"Fred Bloggs" wrote in message
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Henry Kolesnik wrote:
Radio Shack has one for $70 but it's RS 232 and Amazon sells one for $65 but
the reviews aren't that great.

Lets see what others scare up..
Hank
"Fred Bloggs" wrote in message
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I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs 1
mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable multimeter
with a USB interface and software so I can log temp with some kind of time
stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone experience with any I'd like
to know what's available new and used. I'm attempting to evaluate some
insulation and thermal mass for a passive solar home design.
tnx


Why tie up the multimeter..

This does not look bad:
http://www.microdaq.com/lascar/usb_t...ple_logger.php

But if you insist:
http://www.home.agilent.com/agilent/...0&cc=US&lc=eng



Here's what $40 gets you, note the limited measurement range and sample
frequency:
http://www.logicbeach.com/pdf/EL-USB-Lite.pdf


I like the Microdaq unit. Good price, good value.

A couple cheaper units, pretty good prices:
http://www.weathershop.com/USB1_temperature_logger.htm. $59.95 USD. Includes
software, temperature range from -25 to +80°C. Logging intervals from 10 seconds
to 12 hours and capacity of more than 16,000 readings.

Omega has what appears to be the same unit as above, @$60 USD.
http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=om-el-usb-1

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