Author Topic: Show your Multimeter! (Read 550460 times)

VK5RC · « **Reply #675 on:** April 25, 2016, 12:24:09 pm »

@blueskull in Australia I think you are responsible to a limited degree due to principles similar to the "attractive nuisance". If I understand it correctly , that an object has some intrinsic attraction but has also some hidden danger.
For example if I put up a radio tower and do not put something to stop people climbing it I am partly responsible.
PS I am NOT a lawyer.
PPS I think you were considering getting a U1461A, I am happy with mine, not cheap but a good device with set of accessories, case etc.

dvdouden · « **Reply #676 on:** April 25, 2016, 04:17:14 pm »

Here's my precious Fluke 8060A

Funny story. Dave got one of these in the mail some time ago and it looked kind of familiar to me. I vaguely remember my father having one of these on the dinner table while attempting to fix the TV. Turns out it was the exact same model and he still had it somewhere on the attic. Now it's mine

It's still working fine and doesn't appear to be wildly out of spec. Great upgrade from the cheap 3.5 digit one I used before

VK5RC · « **Reply #677 on:** April 26, 2016, 12:39:04 pm »

@blueskull I would put a "DANGER EMITS HIGH VOLTAGE FROM LEADS" label on (which is not untrue) and your multimeter will never go missing and you will meet safety issues!

Bummer re the wait, it is a good meter. Like lots of HP Ag KS stuff.
I have started doing a bit of Nixie tube experimentation and about to get my first tube (thermionic RF transceiver) it is really nice to be able to test leads etc with 1000V before you connect everything up in earnestness. A lot of leads etc the specifications often only tell you up to a few hundred V or so.

zapta · « **Reply #678 on:** April 26, 2016, 02:47:50 pm »

Quote from: FLIP on March 01, 2016, 07:05:43 am

this is mine, not the best but it gets the job done mostly, had it for over 5 years and still on the original battery

Dave mentioned once that it will be cool to have his portrait on the EEVBlog DMM. Now I see where he got that idea, probably seeing Dick Smith products as a kid.

jitter · « **Reply #679 on:** May 20, 2016, 06:02:21 pm »

Here's my current set of DMMs that I acquired over the years.
They are positioned in order of acquisition, from left to right:

Dynatek 9020a
Voltcraft ME-32
Extech EX830
Agilent U1232A

The Agilent I got for free because it was defective, but I managed to repair it quite easily, though its life expectancy may be limited. I've been meaning to do a teardown of that one and post what I think is a design flaw.

Edit: to prevent "abuse" of this section, I moved the teardown part of the Dynatek 9020a here.
Teardown of the Agilent U1232A here.
Teardown of the Extech EX830 here.
Teardown of the Voltcraft ME-32 here.

jtstowell · « **Reply #680 on:** June 25, 2016, 04:08:33 pm »

Up to 10. Pretty soon they will take over...

Excavatoree · « **Reply #681 on:** June 25, 2016, 09:53:28 pm »

Quote from: jtstowell on June 25, 2016, 04:08:33 pm

Up to 10. Pretty soon they will take over...

Careful. That's how it starts.

Cubdriver · « **Reply #682 on:** June 25, 2016, 10:58:08 pm »

Quote from: jtstowell on June 25, 2016, 04:08:33 pm

Up to 10. Pretty soon they will take over...

Nice. It looks like you're a tenth of the way along on your eevblog oscilloscope collection, too. Only 18 more to go!

<ETA - on closer examination of the top left of the photo, perhaps only 17 more to go.>

-Pat

joeqsmith · « **Reply #683 on:** July 01, 2016, 02:38:57 am »

Looks like some upper lip fuzz. I'm going to guess 13th birthday. My parents bought me my first non tube meter.

Can you tell what it was?

Cubdriver · « **Reply #684 on:** July 01, 2016, 02:45:03 am »

Quote from: joeqsmith on July 01, 2016, 02:38:57 am

Looks like some upper lip fuzz. I'm going to guess 13th birthday. My parents bought me my first non tube meter. Can you tell what it was?

Scary wallpaper?

You've gotta love old pictures where you look at them and say "what were we thinking?!?"

(Of course we'll no doubt look back 20 years from now and think the same thing of today...

)

-Pat

joeqsmith · « **Reply #685 on:** July 01, 2016, 02:50:55 am »

Mom and her wall paper. I lived through a textured phase of wall paper and I remember one was a velvet of sorts.

MosherIV · « **Reply #686 on:** July 01, 2016, 09:36:33 pm »

Hi

If you insist, here are mine

Thurlby 1905a
B&Q brand AC clamp meter(so533yx)
Tenma 72-7755 (rebadged ut70b)
Keysight U1232a
Maplins gold N21FR (rebadges standard ST21)
DT830 (hey dont laugh, it was my first meter)

I have a UT61e on the way. I just cannot resist the cheap ones.

