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On Saturday, November 8, 2014 12:31:14 PM UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
eastender wrote:
On 2014-11-06 17:55:16 +0000, Nick said:

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.

You can't go wrong with one of these:

http://www.richardsradios.co.uk/avo8.html

I've got one.

You can certainly go wrong with one of those. Just trying to get
batteries, for a start. And they're less accurate than the average 2 quid
market stall DVM. And don't whatever you do drop one.

I've got one too. In a nice leather case. Where it stays.

Quite. AVOs always struck me as overpriced ad absurdam for what they were.


NT

But that that in context of the time they were built and used and its
not that surprising..

As to the original request Fluke anytime, get a second-hand one off ebay
or try "Stewart of reading" he sometimes has used model 77 's at the
right price.

Wouldn't have anything else;!...
--
Tony Sayer