What DMM do you use ?

[jeffaroo]

i use a Extech EX420 auto range works well for me if i were to rate it, id give a 8.5

also bought a bunch of harbor freight red dmm's i was suckered in by the transistor socket. POS
your lucky if you can get a single reading off those sockets and the dmm is all over the place. i once took a reading inside a 240v panel and damn thing blew up in my hand ! i will never do that again     -3 out of 10

i once had a Fluke with one single switch, on/off. that was it, full auto range. so easy even a retard could use it. i loved it, lost it in a fire.

[timbo_93631]

Tektronix bench DMM for most everything, a BK Precision LCR meter for caps and inductors.  I built my own hfe tester using the schematic from RG Keen's Fuzz Face transistor selection hfe essay.

[Haberdasher]

vc97 from ebay.  I think it's some sort of a fluke clone.  good quality, $30 delivered, can't beat it.

[madbean]

I actually bought my current one from Home Depot and I love it. No transistor HFe readings, but it does continuity testing, capacitance and frequency measurement.

[Micpoc]

Radio Shack True RMS Digital Multimeter, with capacitance, continuity, temperature, frequency, and transistor hFE. Bought it in the late 90s and, other than having to replace the fuses within a year of purchase, has worked fine. 

[GermanCdn]

Mastercraft (Canadian Tire, sorry all my non Canadian friends) deluxe DMM, autoranging with resistance, capacitance, hfe, and a pile of other features I never use.  Usually retails for $80, picked it up for $24 on sale, threw out all my other DMMs after using it for an hour.

[jkokura]

Mastercraft (Canadian Tire, sorry all my non Canadian friends) deluxe DMM, autoranging with resistance, capacitance, hfe, and a pile of other features I never use.  Usually retails for $80, picked it up for $24 on sale, threw out all my other DMMs after using it for an hour.

I think I have the same or a similar.

Jacob

[DutchMF]

At the moment I'm using an Elro M970 (? never heard of it before I bought it...) which I got because it was dirt cheap, about 10 euros ($13). I'm in the market for a 'real' DMM though, that does Hfe and Capacitance so any recommendations which don't cost a fortune would be much appreciated.....

Paul

[pickdropper]

I use a Fluke 89.  I don't have it in front of me, but I believe it is the V version.  It is basically the same as the Fluke 189.

I love the meter.  The only downside is that it can't accurately measure caps below 1n, although most DMMs really aren't designed for that.  I need to get an LCR meter soon.

[mandrewbot3k]

I'm using the free one that I got when I bought my soldering station from Circuit Specialists. It's pretty good, does HFE readings, capacitance, all the nice stuff. The leads aren't the best though, a little finicky. I plan to purchase some new ones and see if that amkes a difference at some point.

[davent]

Fluke 8050A, got very lucky, $30 on ebay a few years ago. Plus a few cheapies for convenience and when needing multiple similtaneous readings or measurements not covered by the Fluke.

[alanp]

Cheapest multimeter I could get that still lets me replace the battery.

[derevaun]

I have a few of the <$5.00 Harbor Freight DMMs that do HFE, and a bigger one that does capacitance. I still sometimes compare readings with an auto-ranging Radio Shack meter, but they're in place so I have a meter despite carrying the one I was using across the room and leaving it.

[sirbergersworth]

I use a Fluke. Don't remember model but it is auto range sensing and it was top notch 15 years ago. Still going strong.
I sometimes will need to use the cheap one they have behind the surplus counter and I don't even know how to use it. I am spoiled by my fluke.

[fendman]

I use an AVO M 2004 which was made in W Germany...great meter I have had it since around the 80's  no big frills just an honest down to earth DMM which does the business