Swapped my old multimeter for a Fluke 117 last month and it paid off already

I used to just use a cheap $20 meter from Harbor Freight for everything. Finally broke down and got a Fluke 117 after I misread a voltage on a dryer at a house in Austin. The accuracy difference is huge, especially on those tricky control board checks. Has anyone else noticed a big jump after upgrading their test gear?

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the_mary29d agoMost Upvoted

Those cheap meters work fine 99% of the time. You probably just needed new leads on the old one.

jackson.jenny28d ago

And those cheap meters can lie to you just enough to waste a whole afternoon...