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Tim · 2nd May 2021, 5:41 pm

It's a bit like DIY. Get the basic tools, and you can do the basic jobs. More tools means you can do a greater range of jobs.
Buy other test equipment as you need it, then you can do more complex jobs. The trouble is you get to the stage where you think "I could do that if only I had such & such......

So do be careful, as your equipment may multiply!

There is an awful lot you can do with just a meter and a few hand tools.

2nd May 2021, 5:41 pm	#17
Tim Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 3,310	Re: How much should one invest in tools to get in the hobby/occasional business? It's a bit like DIY. Get the basic tools, and you can do the basic jobs. More tools means you can do a greater range of jobs. Buy other test equipment as you need it, then you can do more complex jobs. The trouble is you get to the stage where you think "I could do that if only I had such & such...... So do be careful, as your equipment may multiply! There is an awful lot you can do with just a meter and a few hand tools. __________________ "Nothing is as dangerous as being too modern;one is apt to grow old fashioned quite suddenly."