LED Lighting - DIY vs Premade Fixtures

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Originally Posted by sphelps

I use to work with electrical equipment that operated in the mV range, as a result I know your typical multimeter from CT doesn't accurately measure mVs, you'll spend about $200 on a decent fluke meter to get accurate results. Then I'd question calibration among other things, seems like a decent solution however with so many unknowns already I personally wouldn't want to add anymore. In other words if you build a DIY light it might not be wise to build a DIY meter to test it. You also have to ask why apogee would charge $100 for the probe and $300 for a mV meter, you really think that mV meter is nothing special, something that could be replaced for a few bucks?

um.. I am using a fluke. you sure do make a lot of asumptions. I needed a good one for HVAC, and electronic controles for my work, also electronics has been a hoby of mine for about 20 years.. but for whats its worth, my 80 buck canuck rubber digital auto range multi meter that I bought for keeping in my automotive shop, gives the exact same reading as my FE115

Steve