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[Shackeng]

I'm not impressed with the cheap one I bought as it doesn't auto shut-off, and no zero faciility, which wouldn't matter if it read zero!
Any recommendations for a replacement? The mini Avo I bought in Change Alley 50 years ago has now packed up.

[dave the builder]

if you need to work with any accuracy , spend on a good set of test leads/probes too

[Shackeng]

if you need to work with any accuracy , spend on a good set of test leads/probes too

Check.
Leads sorted, now which meter do I stick them in.

[dave the builder]

if you need to work with any accuracy , spend on a good set of test leads/probes too

Check.
Leads sorted, now which meter do I stick them in.

can't advise on mid-range
I used to be a spark, my kit is old and NLS and very expensive ,rarely used
I usually carry el chipo ebay tat ,which I loose no sleep over when I drop it or the smoke comes out

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I also need a new one. Plenty of Fluke versions sitting AROUND AT WORK, BUT I think they would miss one. I also think it would be wasted on me, as they look a bit confusing.

[Andy B]

Work bought me one of these years ago and it's still going strong.

But my Dad has had a cheap Clarke from Machine Mart for a number of years though I have to admit it doesn't really get much hammer.

[ronnyd]

Work bought me one of /Avo-M800-Digital-Multimeter-Multi-Function-Tester/312[/highlight]653377851?hash=item48cb97f13b:g:l0EAAOSwz21dANJ3]these years ago and it's still going strong.

But my Dad has had a cheap Clarke from Machine Mart for a number of years though I have to admit it doesn't really get much hammer.

My youngest "gave" me one of those, but when he left home he took it back and  left me with a shitty cheapo one.

[Kevin Wood]

Fix the AVO

[Andy B]

Fix the AVO

AVO makes me think of the AVOs we had at school like this ..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AVO-8-Mk-5-Analogue-multimeter/193122699874?hash=item2cf7028a62:g:Yj4AAOSw71Fdd4OX 

[Kevin Wood]

Fix the AVO

AVO makes me think of the AVOs we had at school like this ..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AVO-8-Mk-5-Analogue-multimeter/193122699874?hash=item2cf7028a62:g:Yj4AAOSw71Fdd4OX 

Oh, that's quite a modern one.

[Andy B]

Fix the AVO

AVO makes me think of the AVOs we had at school like this ..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AVO-8-Mk-5-Analogue-multimeter/193122699874?hash=item2cf7028a62:g:Yj4AAOSw71Fdd4OX 

Oh, that's quite a modern one.

 

[Bigron]

Andy, you wouldn't be able to afford one of those old AVOs now - even if you could find one!

Ron.

[Andy B]

Andy, you wouldn't be able to afford one of those old AVOs now - even if you could find one!

Ron.

but would I want one? 

[Bigron]

NO. I did my apprenticeship using those and a Cambridge dynamometer, both large and unweildy - especially the Cambridge; all solid wood and ebonite casing!

Ron.

P.S. The Cambridge costs sixty times my weekly wage back then.

[Kevin Wood]

Andy, you wouldn't be able to afford one of those old AVOs now - even if you could find one!

Ron.

Yep, back when you could still buy them form RS they were about £700 IIRC.

You can pick one up for £20 at a radio rally these days. Don't think I've ever killed one, and I've been through a good few digital multimeters in my time.