Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users.
YOU ASK:
I’M LOOKING FOR A NEW MULTIMETER. I WANT SOMETHING THAT’S RUGGED, RELIABLE, SMALL ENOUGH TO CARRY IN MY POCKET AND YET OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF FUNCTIONS. I ALSO NEED A DISPLAY THAT’S EASY TO READ IN ALL LIGHTING CONDITIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?
MEGGER SAYS:
The new AVO215 is a great option that meets all your requirements. It will slip easily into your pocket, has a large backlit high-contrast display, and is tough enough to withstand being dropped two metres onto a hard surface. It has a CATIII 600 V rating, so that you can use it on any part of a LV installation. It has all the functions you’d expect – AC/DC voltage to 600 V, AC/DC current up to 10 A and resistance up to 40 MΩ – plus useful extra functions such a frequency measurement to 10 kHz, capacitance up to 4,000 μF, a duty cycle function for evaluating pulse waveforms and more. All voltage and current measurements are true RMS. For extra convenience, there are maximum/minimum and reading-hold functions, as well as a buzzer for making quick continuity checks. The AVO215 incorporates autoranging, but you can override this if you prefer manual range selection. This versatile little instrument even incorporates a handy torch feature. Put one in your pocket and we’re confident you’ll soon wonder how you ever managed without it!
Browse the Megger AVO215 product data sheet here