ModemHead · « **Reply #687 on:** July 02, 2016, 02:30:59 am »

Quote from: joeqsmith on July 01, 2016, 02:38:57 am

Can you tell what it was?

Micronta 50K ohm/volt VOM with range-doubler?

FlyingHacker · « **Reply #688 on:** July 03, 2016, 01:28:20 am »

Quote from: VK5RC on April 25, 2016, 12:24:09 pm

@blueskull in Australia I think you are responsible to a limited degree due to principles similar to the "attractive nuisance". If I understand it correctly , that an object has some intrinsic attraction but has also some hidden danger.
For example if I put up a radio tower and do not put something to stop people climbing it I am partly responsible.
PS I am NOT a lawyer.
PPS I think you were considering getting a U1461A, I am happy with mine, not cheap but a good device with set of accessories, case etc.

What a load of crap if it is true... This is the type of thing that causes idiots to become millionaires and have more idiot children...

joeqsmith · « **Reply #689 on:** July 03, 2016, 09:58:00 pm »

Yes sir! The 22-204A. I used this meter for many years.

Quote from: ModemHead on July 02, 2016, 02:30:59 am

Quote from: joeqsmith on July 01, 2016, 02:38:57 am
Can you tell what it was?

Micronta 50K ohm/volt VOM with range-doubler?

bollio · « **Reply #690 on:** July 04, 2016, 06:34:10 pm »

Finally went around and found them all, my whole house tends to be my "lab" so they're usually pretty scattered. The DER EE is "new" and while not a multimeter per se, I'm quite taken with it so I threw it in the pic.

willb · « **Reply #691 on:** July 05, 2016, 01:05:17 am »

I don't think I'm forgetting anything... Making this list made me realize I have a serious addiction problem...

Fluke 45
Fluke 27
Fluke 27/FM
Fluke 28II
Fluke 87IV
Fluke 87V
Fluke 116
Fluke 325
Fluke 8922A

HP 3478A
HP 405AR
HP 400D
HP 331A (technically, has voltmeter mode)

Simpson 260-III
Simpson 260-V

Avo Avometer 8-MK2

Jay_Diddy_B · « **Reply #692 on:** July 05, 2016, 01:33:36 am »

Willb,

That is a nice ~~hoard~~ collection

Which is you go to meter?

I have a couple of Fluke 289, but I prefer a Fluke 189. I find the 189 is more responsive, I find there is a noticeable delay with the 289s when they are auto ranging.

Regards,

Jay_Diddy_B

David Hess · « **Reply #693 on:** July 05, 2016, 03:47:47 am »

Quote from: Jay_Diddy_B on July 05, 2016, 01:33:36 am

Which is you go to meter?

My go to meter is a Beckman RMS225. I really like the banana jack layout because I can use a standard 3/4" banana plug for the 10 amp range which very few meters can do.

Quote

I have a couple of Fluke 289, but I prefer a Fluke 189. I find the 189 is more responsive, I find there is a noticeable delay with the 289s when they are auto ranging.

The two common complaints about autoranging meters in the past when this was a new feature were that they were slow and that they had a much shorter battery life.

willb · « **Reply #694 on:** July 05, 2016, 12:16:15 pm »

Quote from: Jay_Diddy_B on July 05, 2016, 01:33:36 am

Willb,

That is a nice ~~hoard~~ collection

Which is you go to meter?

I have a couple of Fluke 289, but I prefer a Fluke 189. I find the 189 is more responsive, I find there is a noticeable delay with the 289s when they are auto ranging.

Regards,

Jay_Diddy_B

Out of all my meters I use my Fluke 45 the most I'd say. It's in a good spot on my bench. I don't keep my other Fluke meters out on my bench as they would be taking up too much space, they come out as needed. Out of my handheld Fluke meters, the 87IV (which is really a 187) is my favorite.

I'd like to use my HP 405AR more, but it needs a good 15 minutes to warm up before it's accurate, it's LOUD and it's very power hungry.

Hydrawerk · « **Reply #695 on:** July 10, 2016, 03:39:29 am »

I do not own these multimeters. Photos were found on the web. They are quite special, because they have a 19999 (4 1/2) display. They are probably both from 1994.
The Finest company is not well known, but it is still alive. http://www.finest.co.kr/

BFX · « **Reply #696 on:** August 03, 2016, 09:48:10 pm »

Fluke family

Martin.M · « **Reply #697 on:** August 11, 2016, 07:00:05 pm »

Philips

this oldies can read also nA, and resistors up to 2G

Martin.M · « **Reply #698 on:** August 11, 2016, 07:35:17 pm »

my little Tek, working

Gyro · « **Reply #699 on:** August 11, 2016, 09:56:54 pm »

Quote from: Martin.M on August 11, 2016, 07:00:05 pm

Philips
this oldies can read also nA, and resistors up to 2G

Very nice! Those need to be in the Lets see your Nixie Tube Equipment thread.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/lets-see-your-nixie-tube-equipment/


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