Hi Lightages,
I bought Brymen BM867 to do some household electrical work as well as learning electronics. My serious lack of knowledge almost hurt me: I used a CAT 2 multimeter to check a switch on the circuit panel in my home. This mistake woke me up to do some research on multimeters and CAT categorization. What I really meant was: switch to AC voltage function to check AC voltage and switch to DC voltage function to check DC voltage, just don't use the Combined Function DC & AC to check AC voltage, specially when working with electrical outlets, junction boxes or circuit panels. As I said, I don't have enough knowledge to give a good judgement on the behavior of the Brymen BM867 in those cases. From what you've explained, I guess it'd be all right. I'm just too scared to try my multimeter on that combined function.
The Brymen BM867 user's manual is not detailed good enough for beginners. Yesterday I've discovered something about the RANGE button while I was trying to use its MANUAL RANGE mode in DC voltage checking: pressing the RANGE button will gradually move the decimal point of the display number. I guess I'll have to dig in other functions on this Brymen to discover more features. I wish I had a better user's manual.
By the way, Lightages, I've spent sometime online to try to find matching fuses for Brymen BM867, just in case I need a replacement. Based on the specifications in the user's manual, I don't seem to be able to locate a good match. Would you kindly direct me to a good source for Brymen multimeters accessories so that I'll able to purchase some fuses as well as other necessary equipments like magnetic hanger, software kit, banana plugs, etc...
I highly appreciate your answer.
Regards,
NgocTran