Fluke325 Clamp Multimeter AC-DC TRMS

I bought this meter to quickly diagnose a possible parasitic battery drain in my car. Buying the meter and doing the diagnostic myself was cheaper and less time consuming than taking it to a mechanic.It’s a great multimeter in general so I use it for other things, too.I love it.

Fluke stands for high-quality, it definitely has good quality, robust housing and all functions you need.

i haven't had a chance to check out all the functions, but the meter does seem to do what it's supposed to. it's a Fluke, so i'm assuming it works well, and will last a long time, unless proven otherwise.

I got this meter to help with parastic draw tests and because it was a Fluke.The meter is pretty great, it's light, but also feels like you could smack someone around with it and it would be completely unscathed. The backlight is decent, but not great. If you're in a dark area it'll be better than nothing.The case is JUST big enough for the meter and the leads to fit (folded up), it doesn't fit the meter with the leads attached. I do like how small the case is though. I can attach it to my pants with a carabiner and it's not too bad.One thing that bugs me is that Ohms measuring and continuity testing are combined into one and there's no way to choose between the two. So if you're trying to test the resistance of a switch or fuse the meter will be beeping the whole time. I have had a couple instances with testing the Ohms of a wheel speed sensor where the meter determined I was doing a ohms measurement and shut off the continuity test. I'm not sure how or why it did, it's very ambiguous, but it seems the meter has some way of determining what you're trying to do.The clamp is slightly slow, it'll adjust until it gets the right measurement, but rest assured you can be confident that it's displaying the measurement with confidence.It's a fantastic meter and definitely the best near $300 I've spent, the only reason I don't use it a lot is I don't like leaving my meter in the bay I work at when I'm not there and sometimes forget it in my other car that contains all of my other tools.Update:Just wanted to share a bit of an update. This meter doesn't read millivolts very well. You'll only be able to read to the 100's, so you couldn't see something like 0.01V on the meter. So doing a test like AC ripple with this meter will prove fruitless unless you're getting an egregious amount of AC through your battery.Still love the meter, but make sure you have another meter that can go down to the mV scale if you're gonna be doing tests like this.

I have lots of meters. This is a great meter.

Make sure you get yourself or already happen to have a good set of silicone leads, the ones shipped with the meter are like ten dollar plastic coated trash that would feel more at home in harbor freight product.edit: this was a little harsh they're decent leads it was just chilly the day i got them and they were incredibly stiff to move around and get any readings with. i put my set of TL175s on and honestly those are the leads I would like to get when spending hundreds of dollars on a tool. the cheap stiffies work, they're accurate, but if you're trying to work below freezing good luck feller

I love this meter. It is compact yet big enough to operate with big hands. It has a max amp or voltage feature which has allowed me to see the inrush of amps drawn of equipment startup. It has been dropped a time or two and can handle a light rain,

When we received this meter, my husband was concerned because the batteries were already installed in the meter. (Normally products are shipped without the batteries installed.) I contacted Fluke to ask, and the representative confirmed that Fluke does ship this meter with batteries installed. She also warned me to be careful to purchase directly from Fluke on Amazon (which I had done), as they have had problems with issues involving others selling supposedly Fluke products. Her responses were prompt and complete, even though my question was unusual and required her to search for the answer. My husband has used the meter one time so far--looking for a slow drain auto battery issue--and is so far very pleased with the product. We will not hesitate to order from the Fluke store on Amazon again. (The representative did warn me that any issues with the product would have to be handled through Amazon, as it was purchased from Amazon and not directly from Fluke, so you might want to be aware of that, especially if you are purchasing multiple items for industrial use that might require support.)