On 7/3/2013 3:02 AM, micky wrote:
On Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:03:37 -0400, Frank
wrote:

On 7/1/2013 4:49 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
You can probably find a used on on Ebay. Simpson, Triplet, etc. Or, go back to HF, and buy another. HF also often has free cheapies with coupon. I've got assortment of thier cheapies. They work well enough for most tasks. They also have clamp on ammeters, which are useful.

Radio Shack used to have good meters. After they refused to send me my $40 rebate on my cell phone, I don't shop there any more. Real shame, they used to have good products. Honor and trustworthiness is important to me.
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"Pointer" wrote in message ...
My ancient multi meter bought the farm. Any recommendations for a
decent replacement. Bought a cheapie at Harbor Freight last year while
out of town and that had a faulty connection and blew on first use.


Interesting. My old Radio Shack one must be 40 years old and still
works. Googling up a new analog one there shows it costs only $25.

About 35 years ago, I bought a Lafayette FET-meter. FET meters were
around only for a short while. They were analog and had the input
impedance of a VTVM but didn't require house current.

I measured a voltage when the rotating swich was in the Off position
and burned some part out. It was a bad design, that connected the
printed circuit traces even when the meter was Off. Took it to
Lafayette and it took them 6 or 10 months to replace it. I almost
went out to Long Island to demonstrate at their main store and HQ
(although maybe that was for the settings book for the tube tester
they sold me. That also took 10 months, but when it came, it was the
factory book, complete with plastic binding, not a photocopy.)

I've also had several Harbor Freigh meters, including several that
cost $3, when on sale, and they've all worked fine for years. If
maybe they're off by !0 or 20% I don't know and I really don't care.
Most of what I do doesn't require much accuracy. And if it did, I'd
use the Triplett meter or one of the others.


I've never used it on house current or high voltage items. Just use on
batteries or transformers and the like. Don't know how it would behave
otherwise.