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| 6000 count DMM's (NOT a good $9 newbie meter..) Resolved. |
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| joeqsmith:
--- Quote from: MacMeter on July 12, 2018, 04:35:51 am --- --- Quote from: joeqsmith on July 12, 2018, 03:30:40 am ---I plan to run this meter at some point. It showed up but I have not made any time to play with it yet. If indeed the fuse is used for all of the functions, I may just jump it to run the normal tests. Or maybe just give into the fact it will fail like any $10 meter and try to improve it. :-// I have not had it out of the bag but it does look very nice for $10. --- End quote --- All the functions seem to work without the 500 mA fuse NOT in place other then being able to test current in the mA range. I did try both my BM235 400 mA fuse as well as swapping the same fuse from the Ragu meter which is basically the identical meter, with no temperature reading function. But since I’m getting a low inaccurate reading, I must assume that the one I received was damaged somehow and the bad fuse was just the indication. Not worth bothering to return it, as long as the rest of the functions work properly, and in all my tests on the DMMCHECK Plus tester, the readings are very accurate and within specs. --- End quote --- Normally, the free HF meters are fairly accurate. The last one I showed was off a fair amount but it's the new cheaper style with no adjustment pot. I don't think I have ever seen a meter that was not accurate out of the box. Sure, they may not power up... :-DD Good to know about the fuse. I am confident the meter with the single PTC and clamp with no other limiting devices will do poorly like every ANENG meter I have looked at. This meter has a lot of room so really there was no excuse. |
| Cliff Matthews:
Hey Joe, could you add a "tip-over usability comparison" between this meter and the small Aneng to your test? I recall Dave was not impressed with the AN8008 as it fell over every time his hand touched it. Since this meter is sold under several brand names, availability shouldn't be a problem and when Dave does another episode of "How To Setup An Electronics Lab For $300", I think swapping this meter for the UT136b ($25) may be a good choice. "" IMHO, the entry point may now be $250 with an RDtech bench supply, the newer soldering irons, signal gens and portable o-scope's. (edit: There's been much competition in 18-month's) |
| GigaJoe:
sell by amazon itself , or sell on the amazon web site by someone - are different thingi import some items in canada may include import dutes, + more expensive all in overall, (storage, electricity, workforce etc) more margin ... so yes ... it more expensive in overall ... |
| GigaJoe:
good one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07D5RJQY7 |
| Cliff Matthews:
That was definitely not the "Joe" intended.. |O |
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