Swapped my multimeter out after 6 years last Tuesday and it felt weird

I used to carry this old analog meter I got from a pawn shop in Denver, thought it was fine because hey voltage is voltage right. Then I dropped it off a washer and the needle snapped clean off, so I grabbed a cheap digital one from the parts house. Now I'm wondering if I should've just ordered the Fluke since this thing reads a little jumpy on dryer thermostats, anyone else make that switch and regret it?

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baker.phoenix1d ago

The jumpy readings drove me nuts too when I switched to a cheap digital. Finally broke down and got a used Fluke on eBay for like half price, smoothed everything out on appliances and thermostats. Might be worth checking if you can score one secondhand.

calebrivera15h ago

Honestly, even a cheap Fluke is a game changer. I picked up an old 87 off some guy for forty bucks and it's way more stable than those new ones from the hardware store. You don't realize how much you need stable readings until you're staring at a screen that can't make up its mind.