HIOKI DT4252 teardown

[zaoka]

The only bad side is limited diode range to 1.500V othervise so freaking good!

Amazing LCD display, 500uS continuity mode, fast diode and ohm range, very fast ohm autoranging.

DC range is so fast without settling down problems. Bargraph 40 times per second.

Quality is very good, selector switch uses similar mechanism as Fluke 87 and has very similar felling, however, their older models used way better mechanism with metal ball... not sure why they changed that...

Test probes are gold plated and looks very similar to ones that you can get of eBay for $4.99 however, quality of Hioki probes is completly different, Silicon cable is top. They are not very sharp, probably because this is electricians meter..

If somebody wants to see eBay test leads in comparasion with HIOKI ones let me know.

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If somebody wants to see eBay test leads in comparasion with HIOKI ones let me know.

Yes, please.

Thanks for the teardown and photos.     I'm studying how multimeters work and I love looking at the internal pictures.

One of my goals is to use one multimeter from each major manufacturer and Hioki's are difficult to find in Canada at a reasonable price.

[Wytnucls]

The DT4252 is a 6,000 count electrician meter. It lacks a mA/uA range. Not great for electronics.
Still, a good meter for general use.

[Wytnucls]

Their best meter for electronics work is the DT4282:

[Lightages]

That looks very well designed and built. It would certainly be a safe meter.

[zaoka]

Here are $1.99 test leads with original Hioki probes (bottom).

[ThisDoesNotCompute]

Sorry to bump this thread from a few months ago, but I've been on the hunt for a solid, well-built general purpose DMM for a while now and I'm suspecting that the DT4252 might be right for me. I'm looking for something that will last me a while, so I'm looking in the US$100-150 range. Are there any comparable meters from other big-name companies (Fluke, Agilent, etc.) that I should be looking at, that are well-regarded around here? (I've been watching Dave's YouTube videos for a long time now, but only recently have been checking out the forums.) Thanks!

[Wytnucls]

The Fluke 117 sells for about the same price as the Hioki, with longer battery life and NCV, but reduced current and capacitance ranges.

fluke-117

The equivalent Agilent is the U1232A.

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Video review posted by an user ...

[Lightages]

Instead of this Hioki, I would get a Brymen BM257 for $135, without any hesitation.