Important - check this every time you set up

My "other meter" is a Fluke, which I bought for the company before I retired. It's a very nice meter; incredibly accurate, and pretty much auto-everything. I love it. However, it doesn't have NCVT, nor an ammeter clamp. That's why I sprung for the Klein.

I have bought cheap DVMs and the like in the past. They are all in the trash heap of history. They usually work very well... for a while. I've had the Fluke for at least 5 years, and it's as reliable now as it ever was.

But people should get whatever they are comfortable with. I'm not advocating that you need to buy an expensive meter/test tool. Get what works for you, and learn how to use it.

Originally posted by GlueGuy My "other meter" is a Fluke, which I bought for the company before I retired. It's a very nice meter; incredibly accurate, and pretty much auto-everything. I love it. However, it doesn't have NCVT, nor an ammeter clamp. That's why I sprung for the Klein. I have bought cheap DVMs and the like in the past. They are all in the trash heap of history. They usually work very well... for a while. I've had the Fluke for at least 5 years, and it's as reliable now as it ever was. But people should get whatever they are comfortable with. I'm not advocating that you need to buy an expensive meter/test tool. Get what works for you, and learn how to use it.

I agree entirely. But in the engineering world I live in there's a saying about tools: Buy once, cry once... That is, really good tools will last for decades if you take care of them. But cheap tools are expensive since they usually break in a few years and need to be bought over and over again. I tell my engineering students to buy a Fluke meter since it will be respected by everyone on their crew, plus it will last for the rest of their careers. But companies like Klein, Amprobe and others make quality products that should serve perfectly well for most RV owners. 

I've bought tools 40 years ago I still have today, I have bought the same brand in the last five years, I've discarded. I have Fluke products I have had repaired under warranty that are 40 years old and Craftsman products I have returned and been replaced. Those days are ending as quality goes downhill. Not to say they are not quality makers, but they are getting harder to find.

"I still think the easiest test to make sure your RV doesn't have a hot-skin voltage is a basic NCVT such as the Fluke VoltAlert or Klein NCVT-1"

I started reading more from the Save Zone blog and I gather that if I test the voltage from the junction first, then the exterior of the camper with a no-contact test followed by a non-contact test internally for an outlet followed again by a voltage test I should be good?  So I need the non-contact meter and a voltage meter?