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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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Question Voltmeter - Any suggestions?
Anybody have any suggestions and/or pics of voltmeters?
 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 02:09 PM
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That depends on what you want to do with it as to the best, lest hard to operate or understand or how to use it. But Fluke stands out.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by wtb3886
That depends on what you want to do with it...
I'd like to have a meter installed on my bike just to keep an eye on my battery. It's only a couple years old but seems to run low. I know kuryakyn makes one but not sure how good it is:
 
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Old Feb 28, 2012 | 04:52 PM
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If you mean a VOM to buy/use, then Fluke bar-none. If you mean one to install in your electrical system, then the one you like best.
 
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I like my fluke-87! A little over kill for most users.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/FLU...FUcHRQodNSApWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-11wwuUPCw
 
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Originally Posted by Austin Dave
If you mean a VOM to buy/use, then Fluke bar-none. If you mean one to install in your electrical system, then the one you like best.
Yes, I mean one to install in my electrical system, like a gauge.
 
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Originally Posted by JT-FXDL
Yes, I mean one to install in my electrical system, like a gauge.
Do you prefer analog or digital?
 
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Do you prefer analog or digital?
That was another question of mine. Is one better than the other? I almost think an analog would be easier to read.
 
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I prefer analog myself. Cheaper digital will not pick up small fluctuations.
Digital:http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/ch...art/BBP-13-303
http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tec.../photo_09.html

Analog:http://compare.ebay.com/like/3306924...Types&var=sbar
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/51...voltmeter.html
 
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