I am on DigiKey's website buying some fuses and holders as I am trying to repair my VTL 300 Deluxe tube amp that blew a ceramic fuse and melted the holder..... now to figure out what tube is bad....... yuck. Remember the day when every grocery store had a tube tester? Anyway, I am on Digikey's website and thought I would add a new multimeter to the list. The crappy RadioShack unit I have floats all over the place in AC.... I actually read some current on a dead AC line.... sheesh! Wasted time.
Anyway, DigiKey has a ton of units with prices all over the place. I want a good unit that doesn't float - read zero when zero - and is easy to use with real words on the face and not symbols (I had to tape a cheat sheet to the back of my RadioShack unit). I just need it for the basics... reading current, voltage, capacitance, AD/DC, continuity etc etc etc..... basic stuff. I am not looking for a cheepie unit... I want a nice rugged one but not a Porsche-model. (see, I did have Porsche content)
Peace
Bruce in Philly