Alternative DMMs to Fluke?
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From: Spokesman on 7 Apr 2006 17:22 How about an Omega HHM290 ? It comes with built in infrared temperature, Dual thermocouple inputs, will measure differential temp between the two thermocouples. 5 digiti display. and not too bad a price. "DaveC" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:0001HW.C05AB65500439BB9F04075B0(a)news.readfreenews.net... > Not that there's anything wrong with Flukes, inherently, but I like having > choices. > > Are there other brands that are considered as good quality as Fluke? > > Thanks, > -- > DaveC > me(a)privacy.net > This is an invalid return address > Please reply in the news group >
From: Smitty Two on 8 Apr 2006 00:04 In article <5tOdncmgK8ebRavZnZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d(a)wightman.ca>, "Spokesman" <his(a)spam.net> wrote: > How about an Omega HHM290 ? It comes with built in infrared temperature, > Dual thermocouple > inputs, will measure differential temp between the two thermocouples. 5 > digiti display. and > not too bad a price. > > Omega is a graphic arts company. They don't make stuff, they just private brand it and put out slick catalogs. Might as well by a Fluke with a Fluke label instead of a Fluke with an Omega label.
From: Bill Shymanski on 9 Apr 2006 10:49 "Michael" <nospam(a)att.net> wrote in message news:443680FC.1FFDE341(a)att.net... > Jim Thompson wrote: > > <text snipped > > > > > > > > I have a Micronta that's served me well for I can't remember how many > > years... maybe 20 or more. > > > > ...Jim Thompson > > > Jim, your post reminds me that my Micronta handheld, model# 22-188, formerly my > workhorse which I stashed away years ago as a spare, needs a proper fuse. I'd > completely forgotten. I popped the fuse somehow and, because I was hot on some > project at the time, kludged an ad hoc repair by soldering wirewrap wire across > the blown fuse (and me an engineer!). I gotta replace that fuse! Thanks for > the reminder. > > I would recommend this meter - or similar - to anyone who is just starting in > electronics. It was inexpensive and is versitile and accurate enough for the > beginner. Back when I still had a paper route, my very first DMM was a Micronta with 3 1/2 digit red LED display - had it for years, and it's still in the basement of the other house but no longer usable. It was designed with a 1.35 V mercury cell as a voltage reference, floating in the feedback loop of an op-amp - sadly, mercury button cells are now impossible to get ( I think), so unless I come up with a substitute the meter is heading for the recycle bin. Bill
From: colin on 9 Apr 2006 12:32 "DaveC" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:0001HW.C05AB65500439BB9F04075B0(a)news.readfreenews.net... > Not that there's anything wrong with Flukes, inherently, but I like having > choices. > > Are there other brands that are considered as good quality as Fluke? > > Thanks, > -- > DaveC Ive had quite a few (cheap) multimeters in the past, then I got a second hand fluke 77 fairly cheap, its far beter than all the others ive had put together and its lasted ages. probably atualy works out cheaper in the long run (and the battery lasts ages too). I like flukes and this model in particular, it was the one to go for at the time at work especialy if you didnt have to pay the price tag, however im not sure what else is around that can match it in terms of being nice to use reliable and rugged. Incedently I saw a project for a home made power supply on the web where the insides of a multimeter were used as the volt/current readout, some are so cheap they are actualy cheaper than a proper panel mounting digital meter. Colin =^.^=
From: Joseph2k on 9 Apr 2006 13:11
Smitty Two wrote: > In article <5tOdncmgK8ebRavZnZ2dnUVZ_s2dnZ2d(a)wightman.ca>, > "Spokesman" <his(a)spam.net> wrote: > >> How about an Omega HHM290 ? It comes with built in infrared >> temperature, Dual thermocouple >> inputs, will measure differential temp between the two thermocouples. 5 >> digiti display. and >> not too bad a price. >> >> > > > Omega is a graphic arts company. They don't make stuff, they just > private brand it and put out slick catalogs. Might as well by a Fluke > with a Fluke label instead of a Fluke with an Omega label. I have some Omega test equipment, it is pretty good. They are not as solid as a Fluke or a Tek, after all they are knock-offs. |