On Sat, 08 Nov 2014 15:05:57 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

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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.

You could still buy a AVO 8 new until recently, IIRC. Thick end of a
grand. ;-)

2008 and it was just over £850 plus VAT...



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On Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:21:26 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

On Sat, 08 Nov 2014 15:05:57 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

You could still buy a AVO 8 new until recently, IIRC. Thick end of a
grand. ;-)

Yes, but this is "pwopper quality" we're talking here and it doesn't
come cheap. None of your Chinese junk that falls to bits in 5 minutes.
There was another English firm that made this gargantuan, museumesque
type of stuff, too. Megger was it? Probably folded decades ago.

The same English firm, actually!



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On Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:21:26 +0000, Cursitor Doom wrote:

There was another English firm that made this gargantuan, museumesque
type of stuff, too. Megger was it? Probably folded decades ago.

I stand correcting myself! Still in business, it transpires!
So then, which is the better buy: Megger or Fluke?

Fluke.

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Cursitor Doom wrote:
You could still buy a AVO 8 new until recently, IIRC. Thick end of a
grand. ;-)

Yes, but this is "pwopper quality" we're talking here and it doesn't
come cheap. None of your Chinese junk that falls to bits in 5 minutes.
There was another English firm that made this gargantuan, museumesque
type of stuff, too. Megger was it? Probably folded decades ago.

I believe Fluke - or at least some models - are now made in China.

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"Rod Speed" wrote

Taint smartarses, just those with enough to a clue to
put the probes back in the normal holes when you
have finished measuring current.

But i bet your arse smarts after you have put the probes in the 'correct'
hole... that being your arse-hole i presume.

"Nick" wrote in message
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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.


It's not a multimeter you need. It's a voltage continuity tester Fluke T90

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