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On Monday, 3 June 2019 10:42:00 UTC+1, Mike Clarke wrote:

The Fluke 101 could be worth considering. Joe Smith ran a series of high
voltage tests on a range of "cheap" (under 50 USD) multimeters and this
was a clear winner after testing up to 13 KV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBkjr3b5hQo

whatever is the use in testing a multimeter to 13kV?

Can be handy when some fool drives into a power pole
and you end up with the 11KV line on the top of the pole
across the 240 line lower down the pole until the 11KV
breaker trips.

Officially this isn't available in the UK but can be found from
apparently reputable UK suppliers on Ebay for under £50.

It has rather limited features so might not meet everyone's needs. In
particular it does NOT measure current but this has the advantage that
there's no danger of putting it across the mains with the leads in the
'amps' socket because there isn't one.

sounds like a meter to skip.


NT