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"Extech MN36 Digital Mini MultiMeter,green"

Extech MN36 Digital Mini MultiMeter,green
Extech MN36 Digital Mini MultiMeter,green

Compact autoranging multimeters with 10 functions including temperature

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Electrical
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Strange_Dogz /r/ElectricalEngineering
1 point
1970-01-20 10:27:09.653 +0000 UTC

You don't say what you are using these meters for - if it is general circuit building and testing, I would get something a little more full function, like the EEVBlog meter if you can afford it. If you can't, here are a couple cheaper meters that offer some of the same features, like capacitance, frequency and a uA range. Extech and Uni-T are respectable brand names and I believe I saw a positive review of the AstroAI somewhere.
https://www.amazon.com/AstroAI-Multimeter-Resistance-Transistors-Temperature/dp/B071JL6LLL/

https://www.amazon.com/Extech-MN36-Digital-Mini-MultiMeter/dp/B0012VYKVQ

https://www.amazon.com/UNI-T-Multimeter-Handheld-Voltmeter-Temperature/dp/B081RBJ94W

People are so wacko about multimeters. I have a calibrated 5.5 digit bench meter and both of my $50 meters that I bought long ago essentially match it within their tolerance. The Little freebie Harbor Freight meter even does a respectable job for whatever that is worth, but the leads are so sketchy it is hard to get repeatable measurements, and I definitely wouldn't use it on anything over 12-24 volts....

Lastly, those Fluke 101/107 are very limited instruments. I would never pay $50 or $100 for the minimal features those offer.