Show your Multimeter!

[Neomys Sapiens]

MY Multimeter Zoo has been expanded by a Metrawatt M2036 while I was on a short vacation. Left the bid and won. Now I hope for fast and well delivery. Not that I needed it, but my multimeter sense was itchy anyway and it was on the list. I am curious how well the zoom function for the bargraph works in practice. I consider the function offered by it to be more practical than those of the closely related M2035, which has a very particular limit function instead. And it has peak function, good basic acuracy and RMS measurement, so it is going to be a viable instrument. It is my first of the Metrawatt swiveltops.

[Neomys Sapiens]

I had the chance to get these two BEWA meters quite cheaply. They were made in Germany in the early 80ies, really some of the first
affordable digital meters available in Germany. They're just bog standard ICL7106 meters. Both meters are basically the same apart from accuracy specs.
There's BEWA's full size, full colour advert from the back of an Elektor magazine from 1984.

I had the chance to get these two BEWA meters quite cheaply. They were made in Germany in the early 80ies, really some of the first
affordable digital meters available in Germany. They're just bog standard ICL7106 meters. Both meters are basically the same apart from accuracy specs.
There's BEWA's full size, full colour advert from the back of an Elektor magazine from 1984.

In the early 80's, I was working beside school in a long defunct local electronics shop, as was a friend of mine. I already had my Fluke 8060A, which my buddy had followed with a Beckman 3030RMS. So when the shopowner came gloating about the 'super quality high performance economy multimeters' from Bewa, we both were not exactly impressed. But as I got a provision, I used the RMS feature on the big one to sell two of them in the tinkerer comunity at our school. It made RMS and 4.5digits accessible for some guys which were not willing to spend as much. Never owned one myself, though.

[HighVoltage]

MY Multimeter Zoo has been expanded by a Metrawatt M2036 while I was on a short vacation. Left the bid and won. Now I hope for fast and well delivery. Not that I needed it, but my multimeter sense was itchy anyway and it was on the list. I am curious how well the zoom function for the bargraph works in practice. I consider the function offered by it to be more practical than those of the closely related M2035, which has a very particular limit function instead. And it has peak function, good basic acuracy and RMS measurement, so it is going to be a viable instrument. It is my first of the Metrawatt swiveltops.

I was still at the university, when this DMM came on the market and wanted it so badly but it was soooo expensive.
Hmm, I should look for one.
How much dis you pay for this one?

[Neomys Sapiens]

I was still at the university, when this DMM came on the market and wanted it so badly but it was soooo expensive.
Hmm, I should look for one.
How much dis you pay for this one?

110.-
But a year ago, a colleague of mine, who was acting on my suggestion, got his for around 75.-
And a correction: the one with the different function in the same package is the M2037, not 2035!

But there was a bigger one , which combined both functionalities and added dB with selectable reference.
This was the M2042. I'm still looking for one.
You are sure that the M2036 was the DMM of your studential pipedreams and not the 2042?

[sullyRD]

Updated photo of my vintage Italian multimeters

[rsjsouza]

Updated photo of my vintage Italian multimeters

Beautiful ICEs. I inherited from my dad the first multimeter I have ever used: ICE 680R Supertester. It is a bit off in all ranges but it is certainly on the line for a repair.

One tip, though: if possible, could you upload the photos to the EEVBlog server instead for posterity? Over the years the image hosting sites tend to either change their terms of service or the links become broken and thr images are gone forever (check the first post on this thread, for example).

[Johnboy]

I've acquired a few DMM's over the last year, but this meter is just more enjoyable to use, since I don't need "absolute" precision for most measurements anyway. This FET-VOM is like the slide rule of multimeters, to my way of thinking. That extra step of thinking about the ranges again before reading.

[jeffheath]

Don't know if this has been shown yet, but it's a Bell & Howell rebranded Heathkit IM-1212 multimeter.

[retiredcaps]

Don't know if this has been shown yet, but it's a Bell & Howell rebranded Heathkit IM-1212 multimeter.

Teardown, info at

http://mrmodemhead.com/blog/nixie-glow/

[jeffheath]

Don't know if this has been shown yet, but it's a Bell & Howell rebranded Heathkit IM-1212 multimeter.

Teardown, info at

http://mrmodemhead.com/blog/nixie-glow/

That's your website? I saw that article when I was wrenchin' on this thing. You can tell mine was hand built, lots of boogery solder joints!

[TERRA Operative]

Nothing special in my collection yet.

I do want a Fluke 8060 though, one day I'm sure I'll find one.

[retiredcaps]

That's your website?

No.  Modemhead is a member here and that is his site.

[HighVoltage]

110.-
But a year ago, a colleague of mine, who was acting on my suggestion, got his for around 75.-
And a correction: the one with the different function in the same package is the M2037, not 2035!

