like the one he has is lacking some of the features he wants. hehe....just funnin' man.....and i completely understand, mine is lacking a those same features.....and a few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 hehe....just funnin' man.....and i completely understand, mine is lacking a those same features.....and a few more. Sorry, I was grumpy last night. No disrespect intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChrisAlbertson Posted May 21, 2009 Members Share Posted May 21, 2009 I have a plain jane rat shack one now. But I'm looking to get one that can measure capacitance, diodes, and transistors. Auto ranging seems cool, but not necessarily a deal breaker.I'm not looking for a pro one. Preferably around the $50-$75 range. Look around on eBay. Lots of very high end pro quality test equipment is selling for cheap. You can pick up lab quality HP or Tektronix gear. For example I bought a dual trace 100Mhz Tektronix oscilloscope for $120. It sold new for $3,600. That said the no-brand made in China meters are not bad and certainly more portable than a 20 year old HP digital meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted May 23, 2009 Members Share Posted May 23, 2009 You think you need one??? The rad shack model i'm using is from 1979 and is analog! You need to get with the times:) My father has one of these bad-boys on his workbench... Small pic, but it's a Heathkit model IM-28 vacuum tube volt meter. Has two Mullards in it. It's pretty cool in my book. I am always trying to snag it but he won't give it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted May 23, 2009 Members Share Posted May 23, 2009 I have a plain jane rat shack one now. But I'm looking to get one that can measure capacitance, diodes, and transistors. Auto ranging seems cool, but not necessarily a deal breaker.I'm not looking for a pro one. Preferably around the $50-$75 range.I came across these, do they look alright? Any others I should be looking at? Thanks.http://www.easystreetelectronics.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=13938http://www.easystreetelectronics.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=15570 One thing to consider is if you are going to be using it on amps. If so you would want something that can handle the volts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted May 23, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 23, 2009 One thing to consider is if you are going to be using it on amps. If so you would want something that can handle the volts. Aahh, good point. But I don't trust myself w/ amps yet, so this will just be for pedal making/tweaking. Still no suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Casey4s Posted May 23, 2009 Members Share Posted May 23, 2009 I have a plain jane rat shack one now. But I'm looking to get one that can measure capacitance, diodes, and transistors. Auto ranging seems cool, but not necessarily a deal breaker.I'm not looking for a pro one. Preferably around the $50-$75 range.I came across these, do they look alright? Any others I should be looking at? Thanks.http://www.easystreetelectronics.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=13938http://www.easystreetelectronics.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=15570 Both of those in your links look pretty decent. The second one is a great value at $12.99, I don't see how you could go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted May 23, 2009 Members Share Posted May 23, 2009 Aahh, good point. But I don't trust myself w/ amps yet, so this will just be for pedal making/tweaking.Still no suggestions? These days multimeters (like most things) are pretty much all the same within a certain price bracket. Anything within your budget that has the features you want should do the trick well enough. One feature of a multimeter to think about is if it has a fuse or not. The fuse is a safety feature to protect the meter and the user if the meter is overloaded. FWIW if your just using it for pedals you don't really need to go overboard with the price. Just something that has the features you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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