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Zensei:
Hello all.

I'm in the market for an entry level, but high accuracy multimeter. I purchased a UNI-T UT804, which will arrive tomorrow.
But I'm thinking that there must be something a bit better out there.
Does anyone here own a Tonghui bench multimeter or know anything about the
quality build of their devices? I'm also looking for pictures of the inside.
Or if you guys know of a good quality meter at an affordable price (around 400 USD max.) I would very much appreciate any pointers :)

Here's one I'm considering: http://www.pinsonne-elektronik.de/pi9/pd73.html

Thanks, Kasper :)

Bored@Work:
Tonghuin and their bench multimeter are kind of a mystery. You will find people arguing that Tonghui is a "good" company because of their LCR meters which were (or were not) rebranded by other companies. But they only give nine years of company history on their web page, and are suspiciously silent about how they were founded.

The thing is their (exaggerated?) history of LCD meters says nothing about their bench multimeters. The TH1941 is on the market for a few years now, but I am not aware of anyone having done a serious review of one. I haven't even seen any dubious review. It is almost as if no one buys them. Which can't be, or they won't produce them any more. There is even one company that looks as if they sell a rebadged version of the meter as VA80 http://www.mastech.com.cn/html/en/products-va80.htm

The specs and features of the TH1941 are nice - on paper. As a bench meter fan I did consider buying one in the past, but ... Asian companies are known to be very generous when it comes to their meter specifications. So I refrained from adding one to my collection. Unless someone really opens a TH1941 there is no way to predict if there is a chance the meter meets its specification. And unless someone does some serious measurements with calibration equipment such a visual inspection of a meter can only bring you so far.

The reason people buy brands is not that these are necessarily better value for money, but not the least because brand multimeters (usually) don't come with these uncertainty.

Kiriakos-GR:
Welcome Kasper.  :)

The price looks tempting on the German link.
But the specific seller lives in a very small town, and his business size must be small too.
Other than the thought about trusting Tonghui,  it must be and a second thought like : if you are trusting this small retailer for your warranty coverage. 

Do you ?   

Mechatrommer:

--- Quote from: Zensei on September 01, 2011, 07:31:33 pm ---I'm in the market for an entry level, but high accuracy multimeter. I purchased a UNI-T UT804, which will arrive tomorrow.
But I'm thinking that there must be something a bit better out there.

--- End quote ---
someone accurately made a teardown of the uni-t bench meter...

basically, its a handheld dmm in a big casing with the needed power supply circuitry. more space for storing stuffs. here is his post... https://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=1331.msg17865#msg17865

Kiriakos-GR:

--- Quote from: Mechatrommer on September 02, 2011, 12:34:18 am ---basically, its a handheld dmm in a big casing with the needed power supply circuitry. more space for storing stuffs.

--- End quote ---

If you manage to power it up with AA batteries, UNI-T will hire you .  ;D ;D ;D
Large LCD displays needs lots of food.  ;)
 

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