anyone now of a good Multimeter for Beginners and i wood like it from the UK please and thank you guys
What sort of things are you wanting to test?.
(resistors, diodes, transistors, capacitors, voltage, amperage?)
Do you have a spend limit?.
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Like chris said it depends on your budget and use.
I’ve only used Fluke and Megger but worked with a few guys who swear by the Kewtech stuff.
Reasonably priced for what they are.
The 116 is even cheaper.
Just try and avoid all the fluke knock offs on ebay as they are pretty much junk.
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RS Components…
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If it’s just for general measurements, just get a cheap £10 one. I have a fluke for work, but to be honest, I just use my cheap nasty one. Volts, amps and resistance.
If your doing precise critical measurements in adverse environments, get a nice rugged Fluke.
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Personally, I’d get one with auto-ranging, too.
Nothing worse than taking a tricky reading and having to stop, change the range, and then get the probes back where you wanted them.
Also means less brain work beforehand.
Worth the small amount of £ extra.
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I bought my first digital multimeter back in the 80’s, from Argos of all places, for the princely sum of £10. Surprisingly it still works and the readings are comparable to my workhorse Fluke albeit without the same resolution.
If you’re just wanting to make rough low current DC, Resistance, and continuity measurements any of the budget models in the link below will be more than adequate.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Multimeter&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
I’d look at more expensive models if your intention is to use one in more diverse situations. As an example I chose the Fluke I’m using for its wider bandwidth when measuring AC voltages, and with a RF Probe, for quick and dirty tracing signal paths through radio equipment and fast switching digital circuits without having to breakout the big toys.
Nidge
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I have one to sell if you are interested I’ll send speck and pictures later
My advice would be to get one with at least a 20Amp current range, not all the cheap ones do.
You’ll need it for checking/calibrating the flight controller current drawn figure against what is actually leaving the battery 
I’ve no experience of them myself but I’ve heard the Turnigy meters sold by HobbyKing UK are decent for the price.
Cheers
Steve 
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im going to be using it for buid fpv drones etc …
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that is ok i what a new one sorry but thank you for the offer
Several members on GADC are FPV Experts @Steviegeek, @anon34183503, @notveryprettyboy , perhaps they can advise on what would be best for your needs.
Steve’s advice above sounds to be in your ball park !.
I’ve not used one for calibrating an FC but would a DC clamp meter not be good in this scenario?
They are pretty cheap these days and have all the functions of a conventional meter like capacitance frequency and diode test.
Saves having to put the meter in series with FC and pack.
Used mine few weeks ago to check draw on RC car.
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Is it bad I don’t have a multimeter…
Hi @callum Yes a DC clampmeter would do this task also, I have one as well as my Fluke 117 albeit a cheap one I have found it’s accuracy to be very good for the price 
@Big-D very worth considering, thanks Callum
Cheers
Steve
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Haha yes it is bad @anon34183503
How do you check you FC’s 5v and 3v3 regulators are good and not being overloaded ?
Cheers
Steve
this is one any good
Big-D
Good reviews on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/UT210E-Current-Meters-Capacitance-Tester/dp/B00O1Q2HOQ
Probably ideal for @Big-D
I like clamp meters.
Always carried one at work rather than multimeter as so versatile.
Only thing you need to watch is with advertising. Some are advertised as AC/DC but that’s for voltage only.
AC/DC ones use hall effect sensors and AC one is only a CT.
this one is from Amazon
NKTECH TL-1 Screwdriver UNI-T UT136B Auto Range Digital Multimeter AC DC Voltage Current Capacitance Frequency Resistance Tester Meter Kit Probes Two-component
Simple. Read the specs of what I’m connecting and what the regs can provide. Not encountered a problem in 6 years so must be doing something right