On Thu, Jul 13, 2017, at 03:48 PM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > Fluke work great but are a little bit expensive. Unless accuracy is important > I guess any would do.
Fluke is indeed expensive. However, I would change the last part to "Unless _safety_ is important I guess any would do". Cheap imported meters are often as accurate as brand-name meters costing 5-10 times as much. But one of the differences is the input protection. What happens if you accidently hook your meter probes across line voltage when it is set to measure current? Most meters, even cheap ones, have a fuse that will blow in that case. If you accidentally tried to measure a 24V power supply or even a 120V AC line while set for current, you'll probably be fine. If you accidentally tried to measure a 480V line with a Fluke, you'll still be fine - the fuse in a Fluke is rated 600V and has a high interrupting current rating. But the fuse in a cheap knock-off meter can't interrupt 480V fault current and is likely to explode in your hand trying. I have a Fluke and a cheap meter. On the bench when I'm working with low voltage I'll use whichever one is handy. Both are accurate, and the cheap one actually has a few features that are nicer then my (older) Fluke. But for anything higher than 120V, I only use the Fluke. -- John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
