You haven't seen a poor continuity range until you've seen this

[tom66]

Seriously, it sometimes locks up -- will continue beeping with probes open (or not beeping with probes shorted.) Plus the lag... I mean, why did they even bother? 

[Ed.Kloonk]

Dreadful.

[EEVblog]

Dave.

[ablacon64]

Terrible.... You see that bunch of zeros and think "Wow, that must be very accurate!".

[vk6zgo]

I seldom use Continuity,even as a "buzzer" for checking cable connections,because some meters are quite happy to beep "OK" with up to 50 Ohms in a high resistance joint.

In any case,the lag would make it useless.

More importantly,what are the Resistance ranges like?

[retiredcaps]

I seldom use Continuity,even as a "buzzer" for checking cable connections,because some meters are quite happy to beep "OK" with up to 50 Ohms in a high resistance joint.

The cheapies, like the Mastech 830, beep continuous for readings less than 1500 ohms (as per page 4).

http://www.mastech.com.cn/down/MAS830L%20MAS830.pdf

[SeanB]

I have a competitor, a Voltstick. Continuity is defined as anything under 300k, and the voltage accuracy is done using the battery as a reference voltage. It has it's uses though, as it can tell if there is voltage present or not, just not accurately. It will measure between live and earth without tripping a RCD like the Steinel Hobbytest will, so still is around.

[tom66]

Terrible.... You see that bunch of zeros and think "Wow, that must be very accurate!".

It is actually reading in kohm...

[RCMR]

It's not a flaw.. didn't you read the marketing material that came with it?

"Featuring the new temporal displacement continuity tester which automatically adds a 1 second temporal displacement to the audio signal so as to ensure that even half-asleep technicians can use this bench meter after a hard night on the booze

This is the only meter in its class with such a feature -- buy now, stocks are limited!"

[T4P]

It's not a bug ... It's a feature