[Elecraft] DMM Recommendations -- Fluke 179?

[Phil Hystad]

I own three DMMs and you can never have enough.  Well, maybe you can.  I use them because I am forever measuring multiple points in a circuit simultaneously.  Not for ham radio but rather for hobby play with digital circuits.

My Fluke 179 is clearly the best of the lot and the auto-ranging feature is very nice.  Many other features though I have not used.  I also own a Triplett 9007 which is my second best and a BK Survivor model 2860A.  I also have a Fluke clamp style current meter which I have never used.  Bought it at a charity auction with a $20 bid and I think most others didn't even know what it was.

I also have a Triplett analog VOM and two other cheaper analog VOM type meters.

If you want to spend money, clearly by the Fluke but apart from auto-ranging (and there are probably other meters with that capability) I don't think it is that much more useful then my Triplett or my BK which are cheaper but not dirt cheap.  Amazon has the Triplett for under $60.

73, phil, K7PEH

> On Mar 19, 2018, at 8:09 AM, Dauer, Edward <edauer at law.du.edu> wrote:
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> My inexpensive DMM is becoming troublesome – internal rotary switch contacts intermittent, requiring wriggling back and forth before it will give a reading on some ranges.  And it has limited functions
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> Some research suggested the Fluke 179.  I would like to have autoranging, all the usual DMM functions, plus capacitance, diode testing, frequency, and temperature.  Amazon sells it with an accessory kit (the Fluke 179/EDA2) for just under $300.  That’s about four times what the less expensive brands go for.  But on the theory that it’s better to buy the best first and cry only once, is the Fluke 179 worth the price?
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> Ted, KN1CBR
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