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revrun billy
09-08-2004, 10:35 PM
what is the best multimeter to use in the hvac field, not neccesseraly the most expensive?
Edmund Forsthe
09-08-2004, 10:39 PM
try uei, not expensive and has all the features you might want, look in the johnstone catalouge.
glw1982
09-08-2004, 10:40 PM
I have noticed a lot of techs use the UEI DL250. Thats also the one I use.
gcastillo
09-08-2004, 10:43 PM
A tech that was doing my training a while back had bought a UEI and he sold it to someone else and went back to Fluke I learned from them and really like Fluke. Not the cheapest but hey you learn from your teachers if it works for them.
Milk man
09-08-2004, 10:57 PM
I bought a UEI DL 250 and regreted it. False readings on 3 seperate occasions. I might have gotten a bad meter, but won't buy another.

http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=50915



[Edited by lynn rodenmayer on 09-08-2004 at 10:59 PM]
Edmund Forsthe
09-09-2004, 12:07 AM
i bought a dl 250 last year had problems screwed up readings took it back to where i bought it and they gave me another has worked fine since then, maybe they get bad batches, they are made in korea so maybe they are just learning to put them together right.
i_got_ideas
09-09-2004, 12:59 AM
Not UEI

The Fluke stick meter is good for quick, basic troubleshooting, and only $100.

The fieldpiece meters are the best and most affordable overall though.
bigbaldito
09-09-2004, 09:49 AM
There is nothing like and old reliable simpson anolog for a/c d/c.
Yuma
09-09-2004, 02:31 PM
Do a search and you'll find that this question comes up a lot.

My self, Feildpiece. The SC-76 a great all in one (is only missing True RMS) and the New HS-36 is even better (it has True RMS readings) and all under two bills.
Check out http://www.fieldpiece.com/ for their home page.

Yuma,
hvac r us 2
09-09-2004, 03:33 PM
Originally posted by Yuma
Do a search and you'll find that this question comes up a lot.

My self, Feildpiece. The SC-76 a great all in one (is only missing True RMS) and the New HS-36 is even better (it has True RMS readings) and all under two bills.
Check out http://www.fieldpiece.com/ for their home page.

Yuma,

I agree, I have many meters but carry the SC-76 in my small bag.

Has many features, fairly accurate and the price is right.