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After 3 years with the Fluke 87V, I finally tried a Brymen BM869s on a job
The Fluke is a tank, but the Brymen's speed and extra features for the same price are a game changer for chasing intermittent faults. Its fast continuity beeper and higher count display saved me over an hour on a G1000 autopilot gremlin in a King Air last week. Anyone else made a switch from a classic meter and been surprised?
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hugos461mo ago
That fast continuity beeper is a total lifesaver. I switched from an old 87 to a BM235 for bench work and the difference in reaction time is crazy. It just catches stuff you'd miss with the slower meters.
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gray8751mo ago
Totally get what you mean about that reaction time. It's not just about speed, it's about the confidence to know the exact moment a connection is made or broken when you're wiggling a harness. Makes you wonder how many "no fault found" tickets were just a meter being too slow to catch it, right?
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Used to think it was overkill until I saw it catch a bad crimp in real time.
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