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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2018, 12:52:40 pm »
But you can't spend an hour getting that from your local Lidl!

An hour? My nearest LIDL is 200 meters away, I could have one in five minutes.  :-DMM
Get one and "Take it apart"
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #26 on: February 08, 2018, 12:59:13 pm »
Get one and "Take it apart"

Maybe. If I head in that direction today.

I can't imagine there's anything exciting inside though. A blobbed chip, some passives, two ceramic fuses and a horrible PVC smell.

Is it worth two trips to LIDL?  :-//
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #27 on: February 08, 2018, 01:44:40 pm »
Get one and "Take it apart"

Maybe. If I head in that direction today.

I can't imagine there's anything exciting inside though. A blobbed chip, some passives, two ceramic fuses and a horrible PVC smell.

Is it worth two trips to LIDL?  :-//
Maybe something very similar to this meter I got earlier before I acquired some Flukes.

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #28 on: February 08, 2018, 02:51:44 pm »
Maybe something very similar to this meter I got earlier before I acquired some Flukes.


Probably.

Blobbed chip in the middle, calibration EEPROM on the left, two fuses, couple of melfs and PTCs, transistor clamp...

Review done.

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #29 on: February 08, 2018, 03:02:49 pm »
Apart from saying that for the money its accuracy is very good, 6000 count and true RMS, has huge digits, back light display, etc.  :-DD. Considering I got 2 of these a while back, one was about £12 and the other was free because the first one had an error on the frequency range, thats going to take some beating for sheer value I'm sure  :-DD
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #30 on: February 08, 2018, 04:21:22 pm »
LIDL meter is 2000 count, no TrueRMS, no backlight, pointless square wave generator, smelly PVC cables...

Let's face it: We can do a full, in-depth review without even having one in the building.  :-+

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #31 on: February 08, 2018, 04:25:06 pm »
I'm more interested in their 30 quid disc sander, hmmm  ::)

 

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #32 on: February 08, 2018, 04:37:40 pm »
LIDL meter is 2000 count, no TrueRMS, no backlight, pointless square wave generator, smelly PVC cables...

Let's face it: We can do a full, in-depth review without even having one in the building.  :-+
Yep it's only a basic meter with some gadgets designed for DIY electronics repair really and slow but it's still way better then those silly little yellow blocks that fall apart in your hands.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #33 on: February 08, 2018, 04:43:04 pm »
Let's face it: We can do a full, in-depth review without even having one in the building.  :-+
Yep it's only a basic meter with some gadgets designed for DIY electronics repair really and slow but it's still way better then those silly little yellow blocks that fall apart in your hands.

No disagreement there.

(except it's manual ranging so probably fast)

Edit: Actually, there's one unknown! Will the continuity tester be latching or not?  :box:
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #34 on: February 08, 2018, 05:04:25 pm »
The one Lidl are selling is the same thing with some lipstick.

You mean the red color?

Maybe the same thing with some ceramic fuses added. I doubt LIDL would sell something with a fake CE mark or fake CAT rating.

I wouldn't be in the least surprised if they did.

End of the day it's a cheap ICL7136 clone meter. This was not exciting 10 years ago.

I would be VERY surprised if they did.
 

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #35 on: February 08, 2018, 05:15:32 pm »
I would be VERY surprised if they did.

I've seen a lot of companies make that mistake. Big ones, small ones.. it doesn't surprise me to see cheap crap get sold any more.
 

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #36 on: February 08, 2018, 06:05:54 pm »
Its not pretending to be anything special other than a very basic instrument and they have indicated this by giving it a maximum rating of 300v whereas the D03046 has been given a rating of 500v which would suggest that it could possibly be used on a three phase supply and I for one would not want to be near it let alone holding it when attached to a 415V supply.

I have today physically seen the Lidl one although not been possible to play with one as they are in sealed blister packs, but seeing in the flesh it clearly obvious to anyone with half a brain cell that it is not even trying to convince people as to what its intended user base it is aimed at, the sort of person who would dabble with a portable radio, modellers etc rather full on engineers.

