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Good DMM Probes?

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It's looking like I'm going to be replacing my trusty craftsman DMM in the near future...after about 3 years of faithful service I'm wanting a DMM that can also do frequency counts, I'm either moving up to the top of the line $175-199 craftsman multimeters or (if money permits) a fluke multimeter.

In the mean time, however, the craftsman works fine save for the banana plugs where the probe wires feed into the bottom of the DMM, which look to be cheap plastic and have broken and frayed the wires, I think the wires will probably detach with little more use/abuse, so I'm in the market for a good pair of wires for my DMM, a set that will last thru this DMM and into the next one.

I'd like a "set" meaning that I want to get 2 pairs (4 probes total) 1 pair with the standard pins for probing, and another pair with fine clips for clipping onto IC legs or other non-SMC electronic components on a board.

Also, DMM recommendations inside of $250 (including used but good shape) would be nice if anyone has any. I was looking at the Craftsman 82325
 
I'm not sure everyone here (including myself) knows exactly what DMM stands for, I'm assuming digital multimeter? :confused:
 
Megadeth_Guy01 said:
I'm not sure everyone here (including myself) knows exactly what DMM stands for, I'm assuming digital multimeter? :confused:
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You are correct sir.
 
I don't see a part 82325 at the Craftsman site. There's the 82322, though. There's no information on the website about the meter's specifications, and I wouldn't consider buying it.

I have a Fluke 89 Series IV that I've been using for several years. It was probably $300 new. If I had to buy meter tomorrow, I guess I'd get either a Fluke 189 or a Fluke 87 Series V. This meter is about $350 right now. You can get a brand new Fluke 179 for $230, and its stats are great and it still has plenty of features.

For leads and probes, consider the Fluke kits. The TL81A set includes micro grabber hooks like you're asking about, for example.

You might want to shop the Fluke accssories page to find a set that has exactly what you want. If you're really doing a lot of SMD work, I think you're better off getting a clip-on adapter and probing the pins on the adapter; it's hard to put a probe onto an individual pin without shorting to adjacent signals when the pin pitch is a millimeter or less.
 
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