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Cheap Multimeter for Car Electrical Work: A Season on a $35 Meter

July 30, 2026 by user
TASI TA801A cheap multimeter for car electrical work measuring battery pack voltage through a DALY BMS on a workbench

Our race car’s battery pack read 58.3 volts fully charged, and the thing telling me that cost about thirty-five dollars. It’s a TASI TA801A — red rubber holster, two AAA batteries, bought with team money at the start of the season. It spent a year in a workshop, a paddock and a pit lane. It … Read more

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