amy_craig28•1mo agoTop Commenter

Had to choose between a used bench tester and a new multimeter last month

My old fluke finally died after 10 years so I had to pick... either spend $1200 on a used bench tester from a guy in Phoenix or get a new handheld meter for $400. I went with the bench tester because I do a lot of component-level board repair on older comms stuff. So far it's been solid but man it takes up half my bench space. Has anyone else swapped from handheld to bench and regretted the extra clutter?

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the_jamie1mo ago

Is my whole bench technically just a "multimeter holder" now?

phoenix_bailey1mo ago

Ha! My first bench meter was basically a boat anchor.

nguyen.blake1mo ago

Yeah my first multimeter was legit a brick with a needle.