[..]And the money shot, a Fluke 11
OK not the best Fluke ever but handy for electrical work as it has a low imedance mode so you don't get false readings due to cable capacitance. Now all I need is a 12 and I'll have the 10,11,12 set.
Hey don't knock on the 10 series !
I have a Fluke 11, bought it new in 1997 via my electronics teacher at school. I could get a good discount via him. Think I paid 500 Francs instead of 750 !
I could not afford a 12...
I just love my Fluke 11, it's basic but good enough for 99% of the job not just in the house or on the car. Even at the bench it's my default DMM because it's good enough for most purposes in practice ! My fancy Metrix MX53/54/56 I don't want to risk them if not needed... the Fluke 11 is bullet proof, small, compact, easy to hold and operate with one hand, tilting bale is stable, fat digits with good contrast that make easy to read, good quality continuity tester, Vdc checked to be much more accurate than it's claimed accuracy, super rugged... it's just a winner !
Only thing is, it does not measure current... but most of the time you need to measure voltage not current.
So I grab an MX 56 only when I need to measure current or need the much better accuracy and count/resolution.
Metrix is not good at measuring ripple on power rails... it's an RMS meter which takes time to respond. Fluke 11 obviously not RMS so it can measure instantly, I appreciate that. Metrix also is much bigger, takes a lot of space on the bench, and the tilting bale is not very stable. Its continuity tester is not latched like the Fluke is.
After 24 years of use, poor Fluke 11 has some scars sadly. Living in the toolbox is not an easy life... has a big scratch on the LCD window, and the LCD is leaking... But it still works perfectly !