Klein Meter MM2000 and case

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I just bought a Klein Meter MM2000 and I am playing around with it, wanted to know if anyone else has one and wanted to know your comments.. My last Muti meter was a Radio Shake model that was giving to me for a gift years back.. I Mainly use a Etcon VT154 meter to testing Voltage , I mainly do Residental and Commerical work.. I bought the Klein to test Capacitors, I change alot of HPS and Metal H Ballasts, and take a Temp reading for AC units.. Also its nice to have a good multi meter on hand.. I bought the Klein case that goes with those meters and boy is that a tight fit..It fits like a glove and leaves no room for the probes.. Guys at work were telling me i should of went with the Fluke 117, not sure if i got that number right..Not sure if I am digging the Klein meter but I got nothing to compare it to except for the Radio Shake model..I have use others co workers Fluke Multi Meters and liked them..Can anyone also give any comments on any other good meter out there or any good Fluke meter..I just might return the Klein...

Dan
 
It depends on your budget. I own 3 or 4 Flukes, plus a giant pile of accessories. For most of what I do, nothing beats a Fluke 289. They are rather large, both in size and purchase price ...
 
I am sure the Klein meters are fine. It is more about application and needs.

I have several meters - Fluke, AEMC, and Ideal. My goto meter is a Fluke 12. I like it because it is compact, simple, has a LoZ feature, and a the capacitor check has a high enough range I can test running caps.
 
Klein Tools CL2100-love this one-use it most of the time

UEi DL389- real nice meter

I also have a Klein open-jaw auto-ranging meter which I hate. You can't lock it on a specific setting.

When it comes to meters I'm like a woman around chocolate.I can't resist em.
 
Lectricbota said:
Klein Tools CL2100-love this one-use it most of the time

UEi DL389- real nice meter

I also have a Klein open-jaw auto-ranging meter which I hate. You can't lock it on a specific setting.

When it comes to meters I'm like a woman around chocolate.I can't resist em.
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I'm a woman and I can't resist yet another Fluke if I have the least excuse to buy one. I also can't resist chocolate, but that's to be expected.

Right now I'm saving my pennies for an oscilloscope. One of my cow-orkers has a web-enabled one and I think if I could put a scope on the interwebs I might finally stop wasting so much time on Facebook. Anyone have $1,500 they'd like to donate?

I don't care for the Klein meters. I love their hand tools, but the only Klein I own is one I bought so I could teach my office manager how to solder -- the price was right, even if I wasn't convinced it would last. She got too busy with her kids and another part time job (that eventually became full-time), so the Klein is sitting around unused because my son the EE major hasn't remembered to pester me about it.

As for my favorite meter, the 289 hands down. My second favorite is a 333 -- I'll put the AC/DC current thingy (410?) on DC PV conductors and the 333 around the AC conductors and stare all day. The other useful Fluke I have is a 110 I picked up at a pawn shop when that same son of mine and I were doing electrical work together for Habitat for Humanity. He went back to high school, I got too tied up with work, and the 110 went into a box with other toys.
 
Here's a review of a MM2000 over on EEVBlog (excellent site for DMM enthusiasts). The reviews are favorable for that price range.

Klein DMMs are similar to Ideal and Greenlee in that they only brand someone else's product, but they're generally solid enough testers. If this is your first real DMM (Radio Shack DMMs are kinda like toys...) than I suggest you read the instructions, learn what it can do, what it can tell you, and how to get the most out of it. You'll know when you're ready to upgrade to a better brand like AEMC, Agilent, Fluke or a few others who only sell their own in-house products.
 
I agree with Tallgirl that the Fluke 289 is the best & dove milk choc. That being said, the first meter I reach for is a Fluke T-5. At work I use a company supplied Fluke 27.

I also have a Fluke 196C 2 channel colour scopemeter, sweet & various antique meters with phonolic cases, & one thermal meter, the true rms meter of it's day, in a wood case.

To pick a meter you need to carefully define what it is expected to do & choose from there, including cat rating. I have never regreted buying a Fluke.
 
squaredan said:
No it a Cat III .. I know the difference on what they mean but can you tell me a little more about this... I hear a Cat I can be dangerous on a CatIII make area..
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I am guessing it is too late, because this thread is a little old, but.....

The Klein MM2000 is not a CAT III. It is CAT IV 600, or CAT III 1000. The Fluke 117 you mentioned is only CAT III 600.

The Klein MM2000 has way more features than the Fluke meters, for about half the price. It is also a BIG step up from anything from Radio Shack. If you have been using Radio Shack for years, you don't need a Fluke, and the Klein will do you very well.
 
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