Multimeter.

[Guest]

Hello peeps,

Bit of a numpty question, but have no experience of multimeters and need to buy one.

Are they all the same ? prices seem to range from £15 - £70, so giving me a bit of a headache, don't want to buy a bag of poo, but on the other hand, don't want to spend more than i have to.

Rob.

[Guest]

What do you want it for?

A more expensive one is likely to be more accurate, robust and versatile than a cheap one - unsurprisingly. I've also found that ones sold in automotive accessory shops tend to be more expensive for no good reason at all than ones sold for general electronics use.

Have a look at uk.farnell.com under test & laboratory equipment - they have meters ranging from around £6 to over £1000. Any of them will do for identifying whether a wire is connected to a battery or not or whether a bulb has failed.

[Pete]

What do you want it for?

A more expensive one is likely to be more accurate, robust and versatile than a cheap one - unsurprisingly. I've also found that ones sold in automotive accessory shops tend to be more expensive for no good reason at all than ones sold for general electronics use.

Have a look at uk.farnell.com under test & laboratory equipment - they have meters ranging from around £6 to over £1000. Any of them will do for identifying whether a wire is connected to a battery or not or whether a bulb has failed.

 

And that's what most people buy them for. Being a "multi" meter they do a few more things as well, but they all do the core tasks.

I got mine from B&Q for about 15 quid I think. Here it is, but the price has gone up:

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?a ... earch=true

I bought mine to test the battery voltage and it does it perfectly

[Guest]

Just for general maintenance work. I think i can tell if a bulb has gone .

Suspect my rectifier is poorly sick, hence why i require a appropriate type meter.

Thanks all

Rob.

[Chrissb6]

If you want one just for a bit of D.I.Y then go for a cheap one, most will do all thats needed to sort the bike prob's out. If you got the experiance to use a high spec one your probably in the trade anyway.

[Bogof]

Buy the cheapest one you can find as it will still do the job you need it to on this occasion.

Next time you need it you'll never be able to find it so will end up buying another, which is why its best to buy cheap

[Guest]

i'm still using a bulb on a wire... gotta update my tools....

[Colin the Bear]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... 015696.htm

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?cri ... &source=15

[Bogof]

And when I say cheap... http://www.myrazer.co.uk/storefrontprofiles/processfeed.aspx?sfid=196633&i=246529160&mpid=12194&dfid=1

There you go, 99p

[Ingah]

http://www.motorbikealarm.co.uk/node/43

£6.99, free postage AFAIK, it's the one i use.