Any suggestions on choosing a good (yet affordable) multimeter?

I've heard the Fluke brand is exceptional, but they are pricey.

I'll probably go for the Craftsman line- love that return policy.

Here's a link to a bunch of 'em... I'm thinking around $30 to $60 or so.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/search.do?B...0&gobutton=find

I own an older Fluke 25 Paul, a nice machine. Them $29.99 Craftsman models don't look half bad neither, and like ya said, great return policy!

Being that I mess with government surplus, I have a couple Simpson's, with variations on the 260 model. I hope to get a Fluke digital the same way.

That being said, several years back, I bought 3600 brand new Soltec HM102-S multi-meters from the government, and sold them to one of those mail order catalog electronics places. I might still have a hundred or so laying around somewhere............. (They're cheapo throw-aways)

I have a fancy Fluke digital meter and seldom use it. It's too flighty for what I need it for. The old analog Simpson 260 I have works better. There's no way you can set any kind of contacts with precision with a digital meter hopping all over the map.

So I'm not the only one..............