But there was a bigger one , which combined both functionalities and added dB with selectable reference.
This was the M2042. I'm still looking for one.
You are sure that the M2036 was the DMM of your studential pipedreams and not the 2042?

That was a good price, congratulations.

It is well possible that it is the M2036 that I had in mind.
Not far away from the university, we had a BBC / GOERZ / Metrawatt distributor.

Even these days, I am using my Metrawatt analog meters for some applications.
And even compared at todays standard, they are kind of special.

Here are some pictures of my little collection.
 

[Neomys Sapiens]

110.-
But a year ago, a colleague of mine, who was acting on my suggestion, got his for around 75.-
And a correction: the one with the different function in the same package is the M2037, not 2035!

But there was a bigger one , which combined both functionalities and added dB with selectable reference.
This was the M2042. I'm still looking for one.
You are sure that the M2036 was the DMM of your studential pipedreams and not the 2042?

That was a good price, congratulations.

It is well possible that it is the M2036 that I had in mind.
Not far away from the university, we had a BBC / GOERZ / Metrawatt distributor.

Even these days, I am using my Metrawatt analog meters for some applications.
And even compared at todays standard, they are kind of special.

Here are some pictures of my little collection.

Not bad. Die 'Viererbande' habe ich komplett! (4E/4H/4S/4D).
The 2H was my first #real' multimeter, bought together with a proper toolbag from the result of my first summer break job - doing electrical installation work with a local contractor aged 13!
The MetraMax12 and the Unigor 6e have already been subject of two posts of mine in this topic.
Mayby I should present the 'medium' Unigors (A41+A43) too or I could show the lower range precedessors of the 1H/2H, namely the Metravo Elektronik (which is not a 'electronic'=active multimeter, as the name suggests) and the Metravo3 and Metratest3. Also on stock is a Unigor 3p which is
interesting because those early series unigors exist in identical form from Hartmann & Braun, which then ceased to cooperate with the Goerz/BBC conglomerate. That was before the H&B multimeters grew to shoe carton size. The 3p sometimes comes handy with its 5kV range.

[Neomys Sapiens]

Aaaand....not a new multimeter, but I have finally managed to aquire the original Goerz RF probe for use with the Unigor 6e. Rated to 800MHz. With case and accessories, in nearly immaculate condition.

[ogdento]

Like others on the board, my meters reproduce while I'm not looking!

On my bench are a 29 and 79 series ii, an 87 i, 2x87 iii, 3x8060a, and a 12b.  I'm in the middle of re-capping two of the 8060a meters and I've been using the rightmost 87iii for electronics work.

My most recent score was a cheap Matco MD257 (rebadged Brymen BM257)... its low-z function is great for exposing ghost voltages around the house and works as well as the Fluke 12b.  The Amprobe AM47 (another rebadged Brymen) is great for a pocket meter but the low-z on it sucks - it's not low enough!!

Eventually I'll pare down to one Fluke 87iii, the Matco MD257, and the IBM 8060a.  I might keep one regular 8060a too... I used it back in college and it's always been reliable.

[slurry]

I've been thrue a lot of handheld multimeters, this is the three most advanced i've got.
Fluke 289 - Keysight U1282A - Metrix MTX3291

The verdict is that the Chauvin Arnoux/Metrix MTX3291 is my favourite for the bench,
second place goes to Fluke 289 (and 17B+ for less demanding work) and the poor Keysight gets place number three 

[ogdento]

That Chauvin Arnoux meter looks great... I've never seen one and had to look it up.  Great specs!!  it's got everything I'd ever possibly need in a meter.

[Martin.M]

I have buyed today this ..

Fluke 8300A options 1,2 + 5 (heavy nixie fluke)

[Cubdriver]

Nice, Martin!   

-Pat

[TERRA Operative]

I have buyed today this ..

Fluke 8300A options 1,2 + 5 (heavy nixie fluke)

Oooh, nice. Show us inside!.

Also, promise not to turn it into a clock!

[Cubdriver]

I have buyed today this ..

Fluke 8300A options 1,2 + 5 (heavy nixie fluke)

Oooh, nice. Show us inside!.

Also, promise not to turn it into a clock!

I don't think we need to worry about Martin doing anything like that!  <edit - I mean turn it into a clock>

-Pat

[bitseeker]

Looks great, Martin! And nice options, too. From the color of the VAC button, I guess it did a lot of it during its life.

I only have its little brother, the 8100A.

[Martin.M]

the destroying of old test gear is to me a NO GO.
Also I will never answer questions like "how many double triodes are in that Tekscope"

8600A is here, very low series No, it`s a LED. 8300A is my first Nixie-Fluke
Martin

[Martin.M]

   no Multi, a Thermo-Meter  -60 to +250°C in 4 ranges + analog output 0-1V
trustful 2% of reading. It`s time for a new calibration, the sticker is loosing the color.