Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[thepumpguysc]

U hit it on the head Code54.. Whats the 1st question anyone asks??
ARE U GETTIN JUICE?? IS THE BATTERY CHARGED?? UH, I don't know..
Hold on.. I'll go to my locked toolbox & get my 500.00 Fluke meter, oh wait I have to go find the key..
OR.. I'll open the glove box & pull out the HF meter..

 

[Code54]

Exactly - I have one of the meters in my work truck just in case I need to check something real quick. Also if someone needs a meter I show them how to use it then give it to them so they have something to start with.

 

[Rock Crawler]

Have you guys noticed this one.... This is 33% off, that's actually a really good coupon.

 

[Rock Crawler]

So grab that, and then grab the adapter kit at $69.99 with the 3 day 25% off at $52.50 and for around $115 your all set for 1 ton ball joints on your Dana axles, your Jeeps, your U Joints and a bunch of other press like things.

Boom! Making money!

 

[California]

Seems like 9 out of 10 times I am just looking to see if I am getting any reading so they are good for that.

Come to think of it my most frequent use of a multimeter is to check AA and AAA batteries, to see if they are still good. The variety of readings I saw on my HF meters was a distraction. That was when I went looking for the next step up in quality and found the Bosch meters in a local Fry's ad.

I always need an excuse to go to Fry's!

 

[Travelover]

Come to think of it my most frequent use of a multimeter is to check AA and AAA batteries, to see if they are still good. .......

I've got a 3 LED tester from Dollar Tree that works amazingly well. Even does 9 volt batteries.

 

[John_Mc]

... Voltage reading is identical between the two Bosch meters and matches a lab-grade bench multimeter I had borrowed to calibrate the HF meters.

By "calibrate the HF meters" do you mean you actually adjusted them to read more accurately, or did you just check how far off they were? If you did adjust them, how did you do it? I haven't opened one up yet to see what they look like inside.

 

[newbury]

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I always need an excuse to go to Fry's!

You should never NEED an EXCUSE to go to Fry's!

 

[4get gto]

Come to think of it my most frequent use of a multimeter is to check (THEIR) AA and AAA batteries, to see if they are still good.

Made an adjustment... :laughing:

 

[Diggin It]

I have several of the meters. They all seem to have died over the years. Some of them don't even turn on any more. New batteries accomplish nothing.