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Title: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: gnif on January 09, 2018, 03:35:37 am

After receiving my meter today (thanks again Dave) I thought it would be fun to kick off an owners club, if you want to be listed post the 6 digit EEV serial number and I will start compiling the list :D.

Ser #  | Username
000001 | gnif
000054 | pmcouto
000061 | dr.diesel
000063 | dr.diesel
000066 | chriswebb
000067 | roffvald
000072 | VK5RC
000075 | Halcyon
000078 | mtdoc
000088 | idpromnut
000095 | SteveG57
000105 | djadeski
000107 | fanOfeeDIY
000112 | iainwhite
000139 | amspire
000178 | kean
000191 | plexus
000255 | iainwhite
000301 | JonM
000383 | rstofer
000451 | ChrisG
000465 | Iagash
000457 | lukier
000458 | matemathieu
000485 | lewis
000499 | benst
000510 | hwti
000527 | vk2amv
000713 | GabYoung92
000763 | mjoelner
001033 | IanJ
001088 | darik
001094 | svakagaur
001111 | gdewitte
001443 | bicycleguy
001192 | darrellg
001313 | Octane
001476 | JS
001632 | ELzekio
001832 | Gromitt

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: sycho123321 on January 09, 2018, 03:41:22 am

Neat idea  :-+ Once these start getting sold used, it would be cool seeing one you bought on the list.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Cliff Matthews on January 10, 2018, 12:31:21 pm

Apparently there is a problem with those probes?  ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlYwwf2PTvg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlYwwf2PTvg)
I guess this one's the 1st video review of many to follow  :-+ (and of course I'll look for channels that we might include in the big list).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqFaSVsl-R4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqFaSVsl-R4)
Here's the 2nd (Robert Culver), although using it as a hammer could raise warranty concerns..  :-DD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kh5LiYuy7o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kh5LiYuy7o)
*edit: More on auto-ranging from over in Adelaide (Robert Culver) Nice shop!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KY8001f8rk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KY8001f8rk)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: iainwhite on January 10, 2018, 02:24:15 pm

000112 | iainwhite
000255 | iainwhite

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: fanOfeeDIY on January 10, 2018, 02:53:21 pm

000107 | fanOfeeDIY

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: fanOfeeDIY on January 10, 2018, 02:55:41 pm

Thanks Cliff Matthews, for introducing my videos,

I uploaded another review video :)

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-eevblog-branded-multimeter-coming/msg1396641/#msg1396641 (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-eevblog-branded-multimeter-coming/msg1396641/#msg1396641)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Zbig on January 10, 2018, 03:12:05 pm

That's lame :P

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: VK5RC on January 10, 2018, 09:15:16 pm

I  have 000072, will check tonight (Edit; checked)  :-+, thanks Cliff re up loading the YT video.
VK5RC aka Robert Culver

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: bitseeker on January 10, 2018, 09:56:06 pm

@fanOfeeDIY: Chopstick technique is, in fact, useful for probing. I use it often to free up a hand. :-+

@VK5RC: Nice to see you, Rob! I, too, am surprised by the slow auto-ranging. Perhaps a topic for a separate thread.

I didn't know that both of you have YT channels. I guess I have to make videos, too.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: chriswebb on January 11, 2018, 12:16:36 am

Managed to snag 000066 personally.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: lukier on January 11, 2018, 04:34:26 pm

000457 for me, just arrived from Welectron.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: djadeski on January 12, 2018, 01:41:14 pm

000105 here - delivered fast from Australia arrived on Monday

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: amspire on January 12, 2018, 02:05:17 pm

000139 - arrived on Tuesday which was amazing. I was expecting Thursday given our normal parcel post speed.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: dr.diesel on January 12, 2018, 02:14:06 pm

Wonder at what point firmware 1.02 hit?

000061 and 000063 here, both FW 1.01.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: hwti on January 12, 2018, 04:06:09 pm

000510, FW 1.02
Perhaps only the ones shipped to Europe got the newer firmware ?

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: lewis on January 12, 2018, 05:39:29 pm

000485.

