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J Epstein and tommytube have recently recommended the Meterman 37XR, and I bought one from Tequipment.net for $123 delivered.Seems like a great meter, easy to use, etc. After seeing what's available for $100+, I just gave away my Fluke 8060 A and B&K capacitance meter. Seems to me the Fluke was about $300 in the '80s.
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I love my two Waveteks. I got one for home and liked it so much I got one for work. The L and C measurements aren't the most accurate, but I also have a Beckman CAPT6 for matching. But the Wavetek will do a great job helping you figure out the general value of a cap in your box if you have a hard time deciphering the markings.Blue back light, heavy duty casing, L/C measurements, magnetic strap that'll allow it to hang is all very nice. But it's obvious all the fluke fanatics seem upset that you'd even consider something else. The Wavetek is a very good priced alternative to the expensive fluke. For most people is all the meter they'll ever need and it hardly seems ultra cheap as one member alluded....I think you done good!
...so I can use my Fluke temperature module when I wish.
One of the key things to look at when buying a multimeter is the count or display spec, i.e. 3.5 digits vesus 4.5 digits. This one is listed at 4 3/4 digits and 10,000 counts, so it appears on paper to be a very decent unit for that low price. Typically 4.5 digit multimeters are $300. or so.Next, I look at DC resistance resolution and accuracy. I find it really helpful to have the capability to clip the leads together and negate thier resistance with a meter function, then look at low level resistance across ground planes, cables/ connections, switches, and so on. It's pretty useful to me to measure 1/100 of an ohm. It's not apparent if this one has that feature, otherwise looks good for the money.
Internal construction also tells a LOT about the quality of the meter and how it was designed - open up a 39. chinese multimeter and you'll see what I mean, as compared to looking at say a high end Fluke. Fluke will have rugged industrial construction, the other will be built like chinese toy electronics.
Bob
An important feature for an audio nerd is specified accuracy of RMS voltage measurement on the whole audio band.
Fluke 83C, 87, 187, 183 etc do the job
nt
Fluke has a long standing reputation of high quality test equipment.You may have just traded accuracy and dependability for bells and whistles that as you said you would probably never use.
I think selling the Fluke was a fluke, HeinHappy Metering !
And it's only some of the bells and whistles I won't use. I definitely will be using the inductance and capacitance metering, the former of which I didn't have and the latter of which wasn't reliable and needed calibration.
I would have replaced a broken meter too.But you do realize that these hand held meters (Flukes included) C and L measurements are ballpark estimates at best. The 37XR is rated 3% accuracy for caps and 5% for inductors. That's ok if you are repairing something and just want to know if this cap or coil is good or bad but hardly enough for designing or tweaks like matching components where accuracy is important. Does it even compensate for lead capacitance or inductance?
...like MANY multimeters available now, this measure inductance, capacitance, and frequency, and it includes Relative and deciBel functions, and more that probably I'll never use.
I like my 37XR very much. All kinds of nice features. Enjoy!
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