[sdiy] OT: DMM recommendations

[Neil Johnson]

Hi Terry,

> I bought (2) HP3478A   5 1/2 digit Multimeter off of Ebay recently for about $125.00 each.
>
> Both were tested and calibrated / tested from Surplus Test brokers.
>
> They are great and accurate and readily available on Ebay.
>
> Any thoughts to this model?
>
> Terry

Yes they're very nice meters.  I have one at home, calibration is
quite cost effective (I think I paid around £69 for mine a couple of
years ago).  To be honest with HP quality they stay in cal for a long
time, so you could get it cal'ed every three years or so.

Neil
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