Wanna buy a ohm meter.I see there are so many kinds and sizes. Car battery operated . 9volt battery.What should I be looking for? Any pics? Whats a decent price for one? Thank You

 

If you have the money get a fluke...but if you don't want to spend too much money you can pick up a simple Actron or similar at your local parts store for $40.

 

Fluke is the way to go. Ive got a 73 III. Always accurate and quick response. Ive got a wavetek too no problems with accuracy, but its slow.

 

If you really wanna get dirty, get the fluke oscilloscope! lol

 

i bought the fluke fm88 for my automotive tech class im in well worth the money but very expensive outside of the class price the fluke fm88 costs $1600 plus tax if your juz a normal person outside of the industry trying to buy it but i got my fluke fm88 for $615 and some change from cornwell. infact i get mine tuesday

 

I just got like a $20-30 radio shack unit like 5 years ago. Great little unit that lasted up until just recently. Plenty accurate enough for most automotive work if its not serious work.

~Alex

 

My little $10 analog ohm meter has served me well for years now....

 

prices are going to range like you would never believe. Fluke is a good industry standard so to speak, but they are very expensive. You are better off getting a cheap meter, but not that cheap! or it wont last long/be accurate. I would expect to pay about $40 dollars or so for a ok multimeter. I dont know if you will find just a ohmmeter anymore. most are multimeters. They measure voltage,amperage,resistance, continuity, and sometimes even more i.e. temperature.

what are you using the meter for?

oh yeah definately get one that is battery operated. (portable) most are 9v battery powered

 

I've had my $30 radioshack meter for roughly 10yrs
it still works

 

I used to have a cheap Sears analog multimeter until it crapped out. Now I use a Fluke that I carry all the time.

 

So far the 30 to 40 dollar price range look good. Fluke I could get a my job.(Electrical supply warehouse) Very expensive. If one that costs less can do the job then I could live with that. Just wanted to treat myself on some kind of tool for my MAX. So I decided on a ohm meter. Plus I think its an important tool.Thank you for your responses. Anybody have pics of there ohm meters.

2 Positives for Radio Shack

 

Well today i got my OHM METER. Like it plus it came with 2 current testers for the house. made by Greenlee. Got it at work with my employee discount not bad. Thanks for the help guys.

 

this is the fluke i bought for $615 when original price was $1600 dollars plus tax but being an automotive student tech we get great discount prices from cornwell snap on and matco

 

my 6.00 one from harbour freight works great

 

Gonna price that Fluke FM88 tommorrow at work. To see how much we have it for.

 

We called Fluke today to get a quote on the FM88. Was 399.95 plus we add 10% and tax. So thats like about $447. Only thing bad it took 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. Price must of dropped since you brought it.

 

I would love a fluke, but waiting for my Radio Shack meter to die. Going on...hmm, 93......14 years! Paid $30-40 for it I believe

 

We have 3 ORGers with Radio Shack must be good. Like I said before . Stick to that 30 to 40 dollar bracket. Burpppp .Excuse me Rum and coke.