Evolution

of
multimeter
AVOMETER - 1920
British Post Office engineer, Donald Macadie, is credited with inventing the very first multimeter.
DC avometer 13 range - 1927
This device is capable of 5 voltage 4 current and 4 resistance measurement
13 in total
World’s first universal avometer - 1932

This was the first multimeter which could measure both AC and DC current
Avometer 46 ranges - 1944
An advanced avometer capable of 46 different measurements
NLS model 148 digital voltmeter - 1953

Non – linear systems (NLS) produce first digital display voltmeter

NLS x-2 digital multimeter - 1967

First digital multimeter to display symbols

B&K precision modal 280 digital
multimeter – 1970s
One of the first multimeters to utilize and LED display
NLS lm-4 ddm

One of the smallest multimeters of its time at only 2 ½ inches wide

Hioki 3208 Calcu hi tester – 1980s

First handheld calculator and multimeter combination in one device

It was also one of the first auto – ranging meters on the market
Morris multimeter - 1990
Starting to take the shape we all know. This initial design was due to a patent by Herbet A Bernrenter
“Electric Meter Casing” US2509415A
Fluke 87 v multimeter - 2013
One of the world’s highest selling multimeters that year
today
Very good accuracy , speed , and expensive
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