Affordable accurate ohm meter

[keighles]

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I got one of these from madvapes as a build it yourself set up. Instead of wiring in both atty adapters to the box I decided to leave it out and install two leads instead. I tinted the ends and to my surprise, it works great! And is very accurate. Touching both leads together give me 0.01 ohms.
I have a fluke meter and a meter from snap-on tools, both top of the line. I find myself reaching for this more often.

 

[subver]

Jees maybe I should get this.. I have a Klein multimeter with alligator clips and it still jumps around a little and doesn't quite settle on a number... Shame, too, because it was like $50 or so..
Wish I could get it to work good

 

[keighles]

My fluke meter with the amp clamp is the only one that doesn't jump around. But it makes that horrific tone. But I use that at work. It is nice to have one deticated to just bread ng resistance.
They have them preassembled for $20....DIY for $15. I think its worth the 5 bucks for them to do it.

 

[anavidfan]

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I got one of these from madvapes as a build it yourself set up. Instead of wiring in both atty adapters to the box I decided to leave it out and install two leads instead. I tinted the ends and to my surprise, it works great! And is very accurate. Touching both leads together give me 0.01 ohms.
I have a fluke meter and a meter from snap-on tools, both top of the line. I find myself reaching for this more often.

Ive been thinking of getting this for a while. When you said "tinted the ends" what exactly do you mean, sorry if Im asking a dumb question, but I just want to understand it . I have one of those that came already assembled but you cant check the length of your wire. With it set up like that You could just put the ends on the wire and on the other one check the assembled atomonizer? THanks.

 

[keighles]

Tinning the wires is just putting some solder on the ends. So the ends of your wire are solid.
If you already have the full assembled one. I would take out the connector you don't use and solder longer wires where the original ones are.
I also uses some marine puddy to put around the wires coming out of the hole

 

[anavidfan]

Thank you so much, I thought you said tinting, so I knew I read that wrong. Of course making the loose ends would make them solid like reg probes, thank you. I will do what you instructed, as I never use the other connection. Great idea.

 

[anavidfan]

Since we are on the subject of mulitmeters I will ask the question I posted in accessories, which no one has replied to regarding Klein Mulitmeters:

I was told the model MM1000 Electrician's Multimeter was a good model but it costs 69.89. There is another model called MM200 Auto Ranging Multimeter, this one is 36.07, how much of a difference is there and to just simple get a good reading on the resistance is the difference in price worth it? They both come with the basic leads and would like the alligator clips.

Any help in making my decision would help. Im just not very knowledgeable and dont want to spend on extra features I dont need or get something that has known problems since I dont know enough to know.

I would love a Fluke, but its more than I want to spend, plus it would be over kill for simply checking OHms.

Here are the links with the specs:
http://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-M...d=1361915229&sr=8-1&keywords=klein+multimeter

http://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-M...d=1361915229&sr=8-2&keywords=klein+multimeter

 

[subver]

Anavidfan I bought the Klein MM200 from Home Depot. Didn't come with alligator clips, but I bought some at radio shack for a few bucks.
I'm still trying to fiddle with it. It doesn't seem to want to settle on a number... if I wrap the wire around the probes it gives a good reading, but not if I just touch the probes to the wire or even with alligator clips. I'm not sure, maybe I need better clips. I think the multimeter itself is accurate, I just need to figure out a good way to get a good connection on thin wire...

 

[anavidfan]

I keep hearing about how a lot of the multimeters jump around and it can be frustrating. I keep hearing the Model 1000 with alligator clips is pretty steady, at least that what PBusardos uses that one. I know Fluke are the best, but I just cant justify getting something like that for the simple function of reading the ohms.

 

[Aal_]

Check what Bish using. His seems to be the best!

 

[anavidfan]

I think he has a Fluke. Its over a hundred dollars. PBsuardo uses the Klein MM1000, it about 68 or so.

 

[Supacrazyguy]

If you want real time monitoring of fluctuations you'll be better off with a quality analog multimeter but the down side is they get expensive and are hard to find . I use digital mostly at work for checking if anything is blown etc but when I need to see inconsistencies I use a analogue or a oscilloscope.

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[subver]

I'm pretty sure in one of Bish's videos he says he uses the Klein MM2000 or MM1000 I believe. THat's what made me get the Klein MM200.
I still want to figure out how to work it properly, and I really feel as though it's just the contacts and not the device.
I would have just kept using my Provari but now that I have a GGTS base on my Ody I can't.. that and I'd like to measure the Ohm rating of the wire before making it into a full coil and firing it!

 

[keighles]

I do a lot of work with multi meters. Fluke is one of the best on the market. That being said. A lot of these multimeters are designed to measure voltage, amps, ac and DC. Some don't measure ohms very well for what we need them to. I have tried many different ones to measure my coils. A good amount of them fluctuate to much to get an accurate reading at 1.4 ohm.
This is why I posted this thread. The setup I have shown has been the most reliable for me. Not saying that standard meters are not reliable, but for checking resistance for a coil, we want it to be a consistent steady reading.

As for what type of Klein meter to get. I would go with the more expensive one, if you want accuracy. The auto one will fluctuate.

 

[subver]

Is that meter from Madvapes something I could modify and put alligator clips on to accurately read the ohm rating of a strand of kanthal wire?
I would love a device that had alligator clips on leads that can test wire, a GGTS port to test current Odysseus coils..

 

[PhreakySTS9]

Although this may sound a bit goofy, a good way to check ohms of a wire before you wrap it, IF you have a genesis and something like a Provari, what I used to do is just attach one end to the positive, and one to the negative (not wrapping or a wick or anything, just have both connected, and you can check it quickly that way. It will work while waiting to buy a multimeter, etc. Just something I used to do...

 

[fright88]

Is that meter from Madvapes something I could modify and put alligator clips on to accurately read the ohm rating of a strand of kanthal wire?
I would love a device that had alligator clips on leads that can test wire, a GGTS port to test current Odysseus coils..

there is no reason it shouldn't. Just make sure as with all meters to subtract your internal resistance.

 

[keighles]

there is no reason it shouldn't. Just make sure as with all meters to subtract your internal resistance.

Exactly.... With the meter from mad vapes its only purpose is to measure resistance. I am only getting .01 internal resistance when touching the leads together.

 

[subver]

Is there a meter I can get somewhere that's basically a multimeter except just for ohms? I'm pretty bummed I paid a good chunk of money for this multimeter that I will probably not even use... Unless there are better clips I can get for my probes?
It works perfectly if I wrap wire around the probes so it makes me think it's just the connection to the wires..

 

[manos3906]

UNI-T UT33D
cheap and very very good
20$
internal res 0,1-0,2