<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I ended up going with a Brymen BM235, which is private labeled by David from eevblog and came recommended by multiple friends. Rationale is in my blog. <a href="https://technotes.seastrom.com/2021/04/16/new-dmm.html" class="">https://technotes.seastrom.com/2021/04/16/new-dmm.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">To Glenn's point, My Simpson 260-6 works fine too, except it's made of bakelite and glass and I'm paranoid about taking it in harm's way (though I did in order to install a radio in my old truck).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks to all who sent input.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-r</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 2, 2021, at 8:34 AM, gbaumgartner2--- via Tacos <<a href="mailto:tacos@amrad.org" class="">tacos@amrad.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div dir="auto" class="">Still have my old Simpson 260 and a radio shack knock off as well as several digitals all work fine. Even the harbor cheapie give a ways always seem to work quite well.6e Glenn b. A AK4QJ. </div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div id="LGEmailSignatureBox" dir="auto" class=""><div dir="auto" font-size:9pt;"="" class=""><i class="">Sent from my LG K10, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</i></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;" class=""><div id="LGEmailHeader" dir="auto" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">------ Original message------</div><div dir="auto" class=""><b class="">From: </b>Phil via Tacos<tacos@amrad.org class=""></tacos@amrad.org></div><div dir="auto" class=""><b class="">Date: </b>Fri, Apr 2, 2021 7:38 AM</div><div dir="auto" class=""><b class="">To: </b>Rob Seastrom;</div><div dir="auto" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b>Tacos;</div><div dir="auto" class=""><b class="">Subject:</b>Re: Thoughts on current production DMMs?</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 1 Apr
2021, at 13:59, Rob Seastrom <<a href="mailto:rs@seastrom.com" class="">rs@seastrom.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><br class="">Hi gang,<br class=""><br class="">My Fluke model 12 has <font color="#ff2600" class="">gotten a bit flakey</font></div></div></blockquote><br class=""></div><div class="">Obvious question Rob, but have you checked the test leads for wear and tear and sprayed contact cleaner on the rotary switch? I have now repaired my 50-years-from-new AVO Multiminor and 30-years-from-new Maplin cheapy several times now.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Phil M1GWZ</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div>
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