[sdiy] Multimeter advice?

[Paul Perry]

Thanks, nothing wrong with 'cheap', in tools or anywhere else -
it's a matter of whether things are up to the job.

In fact, the only "high end" tool I have is a CK snipe nose pliers
that I use for bending & inserting through-hole components.
I don't know where they came from, and I was gobsmacked when I checked
the price - I'd hate to be without them!

paul perry Melbourne Australia

----- Original Message -----From: "David G. Dixon"
> Paul, I didn't want to mention this before out of embarrassment, but my
> favorite multimeter is a cheapo Chinese pocket multimeter, a Victor 
> VC921A.
> I almost always grab it instead of my "good" one because it's smaller and
> more convenient, it has autoscale (no need to switch to different ranges),
> and it has a frequency counter which I use to calibrate VCOs.  It was a
> whopping $25 retail.  It doesn't measure current, but the VC920A does:
>
> http://www.victorelectronics.com/products/digital_multimeters_all_4.htm

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