Beep. Beep. Beeeep.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Iagash on January 12, 2018, 06:22:58 pm

000465

beep. beep. beeeep.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: roffvald on January 12, 2018, 11:50:39 pm

000067 here in the cold North.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: lewis on January 12, 2018, 11:54:09 pm

Beep <shudder>
Beep <shudder>
Beep <shudder>

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Kean on January 17, 2018, 03:40:27 pm

000178 here.
I was backer #1 on the Kickstarter, but I'm happy to see 000001 went to someone worthy  :-+
I slept in on the day of the pre-orders  >:(

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: bitseeker on January 17, 2018, 06:13:04 pm

Quote from: VK5RC on January 10, 2018, 09:15:16 pm

will check tonight (Edit; checked)  :-+, thanks Cliff re up loading the YT video.

Rob, thanks for the auto-ranging shootout (a great way to leverage your TEA ;D). That was very interesting. The Metrahit is really fast.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: VK5RC on January 19, 2018, 10:50:13 am

Thanks bitseeker, Sorry the shoot-out was a bit dodgy, I had cabling giving a shadow and holding everything on camera was beyond my coordination.
The 121's time was pretty close to the U1282A, it was also in company of meters that were at least 2-3x in price as well and still holds its own, in terms of DC accuracy as well. I was pleasantly surprised by the Gossen's time  but I still find it a bit strange to use as a DMM.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: matemathieu on January 19, 2018, 04:24:52 pm

000458
Beep beep beep
hopefully V1.03 will take care of that continuous buzzing

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: bitseeker on January 19, 2018, 10:55:38 pm

Quote from: VK5RC on January 19, 2018, 10:50:13 am

Thanks bitseeker, Sorry the shoot-out was a bit dodgy, I had cabling giving a shadow and holding everything on camera was beyond my coordination.

No worries. I haven't seen anyone compare auto-ranging time on that many DMMs at once. :-+

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: benst on January 20, 2018, 01:36:15 am

000499 has landed in the Netherlands

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: idpromnut on January 20, 2018, 01:58:07 am

000088   MPH!!!

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: bitseeker on January 20, 2018, 02:31:06 am

Perfect! LOL

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Cliff Matthews on January 20, 2018, 02:37:10 am

Lucky lad could probably sell it for $1,210 on ebay and buy a bunch more..  Nah! That one's a keeper.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: IanB on January 20, 2018, 02:48:31 am

I guess we are all impatiently waiting for them to arrive in the USA. Let's hope that nobody has filed a trademark claim on the color of the case causing all the USA-bound meters to be sent to the crusher  :(

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: pmcouto on January 20, 2018, 09:20:21 am

000054 | pmcouto

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: TheSteve on January 20, 2018, 09:36:11 am

Quote from: idpromnut on January 20, 2018, 01:58:07 am

000088   MPH!!!

I think you win the prize!!!

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: ChunkyPastaSauce on January 20, 2018, 09:40:44 am

Quote from: IanB on January 20, 2018, 02:48:31 am

I guess we are all impatiently waiting for them to arrive in the USA. Let's hope that nobody has filed a trademark claim on the color of the case causing all the USA-bound meters to be sent to the crusher  :(

It's not that, just shipping/import issues. Scroll to Daves comments,  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter/posts/2089848 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter/posts/2089848)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: ChrisG on January 21, 2018, 01:43:58 pm

000451 [checked] V1.02 with all the issues mentioned. Diode, wobbly selector, wrong fuse @ 400mA, slow autoranging

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: rstofer on January 21, 2018, 03:57:06 pm

Quote from: ChunkyPastaSauce on January 20, 2018, 09:40:44 am

Quote from: IanB on January 20, 2018, 02:48:31 am

I guess we are all impatiently waiting for them to arrive in the USA. Let's hope that nobody has filed a trademark claim on the color of the case causing all the USA-bound meters to be sent to the crusher  :(

It's not that, just shipping/import issues. Scroll to Daves comments,  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter/posts/2089848 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter/posts/2089848)

OK, but that's sort of 'old news'.  More important is 'what is happening today?'.

