Brymen BM257s or Fluke 17B+

[surfn]

hello all,
im ive been researching multimeters and thinking of getting either 1 of these
im from ireland, this will be my first multimeter.
i dont want something super cheap but dont want anything more expensive than the brymen bm257s
the meter will be used testing electronics and mains electric
which meter would you choose between the 2
thanks

[Fungus]

Both are good.

If you absolutely must have TrueRMS then the choice is easy.

If not, it's matter of taste. Which do you prefer personally?

[surfn]

i like the brymen bm257s, i like the idea of having non-contact voltage detection as 1 of the features that the fluke 17b+ doesnt have

[EEVblog]

The BM235 is maybe cheaper than the BM257. Very similar feature set.
The 17B+ is a good meter, so either is fine.

[EEVblog]

i like the brymen bm257s, i like the idea of having non-contact voltage detection as 1 of the features that the fluke 17b+ doesnt have

If you like that feature then the BM235 has additional non-contact threshold level selection. And backlight flashing continuity mode.
But you lose the bargraph.

[Lightages]

What Dave said, and what fungus said about TRMS. 

[Fungus]

i like the brymen bm257s

Get that one then. 

[Hydrawerk]

The BM235 is maybe cheaper than the BM257. Very similar feature set.

They are a bit different, none of them is actually better than the other. You must compare the datasheets to find out what you need.

[surfn]

does the brymen bm257s come with the same nice silcone test leads as dave's bm235.
also it would probably work out as cheap for me to buy from europe, when you factor in shipping and import duty from buying from australia or hong kong. probably not much difference really.

[EEVblog]

does the brymen bm257s come with the same nice silcone test leads as dave's bm235.

No, I ordered them specifically.

[Owen]

They're similar to Dave's except that they they don't have threads to screw those 4mm banana plugs on.

[MosherIV]

Hi

Sounds like you have settled for the Bryman.

I do not know how important this is to you but bear in mind the warranty.

Very few of the imports from China will have a warranty worth anything, if you are lucky the trader may be willing to replace the item but you have to pay the return postage 
(I bought a UT61E knowing that it's warranty is useless )

Dave seems to uphold warranty, he replaced a meter and did a fix video recently.

[surfn]

thats a very good point warranty sure is very important

Hi

Sounds like you have settled for the Bryman.

I do not know how important this is to you but bear in mind the warranty.

Very few of the imports from China will have a warranty worth anything, if you are lucky the trader may be willing to replace the item but you have to pay the return postage 
(I bought a UT61E knowing that it's warranty is useless )

Dave seems to uphold warranty, he replaced a meter and did a fix video recently.

[crazyguy]

Brymen BM257s or Fluke 17B+ both are nice multimeter 

but in terms of failure rate, I would trust Fluke a little bit more 

[mtdoc]

does the brymen bm257s come with the same nice silcone test leads as dave's bm235.

If you buy a Bm257 from forum member Franky's ebay shop then yes, it will come with very nice silicone test leads. It's an excellent meter at a good price.