Fluke was too expensive, I usually work with AC 230/415V, need to see AC amps so I got a Kyoritsu clamp meter, works very well for AC amps. Clamp meter usually for noncontact amp measurement and wont be able to do the finer stuff like capacitance test.

For finer work like what TS described the usual multimeter with probes from uni-t eg UT33-A will be good enough.

Essentially..the meter u need will be based on what kind of measurement u intend to do

AC A >10A use clamp meter
Small AC A or DC A below meter threshold (usually 10A max, could be less!) can use the normal multimeter
Big DC A need meter that can support

AC V/DC V normally V is very easy to measure both types also will work

Resistance ohm also common like V, both also can

Capacitance only better multimeter have it. Clamp meter seldom have this. Uni T 33A, Kyoritsu 1009 also can.

Although imma Kyoritsu girl myself coz used to using them in uni, whilst my dad is more of a Fluke person.