From one of the meter threads, it appears that a few US meters have been delivered.  Is that true?  Are they from the Great Scott batch?

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: fanOfeeDIY on January 21, 2018, 04:42:28 pm

Another video for reviewing current measurement with
UEI 121GW
Fluke 87-V
Keysight U1241B

https://youtu.be/EfV_u2MFOPU

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Cliff Matthews on January 21, 2018, 05:39:42 pm

My hands are up, don't shoot!  :-DD  Sorry, I couldn't resist..
*edit - I guess you changed to another thumbnail  ;)

Can you post all the burden numbers under the video?

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: mtdoc on January 22, 2018, 10:34:03 pm

078 finally made it's way here to Washington state,  floppy selector switch and all..

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: IanB on January 22, 2018, 10:51:08 pm

Quote from: mtdoc on January 22, 2018, 10:34:03 pm

078 finally made it's way here to Washington state,  floppy selector switch and all..

Was that a supporter's shipment or a Kickstarter shipment?

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: mtdoc on January 22, 2018, 10:57:58 pm

Quote from: IanB on January 22, 2018, 10:51:08 pm

Quote from: mtdoc on January 22, 2018, 10:34:03 pm

078 finally made it's way here to Washington state,  floppy selector switch and all..

Was that a supporter's shipment or a Kickstarter shipment?

Supporters.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: fanOfeeDIY on January 23, 2018, 03:26:22 am

Quote from: Cliff Matthews on January 21, 2018, 05:39:42 pm

My hands are up, don't shoot!  :-DD  Sorry, I couldn't resist..
*edit - I guess you changed to another thumbnail  ;)

Can you post all the burden numbers under the video?

The camera I am using do not have that good auto focusing and
I was raising my hand to focusing to settle.

I only have 2000 view total at the moment and not qualified to add
custom thumbnails at the moment, seems like YouTube changed the thumbnail for me :)

I liked to the first thumbnail :)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: MagFlux on January 23, 2018, 09:20:25 pm

The iPhone App isn't being very cooperative, or maybe it's something I'm missing.

https://youtu.be/yA3svFsJmhY

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Kean on January 24, 2018, 01:43:40 am

Quote from: MagFlux on January 23, 2018, 09:20:25 pm

The iPhone App isn't being very cooperative, or maybe it's something I'm missing.

That doesn't look like David2's app, but the crappy app commissioned by UEi.  The real app doesn't seem to have hit the Apple App Store, at least for Australia.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: plexus on January 24, 2018, 03:38:30 am

I got 000191 in Canada

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Halcyon on January 24, 2018, 08:27:00 am

Unit #75 for me

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: maukka on January 24, 2018, 02:23:52 pm

Quote from: Kean on January 24, 2018, 01:43:40 am

That doesn't look like David2's app, but the crappy app commissioned by UEi.  The real app doesn't seem to have hit the Apple App Store, at least for Australia.

David2's app isn't able to do VA logging either and has more problems with keeping the sampling interval constant than the UEI app on Android.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: SteveG57 on January 25, 2018, 02:23:46 am

Number 000095 here, v1.01 firmware

Steve Gauthier

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: imk on April 03, 2018, 11:03:18 am

Hello,
Any sight of the  121GW in the shops yet I can't wait to get one of these.
Am in Uk so anyone know of stock any ware please let me know.
imk

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Brumby on April 03, 2018, 11:14:36 am

Dave still has around 2,000 units to ship to Kickstarter backers, but considering the current issues and "fine tuning" of the 121GW, it might be a while before he can get that rolling - assuming the component supply issues have been resolved.

Then he can consider putting it into his own EEVblog shop.

Don't know when he would look at other distributors - but I don't think it will be any time soon.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: BU508A on April 03, 2018, 11:28:46 am

Quote from: Brumby on April 03, 2018, 11:14:36 am

Then he can consider putting it into his own EEVblog shop.

Don't know when he would look at other distributors - but I don't think it will be any time soon.

