Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
You can also earn cash back rewards on Amazon and Whole Foods purchases with the Amazon Prime Visa credit card. Read our review to see if it’s the right card for you.
MM420 is basically the same meter with auto ranging and TRMS.
CL220 has a clamp and often suggested as the most meter any homeowner will ever need, you could take apart an entire HVAC system with it. I think both of those are < $60.
Uni-T meters also have great value/$ but they have so many models, hard to say which is the right buy. Ames meters at Harbor Freight are supposed to be halfway decent but unless you have a coupon, I don't see them being much cheaper than a Klein for the same features.
I'd maybe recommend this for a homeowner, but the multimeter is complete garbage in this set. The plug tester is pro quality and the tic tracer kind of is, but this tic tracer is known to have issues with turning off and the battery getting loose. I still like the tic tracer but I am on my 3rd or 4th one now, it's not nearly as reliable as the fluke 1AC. The ET45 is honestly a useless tool, but all in all if you need everything in this kit you should buy it. If you want a pro quality get fluke 1AC and pair it with one of the cheaper fluke meters like T5 600. Most basic recept testers are fine from southwire, ideal, klein, or fluke
It's decent to you, but fancy to me. I'm trying to justify buying when I doubt I'd ever need to use it.
You might be surprised. If you don't have one, it is far more handy than you might imagine.
Maybe you are trying to figure out if a fuse is blown.
Maybe you want to check a car battery...or any battery.
Those are two of the most basic things that almost everybody will need to do one day.
If you do have one (guilty), you might be pondering the convenience of having one in more than one place.
As for the features...it is fancy...now.
And you might never need more than it can do.
But then again...after a couple of troubleshooting sessions....you may get more comfortable and start learning about what the other settings test.
Do you have any suggestions? The battery leaked on my old tester and corroded the contacts down to nothing so I'm looking for a new one.
I'm a professional electrician. The Kleins have that issue with the battery contacts. I had a Klein whose battery exploded and ruined the adjacent circuit board. Sad part is Klein does not service their multimeters. They are throw away meters. If you plan on letting it sit unused, remove the battery if you can remember. I bought my Klein clamp meters just to try out. They worked fine, but when I had a battery ruin the board and couldn't get service, I wasn't happy. Love their hand tools. Not a fan of their multimeter battery compartment design and lack of service. I stick with Fluke. Fits my commercial needs and have never failed me. I can send them out to get calibrated and serviced.
18 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Featured Comments
CL220 has a clamp and often suggested as the most meter any homeowner will ever need, you could take apart an entire HVAC system with it. I think both of those are < $60.
Uni-T meters also have great value/$ but they have so many models, hard to say which is the right buy. Ames meters at Harbor Freight are supposed to be halfway decent but unless you have a coupon, I don't see them being much cheaper than a Klein for the same features.
https://www.amazon.com/Multimeter...TH
It's also a non-true RMS, manual ranging meter and you could probably do better for barely more money.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
You might be surprised. If you don't have one, it is far more handy than you might imagine.
Maybe you are trying to figure out if a fuse is blown.
Maybe you want to check a car battery...or any battery.
Those are two of the most basic things that almost everybody will need to do one day.
If you do have one (guilty), you might be pondering the convenience of having one in more than one place.
As for the features...it is fancy...now.
And you might never need more than it can do.
But then again...after a couple of troubleshooting sessions....you may get more comfortable and start learning about what the other settings test.
I'm a professional electrician. The Kleins have that issue with the battery contacts. I had a Klein whose battery exploded and ruined the adjacent circuit board. Sad part is Klein does not service their multimeters. They are throw away meters. If you plan on letting it sit unused, remove the battery if you can remember. I bought my Klein clamp meters just to try out. They worked fine, but when I had a battery ruin the board and couldn't get service, I wasn't happy. Love their hand tools. Not a fan of their multimeter battery compartment design and lack of service. I stick with Fluke. Fits my commercial needs and have never failed me. I can send them out to get calibrated and serviced.