You could get a Tek handheld DMM; I've had mine since about 1985 (the only Tek item I've ever purchased new!), and it still works perfectly. -Dave

Bill, If you are getting a diagnostic message to replace the battery, then do it. Remember to power off first. The battery is a very tight fit; so, be careful and be gentle. If you have a clean

same here -no soft buttons on my 501A. it has worked well for me for many years and hope that continues.....just have to pay attention when pushing buttons!!! Had a 501 the  rotary switch started to

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 10:31 AM, Larry McDavid wrote: Interleaved > Just because a DMM has manual range-select buttons or knobs does not > mean it cannot also autorange. The Tek DM 502A DMM can do

Just because a DMM has manual range-select buttons or knobs does not mean it cannot also autorange. The Tek DM 502A DMM can do both--it has real (not softkey) push button switches to select ranges but

Yes, someone has pointed out that the auto was selectable. And it is nice. I was able to find the 502A They are indeed what I see the most often. That’s a good sign. Thank you for these info

I can't see why my text "I can't imagine you did" makes me call you a liar and your text "I already did" doesn't make you one since the manual clearly shows the answer to your question. In this group,

I can confirm that the 502A is auto ranging. You can manualy set the ranges but the bottom button on the left is "auto" this also gives you a 20M ohm input to the meter which is nice. I was able to

Please do your best not to call liars people you don’t know. Thank you.

I can't imagine you did. You have the option to either use Autorange or set Manual ranging. The manual clearly shows that. Strange that "DM502A Autoranging DMM" and the writing "Auto" on the front of

Ooh, ok. That makes more sense then, Thanks

I already did. When you have to manually select the range, it’s not “auto-ranging.

Thank you for sharing this. Szabolcs Martin Hodge <mhodge@...> ezt írta (időpont: 2020. aug. 5., Sze 19:56):

Please explain in what sense "by modern acceptance of the term", it "clearly isn't autoranging". For more info, have a look at the Electrical Characteristics in the manual, available at

Maybe so, but it’s clearly not. Not by modern acceptance of the term anyway.

On the 502A you can select a range or select autorange. Vince - K8ZW. -- K8ZW http://www.metalworkingfun.com http://www.hamradio.fun

The nameplate shows "DM502A Autoranging DMM"... Raymond

Are you sure that it’s auto-ranging? I’ve never had one, but from the pictures it seems that you have to manually select the range you’re measuring...

I have a Tek DM502A that works well. It is 3-1/2 digit but autoranging and has a separate banana jack input for current measurement. The DM502A has ac RMS, dBm, dBV and measures temperature with an

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 06:52 AM, Tom Norman wrote: For TM506, the DM511 wouldn't be a > bad choice in my opinion. > > Tom Probably, but it’s also harder to come by, and probably much more