are you somehow restricted on the local market? Otherwise: ebay.com and look for sellers who ship outside the US
Sure it's more risky, but the prices you told are pretty.....well......shitty.....
You could also check with Agilent if they sell a meter on private basis. I already bought from Agilent here in Germany and they told me it's no problem.
http://www.home.agilent.com/pt/pc-1000004008%3Aepsg%3Apgr/handheld-digital-multimeter-clamp-and-calibrator-meters?nid=-34618.0&cc=BR&lc=por
Well, they list the local prices....So probably they also sell the stuff through their brasilian website...
otherwise check on the manufacturers websites (Agilent, Fluke, whoever). There you can often search for local distributors.
Achilles,
Yes, I'm locked to the local market. I don't want to go thru another importing process.
They are stupidly ridiculous here in Brazil.
But Achilles not only you showed me where to buy an Agilent, but your link also provided me the address of a sales rep on Brazil.
And its very close of my house!
Awesome! Can't thank you enough!
What Agilent would you recommend? I've saw their prices and they are alot cheaper them a Fluke.
I've saw two models: U1241 and U1273.
One thing that I didn't understand is that some DMM shows 1V for diode testing while others shows 2V.
Is this a issue?
We don't play with top notch stuff, the only diode that I've remember seeing and using was a 1N4007.
You're welcome....
Well, the U1273A may be too much. It may be a nice meter, but probably you won't use/need the advantages like Low Impedance measuring, Datalogging, filter and so on. It is more aimed for those who work in industrial spaces and have to think about inducted voltage due to high magnetic fields or High frequency stuff.....
It may be a great meter, but probably too much for just playing around a bit and more confusing with all the special functions.
The U1241B or U1242B is what I would suggest for a hobbyist when we are talking about Agilent. There is also the U123x Series, but these are more for electrical systems rather than electronics.
I think here in the board was a tear down and review of the U1242B. I also thought about that meter, but then had a nice discount where my U1253B was just about 70EUro more expensive than the U1242B....otherwise I would have bought the U1242B instead.....
For long time logging and so on I have the U1272A which is more or less similar to the U1273A, but has a normal LCD screen. The OLED can be pretty hard to read when you work under sunlight....and from my experience in French Guyana.....you'll have a lot of that
If you buy one at your dealer, ask for the free bluetooth dongle (U1177A). You can use that one to pair the meter with your Android phone or a Laptop. I think until March they have a special where you get that one for free when you buy a meter. I am not sure if they also have that special in Brasil, but it may be worth asking.