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Any modern alternatives to the Brymen BM867s?
chickens_are_flying:
Hi all,
I'm thinking to get a another meter around the range of US$150 and through some reading, found the BM867s being decent in terms of features to price. However I realized this meter has been out for some time and wondered if there are any newer/better models to consider that is around this price range?
Likes: Dual display, 500k count mode
Dislikes: 9V battery instead of AA/AAA
Side notes:
- Would likely be getting from tme (is there a coupon or better deal out there?)
- There seems to be a Brymen branded silicone lead sold at welectron (https://www.welectron.com/Brymen-BL21S2-T4SC-Silicone-Test-Leads). Are these any good? Is this the equivalent at tme despite the part number difference (https://www.tme.eu/en/details/pp-bm10a/test-leads-sets/brymen/pp-bm-10a/)?
Many thanks in advance!
coromonadalix:
Search the chipset ic number in other brands
Amprobe
Brymen as you know,, you have the older series with S suffix = better backlight like 859S who's still very good and hold better on a bench
Greenlee etc ...
You may find some deals ??
Specmaster:
Nothing wrong with having a 9v battery, AA and AAA cells can leak and do some serious damage, never seen that with a 9v battery and also don't forget that Fluke used them for years on their 25 and 27 series meters, which have a few over the years and still have a couple and have never had any battery issues. Likewise my Brymen 867S uses 9v and not a problem.
Edit:
Just checked on my Fluke 85, and that also uses the 9v PP3 and so I think that most of if not all Fluke meters will also use the same battery.
AVGresponding:
--- Quote from: Specmaster on December 03, 2022, 04:22:02 pm ---Nothing wrong with having a 9v battery, AA and AAA cells can leak and do some serious damage, never seen that with a 9v battery and also don't forget that Fluke used them for years on their 25 and 27 series meters, which have a few over the years and still have a couple and have never had any battery issues. Likewise my Brymen 867S uses 9v and not a problem.
--- End quote ---
I have seen PP3 leakage, maybe two or three times in my life (52 now). It's vanishingly rare compared to AA/AAA, but it can happen.
skander36:
"..Dual display, 500k count mode..."
Hard to find this combination today. Even new series from Brymen (7XX) does not keep this.
The question can be: "Why aren't modern altenatives to Brymen 867S?"
The silicone leads from Brymen are the best in that price. You won't be disappointed.
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