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| Fungus:
--- Quote from: bd139 on October 30, 2020, 10:26:37 am ---I'm interested to see what happens over time with them. Case in point, the aforementioned UT61E which can drift a fair amount in the first year of ownership (I had one). I'm not sure if the Aneng meters have any user adjustable calibration as well. --- End quote --- The Anengs are all digital calibration, they don't drift. I believe the UT61E has little trimmer pots inside it. That makes it much more susceptible to drift/vibrations/etc. |
| ResistorRob:
--- Quote from: Specmaster on October 29, 2020, 03:29:25 pm ---I'm struggling to think of a reason why you would want it to link to your phone via Bluetooth when it doesn't do data logging :wtf: --- End quote --- How do you have 10,000 posts and can't think of why they would add Bluetooth to a non-logging meter? LOL 1) HELLO.... REMOTE VIEWING!!! ;D There's been multiple times when I was in a challenging situation when I would have loved to have this feature. 2) Training / Presentations You can run Blue Stacks on your laptop to run Android apps on your computer. Or do a screen project to laptop from your phone. Then you can share via a projector , Zoom, or other methods. Not too mention it looks nicer if you are teaching, doing a presentation, blog, or YouTube video. 3) You can take a screenshot to record your measurement and then write notes over top of the photo. I tend to lose my handwritten notes, so something like this would be handy for me. 4. Hard to read situations. If your are trying to measure something difficult where it requires you to keep your eyes on what you are doing, you can do a screen record mode, and play back the video to see what the reading was. Hopefully you can see this isn't a "WTF" feature as you thought. There is many meters on the market like this, and it's actually a nice addition to the feature set. My grandpa hated computers, the internet, LCD screens and was just happy using his analog Simpson meter for everything. He was an electrical engineer who worked for NASA. So it's easy to get stuck in your ways even if you are incredibly intelligent. But if you aren't open to new technology you will be missing out on some cool things which could make your life easier. |
| hugo:
How do you know so much about Bluetooth and multimeters in general with only 67 posts? ;) LOL |
| Specmaster:
--- Quote from: ResistorRob on October 30, 2020, 10:53:20 am --- --- Quote from: Specmaster on October 29, 2020, 03:29:25 pm ---I'm struggling to think of a reason why you would want it to link to your phone via Bluetooth when it doesn't do data logging :wtf: --- End quote --- How do you have 10,000 posts and can't think of why they would add Bluetooth to a non-logging meter? LOL 1) HELLO.... REMOTE VIEWING!!! ;D There's been multiple times when I was in a challenging situation when I would have loved to have this feature. 2) Training / Presentations You can run Blue Stacks on your laptop to run Android apps on your computer. Or do a screen project to laptop from your phone. Then you can share via a projector , Zoom, or other methods. Not too mention it looks nicer if you are teaching, doing a presentation, blog, or YouTube video. 3) You can take a screenshot to record your measurement and then write notes over top of the photo. I tend to lose my handwritten notes, so something like this would be handy for me. 4. Hard to read situations. If your are trying to measure something difficult where it requires you to keep your eyes on what you are doing, you can do a screen record mode, and play back the video to see what the reading was. Hopefully you can see this isn't a "WTF" feature as you thought. There is many meters on the market like this, and it's actually a nice addition to the feature set. My grandpa hated computers, the internet, LCD screens and was just happy using his analog Simpson meter for everything. He was an electrical engineer who worked for NASA. So it's easy to get stuck in your ways even if you are incredibly intelligent. But if you aren't open to new technology you will be missing out on some cool things which could make your life easier. --- End quote --- I can honestly say that I have never had a reason for anything like a Bluetooth facility, other than for data logging reasons. If I'm trying to obtain a reading in a awkward situation I just use a meter with a auto hold feature so it buzzes when its got its reading and the display is held until I reset it again. |
| xavier60:
--- Quote from: Electro Fan on October 30, 2020, 01:54:00 am ---The 9002 looks like it has potential to be a worthy successor to the 8008. I like the jack arrangement and will be interested to see what Auto does. Nice to add the rel and min/max. Maybe next time for a bar meter. Q10 could be nice too. --- End quote --- Also takes AA cells, so hopefully it will run well on NiMh cells to avoid the leakage problem. I have abandoned my 8008 because its AAA cells had leaked. No model will ever become my main meter if it doesn't do diode test beeps. |
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