Flukes are considered some of the best and pretty much what I've seen every electrician use and have used plenty of them in my profession although I don't own one. However, I do own a $20 Cen-Tech I picked up from Harbor Freight several years ago.
I had access to a Fluke today and measured a used Eneloop AA in my EDC light and my unused spare. I measured 1.278V on my used Eneloop and my spare was 1.354V. Curious if my $20 meter is actually any good for measuring my battery voltage, I came home and measured to compare. My $20 meter only shows two decimal places and measured a fluctuating 1.27-1.28V on my used Eneloop and a solid 1.35V on my spare.
I was actually surprised that my meter measured the exact same as a meter 10x its cost. Relieved too that I can reliably keep track of my batteries. So what are you paying for exactly for $150 extra? And I'm not talking about clamp meters or sourcing meters.
I had access to a Fluke today and measured a used Eneloop AA in my EDC light and my unused spare. I measured 1.278V on my used Eneloop and my spare was 1.354V. Curious if my $20 meter is actually any good for measuring my battery voltage, I came home and measured to compare. My $20 meter only shows two decimal places and measured a fluctuating 1.27-1.28V on my used Eneloop and a solid 1.35V on my spare.
I was actually surprised that my meter measured the exact same as a meter 10x its cost. Relieved too that I can reliably keep track of my batteries. So what are you paying for exactly for $150 extra? And I'm not talking about clamp meters or sourcing meters.