I saw it is basically superseeded by the vc-5080 and vc-5081, but I am not finding any good comparisons and don’t know enough about this to understand the difference myself.
My usecases are basically checking whether my soldering is connected, whether some switch is working, whether a cable is broken (thus why I am looking for a analog ones: easier to see the needle changing) and sometimes some simple voltage and resistance checking. So as far as I can guess I can I don’t need the precision which I would lack with a analog multimeter like that.
I saw an offer for a used vc-5070 for 25€ around where I live. It has the features I need: continuity-sound, exchangable Messleitungen/wires (I need clamps very often).
Good idea for my use case? Is a cheap new one better? Do older models have some quirks that make them difficult/dangerous to use for beginners like me?
I think it’s a good idea. I’d certainly get that over a new 25 bucks digital meter.
If ever you get more serious about electronics and want/need to buy a good dmm, an analog meter can still be useful alongside it.
Thanks for the insight!
I would bring a battery to test the voltage and resistor to test that - anything else I can easily bring to test the other functionalities?