Myself as a fully trained and certificated electrical engineer, not contractor but engineer, would not ever be tempted to use it seriously.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #37 on: February 08, 2018, 06:57:50 pm »
I have today physically seen the Lidl one although not been possible to play with one as they are in sealed blister packs

I'm going out in a few minutes and I'm thinking of passing through LIDL to check out the disc sander. I'll have a squiz at the meter, too. Usually people have opened one up in the shop.
 

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #38 on: February 08, 2018, 07:02:35 pm »
I have today physically seen the Lidl one although not been possible to play with one as they are in sealed blister packs

I'm going out in a few minutes and I'm thinking of passing through LIDL to check out the disc sander. I'll have a squiz at the meter, too. Usually people have opened one up in the shop.
Thats what I thought too, but no such luck in my local one, I never thought about the disc sander though  :popcorn:
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #39 on: February 08, 2018, 07:12:19 pm »
Hello,

You are jealous because you do not have DMM Lidl !!!  :-DD


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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #40 on: February 08, 2018, 08:34:53 pm »
Pah! The good deal today was the 210mm TCT circular saw blades for £3.99.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #41 on: February 08, 2018, 08:38:55 pm »
Actually their tools aren't too bad all, I got one of their 18v cordless drills years ago and its still going strong today, on its original battery as well.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #42 on: February 08, 2018, 08:40:31 pm »
Agreed. In the case of the saw blades TUV Germany certified 7000RPM max. They had up to 80 tooth multi material for that price too.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #43 on: February 08, 2018, 08:52:27 pm »
I think that they sell some things way below what they should be just to get people into their shops and then they impulse purchase other items whilst there.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #44 on: February 08, 2018, 08:57:36 pm »
Gearsbest has the zt102 from time to time for 10 to 12,- bucks or so. I get mail notification then.

https://de.gearbest.com/multimeters-fitting/pp_650318.html
 

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #46 on: February 08, 2018, 09:48:32 pm »
Another low-cost one for low-volt home/hobby use (Aneng 8203):
https://www.ebay.de/itm/LCD-Digital-Multimeter-Kapazitat-Messgerat-VOLTMETER-AC-DC-Diodentest-4000-Count/202188649671?hash=item2f1361f4c7:g:WoMAAOSwp7taXGaC

Gearsbest has the zt102 from time to time for 10 to 12,- bucks or so. I get mail notification then.

https://de.gearbest.com/multimeters-fitting/pp_650318.html

Good as these may be, you cannot simply walk into a local shop and walk out with one, which is kind of the point with the Lidl deal, you can get one in your hand without having to wait weeks in the case of it coming from China and no waiting for the mailman or postman depending on where you live.

Personally I wouldn't want any of them but thats just me, I like to have something a bit more chunky and robust and something I feel I can trust to be a good all rounder because I might also like to to get involved in some high energy projects because thats my back ground.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #47 on: February 08, 2018, 10:05:58 pm »
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you cannot simply walk into a local shop and walk out with one

Ok, but the Lidl offering is only a week or so.
My local electronics shop has a Peaktech 1070 for Eur 19 (The Lidl one was Eur 15 here), also next week.
http://peaktech.de/productdetail/kategorie/digital---handmultimeter/produkt/p-1070.html
 

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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #48 on: February 08, 2018, 10:17:13 pm »
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you cannot simply walk into a local shop and walk out with one

Ok, but the Lidl offering is only a week or so.
My local electronics shop has a Peaktech 1070 for Eur 19 (The Lidl one was Eur 15 here), also next week.
http://peaktech.de/productdetail/kategorie/digital---handmultimeter/produkt/p-1070.html
Be that as it may but the Peaktech is only rated at Cat II at 250v.
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Re: Heads Up : Cheap Multimeter : Lidl UK (08/02/18)
« Reply #49 on: February 09, 2018, 06:29:32 am »
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Peaktech is only rated at Cat II at 250v.
Now that is a spec I trust  :-+ (It is also TUV certified). So what makes the Lidl PDM 300 B1 DMM that special. Can't be sure without one taken apart and tested.

There is already an unboxing/opening video of the previous pro model (PDM 300 A1):


Watch the guy connect the meter first thing with a mains  socket  and the  meter in VDC range (near the end).
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