Welectron in .de (.eu) will stock them as well. Maybe this will happen the same time, when Dave is stocking them in his webshop.

https://www.welectron.com/ (https://www.welectron.com/)

From the Kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter/posts/2071785?cursor=19014885 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eevblog/eevblog-121gw-multimeter/posts/2071785?cursor=19014885)

"For EU customers, that VAT invoice will come shortly. Welectron in Germany will be doing the re-shipping for us within the EU, and they will be stocking the meter in the EU after the campaign ends."

Edit:
I would suggest, to discuss this topic in this thread:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-discussion-thread/ (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-discussion-thread/)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: mjoelner on June 27, 2018, 12:44:36 pm

Yay! Mjoelner - 000763!!

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: rstofer on June 27, 2018, 01:47:17 pm

000383

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: svakagaur on June 28, 2018, 01:48:43 pm

#001094 has landed in iceland. Thanks.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: darik on June 28, 2018, 04:37:38 pm

#1088 is safe and sound in a nice home

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: iainwhite on July 02, 2018, 04:30:54 pm

000255 | iainwhite

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: JonM on July 03, 2018, 04:09:04 am

000301  (I have had it for a while...)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: vk2amv on July 03, 2018, 10:18:05 am

000527 here

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: IanJ on July 04, 2018, 06:37:12 pm

1033 in Scotland.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: bicycleguy on July 10, 2018, 04:10:29 pm

#1443  USA  Received FedEx tracking number today !! 

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: gdewitte on July 10, 2018, 04:24:02 pm

#1521 Also received FedEx tracking number today. Fingers crossed  :-+ :-DMM

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: gdewitte on July 13, 2018, 02:00:18 am

And…received #1521 today. Updated the firmware w/o any problems and proceeded to check things out. So far, so good  8) .
Oops…1521 is my backer number — S/N is 001111

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: bicycleguy on July 17, 2018, 01:04:02 am

#1443 USA received today, FedEx within their 1.5hr delivery window !  Nice Brymen probes.  Turned it on, then took it apart, inspected, updated firmware from 1.19 to 1.22, replaced Duracrap batteries with Energizer rechargeables.  Played with Bluetooth app, awesome !  Then found a little issue, hopefully firmware.  I'll post in the issues thread.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues/msg1677620/#msg1677620 (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues/msg1677620/#msg1677620)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Cliff Matthews on July 17, 2018, 01:07:26 am

Quote from: bicycleguy on July 17, 2018, 01:04:02 am

#1443 USA received today, FedEx within their 1.5hr delivery window !  Nice Brymen probes.  Turned it on, then took it apart, inspected, updated firmware from 1.19 to 1.22, replaced Duracrap batteries with Energizer rechargeables.  Played with Bluetooth app, awesome !  Then found a little issue, hopefully firmware.  I'll post in the issues thread.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues/msg1677620/#msg1677620 (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues/msg1677620/#msg1677620)

FWIW, That video you linked comes up unavailable..  :-//

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Octane on July 18, 2018, 01:44:11 am

001313 | Octane

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: darrellg on July 18, 2018, 05:45:38 pm

001192
(https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/121gw-owners-club/?action=dlattach;attach=478895)

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Gromitt on July 23, 2018, 11:25:48 am

Received mine just now. Ser. no. 001832.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: JS on August 21, 2018, 06:33:14 am

Got mine, 001476

Looks like the list might use some updating...

JS

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: GabYoung92 on August 21, 2018, 06:56:04 am

000713
Gold Coast Australia

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: ELzekio on August 21, 2018, 02:22:34 pm

ELzekio: 001632

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: Seppy on August 23, 2018, 03:53:30 am

Quote from: MagFlux on January 23, 2018, 09:20:25 pm

The iPhone App isn't being very cooperative, or maybe it's something I'm missing.

https://youtu.be/yA3svFsJmhY

There is now an official iPhone app available.

Title: Re: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter Owners Club
Post by: binowl on September 19, 2018, 11:36:10 am

Serial Number 180701932 landed in Poland from Welectron.

Thank you - It is great multimeter :)

Regards!