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Looking for cheap digital voltmeter

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Looking for cheap digital voltmeter

Looking for cheap digital voltmeter

(OP)
Hello all,

I am looking for a digital voltmeter that can either connect to a computer directly or converts the voltage into a digital signal, which I can put through to a computer. I am looking for a cheap device that runs continuously refreshling at a rate of at least 3-4 times per second, the faster the better however.

If anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Nabeil

RE: Looking for cheap digital voltmeter

(OP)
Sorry i'm not being specific enough I guess.  I need to be able to measure multiple voltage measurements.  I guess a DMM measuring a single voltage at a time would work if it was cheaper to buy that and an electronic switch, which using a computers parallel port can switch between up to five different voltage measurements.

RE: Looking for cheap digital voltmeter

How cheap?
How many channels?

There are many cheap ($200-1000) dataloggers that might fit your needs.

a simply google search for "voltage dataloggers"

RE: Looking for cheap digital voltmeter

One of Keithley's meters will probably do the job, perhaps a Model 2000 with a scanner card installed. Agilent have a broad equivalent in the 34401. GPIB boards for your PC turn up on ebay fairly often. Both instruments offer good value, but 'cheap' is very subjective.

Pico Technology have some products which might fit the bill too: http://www.picotech.com/data-logger.html In my opinion these are fairly cheap for the performance they give.
 
  

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RE: Looking for cheap digital voltmeter

Have a look at LabJack. No display, but computer connection and channels galore. Price is low, low.

Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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