Multimeter volume

[Cloven]

I have a couple of multimeters that have a circuit continuity buzzer function. Problem is the buzzer is really quiet for my ageing hearing. Tried out several in Maplin but all as bad. Anyone suggest one that has a decent volume?

 

[mjcoon]

I have a couple of multimeters that have a circuit continuity buzzer function. Problem is the buzzer is really quiet for my ageing hearing. Tried out several in Maplin but all as bad. Anyone suggest one that has a decent volume?

Not a current product, no. Another problem with those quiet buzzers is that because they are electronic the kids who design them make the sound far too high pitched as well...

My MS8221 (now "discontinued") from Rapid (http://www.rapidonline.com/) isn't too bad.

Mike.

 

[VicS]

Make up your own "stand alone" continuity tester All you need is a battery and a really loud bell, buzzer or piezo sounder that you can hear .... Add a bulb and you can see it as well as hear it!

 

[Cloven]

Make up your own "stand alone" continuity tester All you need is a battery and a really loud bell, buzzer or piezo sounder that you can hear .... Add a bulb and you can see it as well as hear it!

Vic - thanks for the suggestion and I have already done this but only on a rather crude basis. Maybe I'll need to make something a bit more compact & user friendly. Its just that I often need this continuity tester when I am using other functions of the multimeter and its good to have it all in one compact bit of kit.

 

[Cloven]

Not a current product, no. Another problem with those quiet buzzers is that because they are electronic the kids who design them make the sound far too high pitched as well...

My MS8221 (now "discontinued") from Rapid (http://www.rapidonline.com/) isn't too bad.

Mike.

Mike - thanks for the suggestion & managed to find one one on Amazon - lets hope its better than the ones I have at the moment.

Dave

 

[LadyInBed]

What's wrong with just reading the resistance?

 

[Rigger Mortice]

What's wrong with just reading the resistance?

Most multimeters aren't very accurate at the low end. If you are checking for continuity you usually want to be sure that the resistance is close to zero. A meter won't always reveal a circuit that is working, but still has a higher resistance than it should.