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From: Joerg on 30 Apr 2010 11:35
Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> Joerg wrote:
>> Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>>> Jan Panteltje wrote:
>>>> On a sunny day (Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:05:50 +1000) it happened "David L. Jones"
>>>> <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in <5l9Cn.77479$iu2.48516(a)newsfe15.iad>:
>>>>
>>>>> Jan Panteltje wrote:
>>>>>> Blew the fuse in my multimeter, wanted to replace it, grabbed it, but:
>>>>>> ftp://panteltje.com/pub/multimeter_fuse_img_1953.jpg
>>>>> So what POS meter is this anyway?
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave.
>>>> Oh, the price-performance of that meter is excellent,
>>>> 5 Euro, includuing battery:
>>>> ftp://panteltje.com/pub/cheap_meter.jpg
>>>> ftp://panteltje.com/pub/cheap_meter_inside.jpg
>>>>
>>>> For that money you also get a beta test for NPN and PNP, and a beeper to
>>>> test continuity.
>>>> I cannot possibly make it for that.
>>>> Oh, and you get a soldered fuse too :-)
>>>>
>>>> Next time you need a beeper or battery just buy one of these meters :-)
>>>>
>>>> I am happy with it :-)
>>>
>>> http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=90899
>>> is simila and is $1.99 quite often.
>>>
>> I have half a dozen of these here, and so do some clients now. They are
>> great. The only thing that's a bit hokey are the yellow on switches.
>> With some careful contact re-bending one can make them work again though.
>>
>> The big Cen-Tech P37772 is quite good as well. Large tiltable LCD,
>> Holster, and all that. Occasionally it seems to freeze in hold mode but
>> it aint' so bad, other meters do that as well. For around $20 I can't
>> complain:
>>
>> http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=37772&CategoryName=&SubCategoryName=
>>
>> Why don't they list prices anymore?
>
>
> That site never listed prices, since it is used to order from their
> printed catalog for delivery.
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com is the site for the retail stores and it
> has the prices. BTW, they just switched over to their new website
> layout today.
>
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/ac-dc-digital-multimeter-37772.html> shws
> the current price as $24.99
>

Ah, thanks. The new site is slower but still works. Dropping speed is
normal these days but the fact that it still works is, unfortunately,
not always normal these days.

>
> <http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=98674&CategoryName=&SubCategoryName=>
> Is a nice meter. It normally sells for $59.99 but isn't listed on the
> retail site right now. I bought one for $39.99 a couple months ago. It
> has a sound level meter and light meter function the others don't


Now did you have to do that? I'm all drooling here. And finally a meter
that doesn't come in this ugly bonbon-red.

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