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Old 20th September 2021, 17:53   #11
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Yes my Fluke meter has been travelling in the toolcase for donkeys' years and still works perfectly.

Here it is assisting with finding a current drain;

Mike - I guess you probably had an Avo 8 before going digital?

I had one and stored it somewhere safe in my parents house but have never found it since.
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Old 20th September 2021, 18:52   #12
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Mike - I guess you probably had an Avo 8 before going digital?

I had one and stored it somewhere safe in my parents house but have never found it since.

I still have and use an AVO 8. I do much prefer to see a needle sweep rather than a digital display but that's a personal taste thing
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Old 20th September 2021, 19:20   #13
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Old 20th September 2021, 21:19   #14
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I still have and use an AVO 8. I do much prefer to see a needle sweep rather than a digital display but that's a personal taste thing
Agreed, I do miss borrowing my father's ex bt meter. Although it was my fault really, I did have it on a permanent loan, til testing an earth at a mains socket for continuity, that was supposed to have been isolated! (Always check personally, before trusting those who really should have known aargh). I did replace it though via ebay, but use my own cheapo one now for car use.

Disclaimer, I should state, I dont normally go near mains, except very basic things for my own use. If the mains needs a meter, it is time for me to step back, and call in my father (retired time served spark).

But this below is what bt replaced the avo 8 with.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-B...-127635-2958-0

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Old 20th September 2021, 22:09   #15
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I find a clamp meter can be useful, the problem to get any accuracy you need to buy a good quality one to get any degree of accuracy. I have a UEI meter that I have probably had for over 20 years. Auto ranging on Volts is useful and it makes a noise if a circuit is open.
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Old 20th September 2021, 22:13   #16
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Disclaimer, I should state, I dont normally go near mains, except very basic things for my own use. If the mains needs a meter, it is time for me to step back, and call in my father (retired time served spark).

I take the view that mains is either on or off, and that’s all I need to know – more complicated than that and I’ll get a spark, as you say Alan.


But I love these little things, which answer the on/off question for me. I have one that’s about 40 years old, and still works fine – possibly still on the original battery



I also have a budget multimeter from the early 80’s, still going well – I think it might be on its original PP3 as well… if it has been replaced, I’m reckoning once in 40 odd years…
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Old 20th September 2021, 22:19   #17
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Mike - I guess you probably had an Avo 8 before going digital?

I had one and stored it somewhere safe in my parents house but have never found it since.

A cracking piece of kit and whilst I have used them I have never owned one.
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I find a clamp meter can be useful, the problem to get any accuracy you need to buy a good quality one to get any degree of accuracy. I have a UEI meter that I have probably had for over 20 years. Auto ranging on Volts is useful and it makes a noise if a circuit is open.

Yep - I have one and they can be quite useful when wanting to check current flow in say the car battery leads in order to check for quotient current flow. But, most of them are hall effect sensor based and as a result can be tricky to use. It took me some time and practice to achieve reliable readings with my £50 UNI-T clamp meter.

The best ones are also rather expensive.
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Multimeters are a bit like torque wrenches.

For occasional fault finding on a car, this will suffice.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201073986...Cclp%3A2047675
I bought one of these several years ago and find it excellent.I paid a lot more for it,around £25 at that time if I recall.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one of these.
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Old 21st September 2021, 08:14   #20
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I achieved a B in A Level Physics 50 years ago ... I need to brush up on ohms, amps and volts!
Problems - A battery drain problem on a 75, windscreen/headlight pump problem on a 75 and an electric window problem on an MGTF.
Anyway working on a budget of around £50 any thoughts?
Hello David and thanks for your reply.

Ohms law was more the preserve of the 'O' level syllabus I seem to recall but congratulations on your impressive pass at 'A' level.

I agree with your plans to choose something in the middle of the price range. The 10 amp DC current range will be useful for the electric window and battery drain investigation.

The only additional comment I can add having read the other replies is that I would probably avoid an "auto ranging" device in favour of manual selection. A good meter will have overload protection and it's preferable, in my view, to retain control of what the meter is doing.

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