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Subject:Re: Multimeter Recommendations
From:Mike B
Date:Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:15:20 -0400

My point exactly!

On 6/15/2013 8:56 PM, Mike S wrote:
> On 6/15/2013 3:05 PM, Anthony Egeln wrote:
>> 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.
>
> Those are your choices. Either buy a cheap $10-20 one, or get a good one
> (Fluke). For most automotive use by someone who needs to ask the
> question, a cheap one is sufficient.
>
> It boils down to how you view tools, and how often you'll use them - do
> you spend for high quality/utility, lifetime ones, that you use often,
> or do you go cheap? You can buy 10+x cheapos for the cost of a Fluke.
> The cheap ones will do 90%, not as accurately, but that doesn't
> typically matter for automotive.
>
> For stuff I expect to use regularly, I'll invest. For "one-offs," I'll
> buy from Harbor Freight.