On 06/11/2014 18:54, Lee wrote:
On 06/11/2014 17:55, Nick wrote:
My old one has today thrown the towel in. Can't complain as it's given me
good service for 25-30 years.
Main usages: AC up to 440V, DC up to 120V. Resistance occasionally.
Transistor testing never.
Audible continuity testing is a must.
Not used very frequently but lost without it. A decent item that might
last
10 years will see me out.
Thanks,
Nick.



I've still got a Maplin "Precision Gold" which is ancient but still
working, the current one they do looks very similar but whether it's the
same internally...

Unless the budget runs to a Fluke, in which case Fluke.

After a confusing hour spent measuring ghost voltages (or what I hope
are ghost voltages) on a two-way switched stair lighting circuit, I've
ordered a Fluke 117. It has a low-input-impedance voltage measuring
mode, which should allow capacitively-coupled ghost voltages to be
distinguihed from real ones. It also has a no-contact voltage detector.
I can't wait for it to arrive...