Will this multimeter be good enough for general use? Will I be able to measure capaticitance?
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Then u never have the pleasure of meeting a fluke....Looks exactly like the one I've been using for about 5 years. I'm pretty happy with it.
Here's an alternative:A few years back I bought a B&K 316, which is a pretty small clamp-on AC/DC current meter (it's spec'd to measure down to 1 mA, but I don't trust it quite that low; I trust it to around 5 to 10 mA). Nevertheless, for $170, it's very portable and measures AC/DC voltage and resistance. I use it in conjunction with my Fluke DMM.
It has two sensitivity settings; the most sensitive is 10 mA for 1 mV.Not a bad choice for the money, but you need to use it with a DMM, which wasn't something I wanted. Also, the resolution would only be 50 mA with a 1 mV resolving DMM -- the B&K resolves to 1 mA.
Ah, then the web page's information was incorrect. I thought that sounded a little insensitive.It has two sensitivity settings; the most sensitive is 10 mA for 1 mV.
No, it doesn't. When I need that, I use the HP 428 -- but it's all low bandwidth stuff as I don't have a current probe for the scope. The web page you gave said the probe's response is up to 20 kHz, so that's a definite plus.The fact that it has to be (can be, in other words) used with a DMM, or an oscilloscope is a plus for me. Does the B&K have an output that can drive a scope?
Dang, Bill, that's exactly what I meant to say earlier and forgot (I mentioned the clamp-on current meter, then meant to say that it's sometimes useful to measure the current and voltage at the same time). And, when I'm running an experiment, it's not unusual to have 3, 4, or more meters all reading different things.sometimes it comes in very handy to be able to make more than one measurement at a time.