"James Horn" wrote in message
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Fluke's DMMs do cost much more than generic ones. They guarantee accuracy
that the others can't touch. I've always been amused that Radio Shack and
many other inexpensive DMMs don't publish accuracy specifications.

If you want something for relative measurements (peaking, etc) and hobby
use, you have a wider field available. If you use it for a living and it
*has* to work - well, my Fluke 87 has served *me* wonderfully well. But
modern IC technology has certainly made a lot of capability available for
little cost elsewhere!

Jim WB9SYN/6 (Not affiliated with Fluke)

Some of the cheep meters are fine for most home use. It is when you drop
them or accidently have them set for current or ohms while measuring voltage
you will notice the differance. Then again you can buy about 10 RS meters
for what a good Fluke will cost. It sure is hard to quit working long
enough to run to RS to get another meter while on a job that depends on
having a meter.