Also, I realize you don't have so much time anymore but I'd really rather you make a thorough review instead of 1 minute teardown and all that, like you said. I don't know, make it a two part or a three part?
A lot of people will point other people to these videos as guides for buying a proper meter and I'd rather see quality and in-depth analysis than something rushed.
It would not be rushed, in fact it might take me longer to do a shorted video. It would just be a lot more concise and better edited.
While quality-mindedness is usually a good thing, keep in mind that a lot of your viewers are used to having our Australian meat served fairly raw. Trimming the fat can be a good thing, but serving things up overcooked and pre-chewed isn't really required with your target audience. It's even the subscript from your very own title-banner: "An off-the-cuff video blog... ".
I'm sorry if this comes off as me trying to run off with the directors chair, that's really not my intention, but if you're bogging yourself down with chores (too much editing) on our account, when we like the off-the-cuff-format, then you might be trying to solve a problem you don't have.
You bring a certain enthusiasm, and the surest way to kill that is to turn this - whatever it is - into a chore for yourself.
Now, if I didn't do those calcs at the start, then it would almost certainly get out of hand, and I'd end up with 2 hours of footage (not uncommon) which then I have to try and heavily edit down. Then is comes across as missing stuff, and leaving out stuff, and generally quite messy. I'e generally been trying to that lately, taking out umm's and redundant waffle etc, and some people have noticed the editing being a lot more choppy. But I think that's better than a longer video.
Dave.
Nice you mentioned that, I am getting a MM570A from Extech it is already shipped out from US to me after this:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/teardown-extech-ex570-my-first-but-also-last-extech/
I have high expectations about this meter, so we will see how it is.
Brymen BM869, or BM857a, Ignore the Greenlee and other rebrands as they cost 2x -3x as much
Correction. The BM85X series is the equivalent of the Extech MM560A/570A, but the prices are certainly not equivalent!
I have purchased my BM869 from TME, but I did not have a very smooth ride with them. In the end all has worked out so I will give them another chance should I see something they have and I cannot get easily elsewhere.
Extech MM570A from testequipmentdepot.com
http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/extech/multimeters/mm570a.htm
$330USD plus shipping
Brymen BM859CFA:
http://www.tme.eu/en/Document/3fb09a90418ec420315501d9d2f44376/BM859cf.pdf
$250USD plus shipping
as examples these two meters are not identical but so close they must be the same meter. The price difference is obvious. If you live in the US, then it might be equal or not too much more expensive to get the rebrands but here in Chile everything is imported so shipping is the constant for me on anything. In my case a shipment from Europe is the same as shipping from North America so the Brymen was much less expensive.
BM869 from TME was $240USD, and a Greenlee equivalent DM860A seems to be going as low as $350USD as far as I have been able to find so far.
The 857 does not have temperature and compared to the 869 which has 12kV transient protection the 857 has "only" 8kV.
The 857 is only single display compared to dual display of the 869.
Just some fine points on the differences.
For those interested, the Brymen DM867/869A models are also branded as Extech (MM560A/570A respectively) as well as the Greenlee models listed in another thread. Might be worth considering for the $200+ category IMHO, if Dave decides to go this route.
Hope this helps anyone that's interested.
That is what I have been trying to tell you.
Given that the older series is still around, I agree it would make for a good comparison between the models based on value. Just not sure if both should be part of a shoot-out though. I say this, as it could be argued that doing so would take a spot from something else, as Dave will probably be overwhelmed putting it together if there's too many.
So Dave, are you considering doing a shootout still with clamp meters? Do you want the reading error comparison graphs for whatever shootout you do intend to do?
I know these would be hard to obtain but I'd be happy with a verbal roundup of high end precision meters, bench and portable in the $1000-$2000 range
From the poll so far it looks like people either want another $100 shootout, or an expensive shootout. Any 5-1/2 meter is going to cost more than $200 so you could almost put those two votes together.
I know these would be hard to obtain but I'd be happy with a verbal roundup of high end precision meters, bench and portable in the $1000-$2000 range
There might be a (new) benchtop meter coming soon for review.
Dave.
Amprobe AM-160 $270 big brother to the AM-140 already reviewed here on the forums
Brymen BM869 or BM869CFA or Extech MM560A or MM570 $250+ the 869 has been covered before but without video and proper teardown, the Extechs are basically rebrands of the Brymen BM85X series but people have mentioned the MM570A before in suggestions for videos here
UEi DM397 $250 never been seen in a review but seems to be a great value!
Fluke 179 $300 a good comparison from "the industry standard"
Extech EX570 $250 after your other Extech fiascoes and the one still ongoing, it would be nice to see if you get another good one or bad one and if it is actually a good meter.
The above would be my list for $200+ meters.
The Agilent U1242B would have to be in that list.
I wouldn't bother with the Fluke 179, it's really an electrical meter.
Dave.
Looks like you have a good list of 5 now.....