[sdiy] Looking for a multimeter

[Brian Willoughby]

You can get a Fluke meter for $48. I paid around $300 for mine three decades ago, and it still works fine. I had to clean it once. Considering that I have needed a meter for all of those decades, the fact that I can depend on the Fluke to stand up to time is worth whatever premium I paid. I’m pretty sure that you don’t need to spend $500, and even if you did then it would be well worth it.

One thing to note is that the 3.5-digit mode is faster than the 4.5 digit mode, so even the meters that will show four digits may not do so by default. My Fluke 87 requires that I power it up with a special button combination to enable the 4.5-digit mode. Check the manual for your Victor 925A. There might be a way to access the accuracy that you want in more ranges than just 30 kΩ.

Brian


On Jan 20, 2020, at 4:14 PM, David G Dixon wrote:
> I'm looking for a multimeter that, when reading a resistor just a bit less
> than 10k, will give me a reading like:
> 
> 9.972 k
> 
> Instead of the more common:
> 
> 9.97 k
> 
> Also, I don't want to spend more than about $200 (I know I can get a Fluke
> for $500, but this is freaking ridiculous and highway robbery -- I just want
> one more digit than my $25 Victor 925A is giving me -- it doesn't need to
> work underwater or survive nuclear holocaust).
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Dave Dixon
>