best voltmeter for C4 work?
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best voltmeter for C4 work?
well its time to start compiling my christmas wish list, and a voltmeter seems like something i really need to do work on the numerous electrical systems on the C4. what is availabe out there that measures accurately, small (or low) enough, sensitive enough, etc etc? how much, where?
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Originally Posted by Orlando85UCFvette
well its time to start compiling my christmas wish list, and a voltmeter seems like something i really need to do work on the numerous electrical systems on the C4. what is availabe out there that measures accurately, small (or low) enough, sensitive enough, etc etc? how much, where?
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A few years ago I picked up a very nice Digital Multi-Meter (DMM) at Radio Shack for around $40-$50.
Also pick up a set of jumper wires, heat shrink tubing, soldering iron, mulit-core solder, insulation displacment connectors with matching spade lugs and you are ready to diagnose and repair most anything you will encounter.
Also pick up a set of jumper wires, heat shrink tubing, soldering iron, mulit-core solder, insulation displacment connectors with matching spade lugs and you are ready to diagnose and repair most anything you will encounter.
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I'm sure there are other good ones, but I have a Fluke and it's given good service for a long time. We also have one at work that's used by nearly everyone there. It gets no slack (like all company equipment) and it's been there longer than I have which is nearly 13 years.
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Fluke is a great meter but you may want to consider equipment by Electronic Specialties. They have a model 595 which is actually superior to the Fluke 88 at half the cost with more features. This meter has a PC interface so you can capture things on your laptop and save them, temp, dwell, frequency, data hold, all kinds of goodies. These are available from the mobile tool dealers and also your better parts stores.
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I have been using Radioshack digital multimeters for as long as they have offered them; before that, I used their analog series. I've used them in Amateur Radio, computer projects, automotive, etc. I have found them to be accurate, tough and desirable to be stolen. Lost a couple that way. Currently I have one that can interface with a computer. Simply put, a cheap multimeter is useful for many things. But I have always leaned toward higher priced units based on the principle I learned a long time ago, you usually get what you pay for. Just about any meter will read low voltage accurately; it's when you get into fractions of volts that the higher priced units prove to be more accurate. I have found that multimeters, powered for by 9 volt batteries are considered OK for general work, but I wouldn't want to live or die on their accuracy. Brand names are good, Fluke, Radioshack, etc. You usually can't go wrong with any of them. As with any precision instrument, rough handling and poor storage (tossing them into the old toolbox between uses) considerably shorten their useful life. Buy a good one as an investment, handle it with reasonable care and it will remain useful and accurate for many years.
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not to hijack the thread, anyone out there get their non-company owned meters calibrated on a regular basis? i would think even the Flukes would drift over time. we calibrate ours here at work at least once every 1-2 years but i don't know how much adjustment they go through each time.
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Originally Posted by tempest
not to hijack the thread, anyone out there get their non-company owned meters calibrated on a regular basis? i would think even the Flukes would drift over time. we calibrate ours here at work at least once every 1-2 years but i don't know how much adjustment they go through each time.
