Ohms meter question!

[tommyboy66]

I'm getting ready to start my own coil builds and I know I need to get an ohms meter. I've shopped quite a few sites and seem to be coming up with basically the same meter wherever I look. Reading the specs, unless not stated at all, the error variance is +/-0.4 ohms..... What? Is this right?
That's a huge variance ! Am I reading something wrong? Am I shopping the wrong sites.
Where does one get an accurate meter for a decent price?
Please help!
P.S.
I wouldn't guess my istick readout is particularly accurate, is it ?
Thanks

 

[djsvapour]

The istick can be a little out, but you can build a picture of whether it is high or low. My 1.2ohm coils read 1.3. My 1.8ohms read 2.0.

I bought a budget multi meter for £2.99. It was on sale in plenty of places for £10 or more. Stupid internet....

It is accurate though, I just need to subtract 1.0ohm exactly for the probes.

 

[State O' Flux]

I need to get an ohms meter. Reading the specs, unless not stated at all, the error variance is +/-0.4 ohms..... What? Is this right? Yes.
That's a huge variance ! Am I reading something wrong? Am I shopping the wrong sites. Yes.
Where does one get an accurate meter for a decent price?That may depend on your definition of "decent"... see below.

USA Ohm Meters

 

[dhood]

I picked up an Eleaf ohm meter for about $9 somewhere. It isn't the most accurate because it is usually about .1 ohm high. It still works for me because the coils I make are around 1.0 to 1.3 so the variance is negligible to me. If you are planning on building down around .1 to .2 ohms, spend the money on something much more accurate. Like the USA ohm meters State O' Flux pointed to. You'll need to be as accurate as possible at that range and those are.

 

[tj99959]

My macro ohm meter is extremely accurate .... but it cost $3.500.

But if you want a good one, they cost a bit more.
https://www.instrumart.com/products...EjrVkH9q82Z6hDX8dP5TUaAqpT8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[mosspa]

I'm getting ready to start my own coil builds and I know I need to get an ohms meter. I've shopped quite a few sites and seem to be coming up with basically the same meter wherever I look. Reading the specs, unless not stated at all, the error variance is +/-0.4 ohms..... What? Is this right?
That's a huge variance ! Am I reading something wrong? Am I shopping the wrong sites.
Where does one get an accurate meter for a decent price?
Please help!
P.S.
I wouldn't guess my istick readout is particularly accurate, is it ?
Thanks

Here you go: Low Ohm Meter - Measures 0.001 up to 1.999 Ohm

If you have interest enough to build your own coils, why not build your own Ohm meter. Including the display and a box to put this in it can be built for about US$18.00. Obviously, it would be ideal for what you want/need to measure.

 

[GBL1]

Pretty cool site. Didn't think they were still around. lol

 

[Rickajho]

Only one I like, because it's about the only one I found that states it's accuracy: OHM Meter with Voltage Adapter

Basic accuracy is 0.005Ohm or 0.2%, whichever is larger.

Assuming that is true it's a lot better than what I saw of the other's out there.

 

[JUDGMENT AFFIRMED]

USA Ohm Meters

Nice find State O' Flux

 

[bwh79]

Reading the specs, unless not stated at all, the error variance is +/-0.4 ohms..... What? Is this right?
That's a huge variance ! Am I reading something wrong

Are you sure it's .4 ohms and not .4 percent?

 

[K_Tech]

My macro ohm meter is extremely accurate .... but it cost $3.500.

But if you want a good one, they cost a bit more.
https://www.instrumart.com/products...EjrVkH9q82Z6hDX8dP5TUaAqpT8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

Lol. I actually checked my el-cheapo black box FastTech ohm meter against that very same DLRO (we have one in the shop). I was surprised that it consistently read 0.03 ohms high from a 0.1 to 1.5 ohm load.