Digital or analogue multimeter?

[Scott Bernardi]

I would definitely go digital. You get a lot more functionality and
accuracy for the money.
I'm not sure why anybody would tell you that measured values are unreadable
on a DMM for analog signals; unless you're trying to measure low frequency
signals  by watching the needle wave up and down.
I just picked up a 4 1/2 digit DMM with frequency, capacitance, true RMS,
hfe, data hold and audio continuity check as well as standard DC volts,
ohms and amps measurement for $69 US (try Circuit Specialists at
http://www.cir.com).


At 07:32 PM 5/28/98 +0200, you wrote:
>I'm going to buy a tester/multimeter to symple occasional checking
>pourpose around my synths.
>The first task is, for example, to check some diodes,transistors,fet,and
>operationals in my CS-15' EG circuitry.
>I 've noticed that digital (lcd dysplay) multimeters are more cheaper
>and commonly available than old fashioned analogues, otherwise I was
>told that the digital ones are less suitable for audio signals, beacause
>the misured values are often unreadable.
>In your opinion, for my pourpouse, should I go for a cheap digital or an
>analogue multimeter?
>Thanks in advance.
>Andrea
>
>
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