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What I'd do is get a few Harbor Freight freebee DMMs to roast (we all kill DMMs periodically), a $15 ebay chinese ESR/component tester (they are great!*), and a good frequency counter.
*They measure R (and often higher R than DMMs can),L (useful for replacing peaking coils), and C, ESR (which is great for Soild State cap trouble shooting), and test transistors and diodes.
Knock on wood, I've never smoked my cap tester or frequency counter. I got a cheap used frequency counter that has a 200V input, and use it with a 10X scope probe...It seems immune to damage in that configuration.
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