202 - The Wavetek 25XT used multimeter - Go for it or stay away ???

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In my quest to see if used multimeters may be worth getting, here is one of my eBay finds, the Wavetek 25XT. Wavetek used to be a well known manufacturere of test gear and I actually have a few items from them but this is the only multimeter.

The video explaining how True RMS and Averaging multimeters work is here: https://youtu.be/idrLOfgTceE

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0:00 Overview
1:47 Inside
6:06 Leads
7:13 Input alert
7:58 Diode mode
8:43 Resistance
9:50 Capacitance
12:56 Logic
14:17 HFE
14:49 Cal procedure?
16:13 Performance
21:06 Battery Life
22:52 Conclusion