Customer Reviews

Fluke 177 ESFP True RMS Digital Multimeter, (ENG, SP, FR, POR)

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Just about as good as you as you can get for a digital multimeter. Fluke quality and durability (this unit is supplementing another Fluke 20+ year old model with a few less features), great accuracy, lifetime warranty, and easy and convenient to use (once you try out all the features a few times, everything will become easy and obvious).

Of course, you may not need the accuracy that this model has, or true RMS for measuring AC, or some of the other features. If you just make an occassional voltage check, maybe a cheapy from Radio Shack will do the job. But if you make your living with electrical equipment or electronics, or you are a serious hobbyist, the features, usability, durability, and accuracy of this DMM make it worth getting. And the backlight feature has already proven itself useful, the first time I used it.

This is my second 177. Other than people walking away with the first one it's flawless.

While teaching a class for "first responders" who wished to enter the world of Amateur Radio, I needed a digital meter to use in my demonstrations. The acknowledged leader in digital meters is FLUKE, so why not give demonstrations with the best. This is a great general purpose meter with the added plus of being able to test capacitors as well as resistors and diodes. For all around use I found the easy to read LCD display, the ability to manually range the meter and the adjustable backlighting all very convienient. I would recomend this meter for new users as well as advanced technicians.