Lowe's has
Kobalt 400-Amp 600V Digital Display Clamp Meter Multimeter (DT-9180D) on sale for
$39.98. Select free store pickup where available, otherwise
delivery is free with a $45+ order.
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CyanPencil512 for finding this deal.
Note, availability for store pickup may vary.
Features:- Measures AC current via the clamp jaw
- Measures AC/DC voltage, resistance, capacitance, frequency, diode and continuity via test leads
- Measures temperature via a thermocouple probe
- Include test leads, Temperature probe and 3 AAA batteries
- Safety rating - CAT III 600V
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I've been doing some comparisons myself focusing on the features that are important to me.
I recently posted a deal on a Klein and a lot of the comments there also mentioned the Kaiweets brand, I think likely similar to the AstroAI. Some of the commenters mentioned concern over trusting a non-major brand (like Klein, Fluke, etc.). So I think the Kobalt would be a good compromise for someone who wants a more-or-less name brand (granted, a 'store brand') with a pretty good featureset and a good price.
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I've been doing some comparisons myself focusing on the features that are important to me.
I recently posted a deal on a Klein and a lot of the comments there also mentioned the Kaiweets brand, I think likely similar to the AstroAI. Some of the commenters mentioned concern over trusting a non-major brand (like Klein, Fluke, etc.). So I think the Kobalt would be a good compromise for someone who wants a more-or-less name brand (granted, a 'store brand') with a pretty good featureset and a good price.
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I've bought a few of those Amazon ones. (Not those specific ones but there are tons of those meters on Amazon.) They generally work well enough but the durability definitely is poor.
Also if you don't mind, what price did you see on clearance, was it this same price (40 bucks) or even lower in store?
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-E...5001926987
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Also if you don't mind, what price did you see on clearance, was it this same price (40 bucks) or even lower in store?
https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-323-...B00AQKIEXY
https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-323-...B00AQKIEXY [amazon.com]
This is obviously a different model, has a clamp, and better reviews... But I wouldn't implicitly trust Kobalt as a name brand for meters and measurements devices. There are similar meters at Harbor Freight (Ames, etc) around this price all the time with very decent reputations / other Chinese generics (Astro, Kaiweets, etc) that I'd rather roll the dice on if you want to save a few bucks over Klein.
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