Digital Multimeter Extech?

kaushama · 25th October 2005, 03:47 PM

I am intending to buy a DMM for my DIY work. I have already got a Sanwa 360TRD analog meter. In the local market I can only find a Sanwa which is very expensive or a YU FONG meter you all never might have heard. The DMM should be below 100$ and should have capacitance and preferably Temp capability.
In eBay there are dealers who sell Extech. The site lists following models which attracted my attention.

http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...ies_EX430.html
http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...450_EX470.html
http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...lpha/MN26.html

I can buy the following YU FONG meters in Sri Lanka for a lesser price.

http://www.tahsingem.com.tw/yf-70.htm
http://www.tahsingem.com.tw/yf-3170.htm
http://www.tahsingem.com.tw/yf-3180.htm

Any recommendations? Is this Extech brand good?

BWRX · 26th October 2005, 05:20 PM

I've been using an Extech True RMS digital multimeter for at least a couple years now, and it still works just fine. It can measure AC/DC voltage and current, resistance, capacitance, temperature, frequency, and duty cycle.

You can check it out here: http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...99/22-816.html

It's certainly not the best one they make, but it should be less than $100.

Any of those other Extech multimeters you listed are probably very similar internally to the one I have, so I would say they should work just fine.

25th October 2005, 03:47 PM	#1
kaushama diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Digital Multimeter Extech? I am intending to buy a DMM for my DIY work. I have already got a Sanwa 360TRD analog meter. In the local market I can only find a Sanwa which is very expensive or a YU FONG meter you all never might have heard. The DMM should be below 100$ and should have capacitance and preferably Temp capability. In eBay there are dealers who sell Extech. The site lists following models which attracted my attention. http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...ies_EX430.html http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...450_EX470.html http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...lpha/MN26.html I can buy the following YU FONG meters in Sri Lanka for a lesser price. http://www.tahsingem.com.tw/yf-70.htm http://www.tahsingem.com.tw/yf-3170.htm http://www.tahsingem.com.tw/yf-3180.htm Any recommendations? Is this Extech brand good?

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26th October 2005, 05:20 PM	#2
BWRX diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pennsylvania	I've been using an Extech True RMS digital multimeter for at least a couple years now, and it still works just fine. It can measure AC/DC voltage and current, resistance, capacitance, temperature, frequency, and duty cycle. You can check it out here: http://www.extech.com/instrument/pro...99/22-816.html It's certainly not the best one they make, but it should be less than $100. Any of those other Extech multimeters you listed are probably very similar internally to the one I have, so I would say they should work just fine.

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