I'm really itching to buy a quality multimeter and waiting for the kickstarter.
Can we throw our money at you yet, Dave?
You can always throw your money at Dave ..... but not just yet for the new meter.
I made a point of talking to Dave at the recent meet-up about making sure we know when that time comes - and he assured me he will be making an announcement.
It's days away!!!
My guess is somewhere between 102 and 103 days.
Hmm... so that's 3.33 months to 2.73 years.
Gee, I hope it's not the latter...
Hmm... so that's 3.33 months to 2.73 years.
Gee, I hope it's not the latter...
If you need to satisfy your DMM dependency quickly, you can order the EEVblog Brymen BM235 from amazon.com. Then, later, when you get the 121GW model, you will have a color matching pair.
For me : ditch the mv selection, and add a new function loll
I'm in need of a meter who has one range of function in dc volts, i measure lots of dc voltages, had to swith a lot between millivolts and volts, i have 2 worn up Fluke 83v loll they began to have some dial selector issues ...
sometimes they go beeping without notice
Would have been nice to push the envelope to 80000 count with an fs9704b chipset ??
keep up the good work dave
Is the multimeter to be IEC 61010 Cat. III approved? I remember from the
Mooshimeter project, it took a very long time to pass approvals.
And there were many surprises. I have done designs for 61010 product approvals and it is a lot of work.
Is the multimeter to be IEC 61010 Cat. III approved? I remember from the Mooshimeter project, it took a very long time to pass approvals.
And there were many surprises. I have done designs for 61010 product approvals and it is a lot of work.
Yes, by Intertek, and it does take a long time, many months.
Have already hit one hurdle, the testing house came back with an issue on the current protection or something, I don't know details. But nothing was said about delays.
Not sure about .com but Amazon.ca ran out of the BM235 earlier this month.
I don't really have enough to re-stock Amazon at this time.
I may run out completely before new stock arrives
(stock is 2 months lead time from order)
Not sure about .com but Amazon.ca ran out of the BM235 earlier this month.
I don't really have enough to re-stock Amazon at this time.
I may run out completely before new stock arrives
(stock is 2 months lead time from order)
I had finally justified the expense and poof, all gone! I shall patiently await their future restocking.
I would order directly through the EEVblog store but then I would have to pay duty (which I can't actually find an answer as to how much it would be) and the $10 duty processing fee.
I also eagerly await more details about the 121GW! Are you still planning a kickstarter for it? If so it'll be the first one I will actually have to back!
@retiredcaps thks, wasn't aware of this ...
Not sure about .com but Amazon.ca ran out of the BM235 earlier this month.
I observed this as well. Finally decided to replace my $15 meter, and the next day amazon.ca was sold out. But at this point I didn't want to wait so I bought one from ebay.ca. One of the best things I've ever bought.
I had finally justified the expense and poof, all gone! I shall patiently await their future restocking.
I would order directly through the EEVblog store but then I would have to pay duty (which I can't actually find an answer as to how much it would be) and the $10 duty processing fee.
I ordered mine directly from Dave before he put them on Amazon. It came via DHL, and the total duty + brokerage due was C$34.46.
Does anyone know anything about the backlight of the 121GW? As far as the Brymen 829s is concerned the backlight goes off much too fast and you cannot change the timing, such as with a Fluke (113-117, 177-179, etc...) and their PowerUp-Feature for continous backlight. Therefore you cannot use it in a proper way under difficult light conditions. As a bench DMM it is fine but not my favourite.
At least the rotary switch seems to be improved. The rotary knob of my Brymen is the worst I have ever used. Much too small and hard to turn. I keep my fingers crossed, that Brymen will take this version of the 121GW for any new model...provided that it is really better. I hope that it is at least comparable with the 87V whch also has no depth for your fingertips. However, in this case it is negligible as you can use your bended forefinger together with your thumb.
By the way: Looking at the photos of Brymen's updated HP, I am not impressed by the way they manufactured the input receptacles - no DMM has all of them centered...
Does anyone know anything about the backlight of the 121GW? As far as the Brymen 829s is concerned the backlight goes off much too fast and you cannot change the timing, such as with a Fluke (113-117, 177-179, etc...) and their PowerUp-Feature for continous backlight. Therefore you cannot use it in a proper way under difficult light conditions. As a bench DMM it is fine but not my favourite.
At least the rotary switch seems to be improved. The rotary knob of my Brymen is the worst I have ever used. Much too small and hard to turn. I keep my fingers crossed, that Brymen will take this version of the 121GW for any new model...provided that it is really better. I hope that it is at least comparable with the 87V whch also has no depth for your fingertips. However, in this case it is negligible as you can use your bended forefinger together with your thumb.
By the way: Looking at the photos of Brymen's updated HP, I am not impressed by the way they manufactured the input receptacles - no DMM has all of them centered...
121GW is not manufactured by brymen...
121GW is not manufactured by brymen...
It is "Made in Korea".
So, who could it be, then? Samsung?
And I can hear suspicious noises behind the curtains ....
121GW is not manufactured by brymen...
It is "Made in Korea".
So, who could it be, then? Samsung?
And I can hear suspicious noises behind the curtains ....
"Finest Test Instruments" Korea... and IMO on par with the likes of CEM.
Brymen is a Taiwanese company.
121GW is not manufactured by brymen...
It is "Made in Korea".
So, who could it be, then? Samsung?
And I can hear suspicious noises behind the curtains ....
He gives it away in the latest video. It's UEI.
121GW is not manufactured by brymen...
It is "Made in Korea".
So, who could it be, then? Samsung?
And I can hear suspicious noises behind the curtains ....
He gives it away in the latest video. It's UEI.
UEI doesn't make meters, their OEM is FINEST TEST INSTRUMENTS in Korea, as is the case with many of the Klein multimeters, i.e. Klein MM6000 etc...
UEI doesn't make meters, their OEM is FINEST TEST INSTRUMENTS in Korea, as is the case with many of the Klein multimeters, i.e. Klein MM6000 etc...
I was just going by what Dave said in the video. From
UEI's website:
"We design, manufacture, market, service and support portable test equipment that every day enables thousands of professionals to do their jobs around the world.
We have 2 primary manufacturing hubs - Kane International in the UK and UEi (Asia). In the US and Canada, our products are sold under the UEi brand and under multiple private labels.
UEi operates from Portland, OR and Vancouver BC with a service and distribution center in Indianapolis, IN. "
So it appears design is US/Canada based but manufacture in Korea.
It would be sort of like saying Keysight doesn't make meters since they are manufactured in Malaysia.
here is a look inside my UEI 235 clamp meter, and UEI 397 meter, both made by FINEST in Korea. notice the numbers on the pcb's, F135s_ pcb is the same as Finest 235 clamp meter, and F705_7 is the same as Finest 705 and 707 multimeters. I rest my case...
Per Dave's recent post in the Supporter's lounge: UEI/KaneTest own Finest. IOW, Finest is one of the manufacturing arms of UEI - which is consistent with what their website says.
This is the way things go now. TE manufacturer's have their manufacturing facilitie in lower wage (usually Asian) countries. Or they use contract manufacturer's in those countries.