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Subject:Re: Multimeter Recommendations
From:Michael
Date:Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:08:09 -0400

The HF one in the link I posted does have continuity beep, I use it a lot.

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On Jun 15, 2013, at 17:00, Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> At  6/15/2013 02:05 PM,Anthony Egeln wrote:
>> This is a tools post, so I hope the mods approve it off-Frydae. The
>> recent post on an LED voltmeter got me thinking about buying a
>> multimeter.  On Amazon they have them both digital and analog,
>> ranging in price from under $10 to close to $200 (Fluke brand).  Of
>> course, Harbor Freight has quite a few as well.
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> I have a good fluke, a cheapo HF & a cheap one I bought at Walmart.
> They are all good for what I'm doing (volts, voltage drop, measuring
> resistance & checking for  continuity).
> However... the cheap HF did NOT have an audio continuity check,
> that's why I replaced it with the $20 walmart meter.... do I have a
> ground? BEEP...yes I do, does this wire actually run from this plug
> to where I think it should? BEEP...yes it does, is the light bulb
> filament broken? BEEP... no it's not.
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> Rob
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