EEVblog 1734 – Uni-T UT892 2000V High Voltage Multimeter TESTED

The Uni-T UT892 High Voltage Multimeter is unusually rated to 2000V!
Teardown and testing time, is it any good?

00:00 – Uni-T UT892 2000V High Voltage Multimeter
02:39 – Unboxing
03:40 – FAIL right off the bat! Probes matter.
05:53 – Teardown
08:06 – Where’s the MOV’s?
09:07 – The case design leaves a lot to be desired
09:23 – PCB switch contact side
09:44 – Houston, we have a clearance problem.
11:20 – It’s going in unprotected
13:08 – The case sucks
13:56 – High Voltage testing within range
15:15 – What’s up with this NCV tester?
16:48 – Do we care about the autoranging and continuity tester at this point?
17:35 – 2500V test
19:05 – 5000V test!
21:03 – Inspection + chipset
21:26 – 5000V test again with cover off
22:20 – What a surprise! It failed exactly where I said it would.
23:25 – Proper high voltage design
24:50 – Conclusion

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