Recently I received a new multimeter in the mail because my old $16 one is extremely lacking in the features I need. The reason I chose it is because it could measure 3 things my old one could not measure*:

• Frequency (Hz)
• Temperature
• Amperage

Believe it or not, my old multimeter could not measure amperage. At least not well. It was a clamp multimeter, and you would need a lot of current to be flowing through the cable for the amperage to register on the display. It was not very practical. Another nice feature my new multimeter has it a non-contact voltage detector. This is good to test if a wire is live without having to touch it. Just put the multimeter up to the wire and if it’s live it will beep. I’m really happy with this meter. It works great for my needs. It also has a good price for a mid-range meter $51.05.

If you want your own Extech EX330 Meter, Check it out on Amazon.

Or you can just see the instructions here

*This multimeter can do much more than just those three things, of course.

This post was not sponsored by Extech. :^)

The multimeter, up close

All the instructions came on a little 3″ pocket CD. That’s not something you see everyday!

The included temperature probe.

My old multimeter, isn’t that old.