EE majors and EE's - what multimeter/scope?

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  • george graves
    I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
    • Oct 2003
    • 19986
    #1

    EE majors and EE's - what multimeter/scope?

    I've been playing around with some electrontics recently. Just some basic basic stuff. Op-amps, 555s, some other LM stuff - oh and a tiny micocontroler called a "basic stamp"...So looking for a MM and scope (NON CAR RELATED)

    QUESTIONS

    1.) What would be a good starting multimeter for me?(sick of my analog rat-shack POS) I assume Fluke, but what model?

    2.) Since I am getting into some more complex stuff and I'd like to see the waveform, what PC hardware/software scope would you recomend for starting out? Something I can plug into my PC/laptop with optical isolation?

    THANKS!

    ...
    Originally posted by Matt-B
    hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?
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    • DanGillan
      R3V Elite
      • Mar 2004
      • 4061
      #2
      fluke 88. buy now, dont worry about it later. love mine.
      Dan

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        • Justin B
          Sikky Nar Nar
          • Mar 2005
          • 4273
          #3
          I have the Fluke 88V, I dont think the original 88 is produced anymore, but both models are available on ebay. Its an automotive multimeter, but still has all the normal stuff.

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            • DanGillan
              R3V Elite
              • Mar 2004
              • 4061
              #4
              yea the v. of course
              Dan

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                • Court M3
                  R3V OG
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 6713
                  #5
                  still got my trusty Fluke 77A/N works like a charm :)
                  Continuous For Sale Thread
                  323i s50

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                    • george graves
                      I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 19986
                      #6
                      Hmmm - the 88V might be a bit more meter than I need at the moment. And I'm not looking for something so car-centric. (and my budget is a bit slim!) - but thanks for the help!
                      Originally posted by Matt-B
                      hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                        • Justin B
                          Sikky Nar Nar
                          • Mar 2005
                          • 4273
                          #7
                          You can find several cheaper Fluke multimeters on ebay, just to get the idea of how much they cost. The 88v is a rather high end meter, at this point Flukes best automotive non graphical meter...so yeah it was a tough pill to swallow for me too. There are really nice ones out there though for between 100-150 I'd guess. At least certainly lightly used.

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                            • xLibelle
                              R3VLimited
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 2673
                              #8
                              and youre right, its more meter than you need atm, but the 80 series meters have min/max and a couple other settings youll end up using, while anything below it is just enough to piss you off... well, it would me. i carry the 87v for work.
                              as for a scope, definetly check through ebay for anything that works and thats cheap. any new(er) scopes have easy to use functions for trigger and screen captures. dont even worry about hooking shit up to your computer. theres no point. if you need screen captures, there are ways to put them on floppy or through cat5, if available.
                              i use a Tektronix TDS3000 series. i could get more clarity from my older analog ones but the ease of use far surpasses them so i gave em up.

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