Spent $40 on a cheap multimeter and it nearly cost me a fridge compressor

Picked up a no-name meter from Amazon last month to test a start relay. Turned out the readings were way off, I almost swapped a good compressor until a buddy checked it with his Fluke. Has anybody else been burned by cheap testing gear?

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hannaht295h ago

My buddy Mark fried two ECU pins on his Civic using a $15 meter from Harbor Freight. Cost him $300 and a weekend of headaches to fix.