leosayer

My battery is discharging overnight so I've been looking at Adrian's book to try and diagnose the problem but I need to buy a multimeter for this. Any idea which one I should get?

There's a couple of digital ones in Argos one for £5 and one for £20. The £20 one seems to have a 10amp setting which was mentioned in the book...

Ideally, I'd like to pick one up this afternoon so it looks like a trip to Argos next to TCR tube station is on the cards.

DaveK

I bought one about a year ago. I can't actually remember what - or where from - but I think I might have got it from Halfords and I think I did spend nearer to £20 than £5. At the end of the day - it's still pretty cheap and it's a lot more flexible (mine even has a temperature sensor!).

springer3

Get the good one. Cheap tools are more expensive in the long run, as you will eventually realize you need the extra features and buy the better unit.

Tom W

If it doesn't have the 10 Amp setting, you are wasting your money. My old one wasn't 10 amp and blew the fuse every time I tried to use it to test. I bought one that was rated to 10 amps and it worked fine.

bhensarl

I bought a $15 mutlimeter at my local Radio Shack, and I believe I used it two or three times before it died on me. I took it back, they said, "No problem" and exchanged it for another one. That one lasted the same amount of time. So I bought a real nice Fluke multimeter, and it hasn't let me down since! Go with the good one!
Brian

Sten

I have a couple of professional quality Fluke meters, but I also have a Gunsons Pocketmeter 2 - this has a 10A current range (unfused) and a couple of other handy features - a continuity buzzer for those special 964 wiring faults, and a thermometer, range -40 to +1000 C. It cost a whole £15.99 from Halfords. Not the best quality kit, but more than adequate for general fault finding. Have a look here:-

Pocketmeter

Barry