Switched to a digital pinout tester after 4 years of manual continuity checks

I was that guy who would spend 20 minutes with a multimeter checking every single pin on a harness by hand (old habits, I guess). A senior tech named Dave at the shop in Tucson finally showed me his Fluke DT100 tester on a bangin' F-16 mod last month. It caught a cold solder joint in under 30 seconds that I would've missed for sure. Now I'm kicking myself for not trying one sooner. Anyone else made the switch and found it worth the $400?

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ivan_mason13d ago

Man that Dave sounds like a real one for showing you that trick.

averymartin13d ago

Buddy of mine at Edwards swore by his Fluke tester, said it caught a hairline crack in a pod connector that manual checks kept missing. He finally retired his multimeter last year and hasn't looked back.