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Old 01-12-2009, 08:47 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Default Re: What's a good choice when buying a Multimeter?

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Originally Posted by Soundguy View Post
Most fuse / blowing issues arise when someone tries to measure the impeadance of an ac circuit.

a cheap vom should be fine on a VOLTAGE check of an ac circuit as long as the insulation on the leads is correct... find a UL tag and you should be good to go..

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Soundguy is correct. If later you need a better meter, then you can use the cheap one as a beater. But, cheap meters are what people use most of the time. My expensive meter is almost too good to take anywhere. If I break a cheap one, no big deal. Get the UL tag though.
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