I just thought I'd post up that I was at Harbor Freight this weekend, and they have a perfectly good meeter for $3. Yes, $3. I'm sure it's not as accurate as a $600 Fluke, but, it's, like $3.

If you are in this hobby and you don't have a multimeter, now you have no excuse

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90899

BTW there are folks reselling these at a mark-up...just go right to the source and save!