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by GlassWolf » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:30 pm

Heathkit.

by Gagnastiak » Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:12 pm

Fluke 744, will do anything you need....

But for practicality and price, fluke 12 will work for home users.

by cargodz » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:30 pm

GlassWolf wrote:you could do what I did and just build your own scope :)
Ok... how?

by GlassWolf » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:21 am

you could do what I did and just build your own scope :)

by cargodz » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:25 pm

I'm not arguing that Fluke makes great products with great accuracy... I'm just a cheap bastard :)
If you can get one at a pawn shop in good working order for a lot less, jump on it (that's the essence of cheap)... While you're out browsing around the pawn shops, see if you can find me a cheap o-scope :thumbsup

by jonnyb » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:51 pm

i use an old school fluke from the 70s. my father gave it to me. it does its job.

by Ryan from Ohio » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:32 pm

Not debating that Glass,

but for 99.9% of what we do in car audio and even alarm insalls, that $3 meter is just fine.

by joeyc » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:47 pm

:attitude :thumbsup

have you used a fluke 189 glass? its there accuracy/precision model that does data loggin and such.

by GlassWolf » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:36 pm

a few reasons the fluke is better for professional use:
impact resistance and water resistance
more accurate (higher internal resistance)
better features like th backlighting
true RMS
more options for probes (wire piercing, aligator clips, etc)
data interface for logging results and graphing them

when you actually have an electrical background, you have a better understanding of why you want good tools for your livelihood. Same with mechanics. You don't see professional mechanics saying "oh these wal-mart pliars are good enough for my work." They use craftsman pro series, Mac, SnapOn, etc. Professional grade, well backed tools because their jobs, and often their safety depends on those tools.

I'm glad your $3 meter makes you happy, but there is a reason better meters exist.

by joeyc » Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:26 pm

The thing with flukes is they last 15+ years most of the time, they are extremely durable!! The only reason you find them at pawn shops is because they have a high resale value because of there durability.

BTW I found a 73 today at a pawn shop, basically the same as a 77 I am told. They wanted 50, I got them down to 40 but I didn't buy it. That was the first and only pawn shop I was able to get to today.

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