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Decided to Buy Brymen 869s - Help Me Avoid Buyers Remorse
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shapirus:

--- Quote from: mwb1100 on March 22, 2024, 11:05:46 pm ---One thing the 187 (and many Flukes) has is auto hold, which is sadly absent from the BM869s.  I believe that the BM78x meters are the only Brymens that have an auto hold feature.

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Yeah, another one I forgot to mention. All in all, the platform is showing its age. As good as the 869s still is, it could sure use a facelifting update.
IanB:

--- Quote from: shapirus on March 22, 2024, 11:09:36 pm ---Yeah, another one I forgot to mention. All in all, the platform is showing its age. As good as the 869s still is, it could sure use a facelifting update.

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I agree. Autohold, higher diode check voltage, and diode check beep would definitely be useful additions.


--- Quote from: shapirus on March 22, 2024, 10:21:26 pm ---Having multiple functions crammed into a single position when there's still a lot of room remaining out of the full 360 degrees circle is a UI design failure, that's for sure (OTOH there has to be a limit to how far the switch can be rotated so as not to exceed what a wrist can do in a single movement). Maybe there's a technical reason behind this, the way the contacts are made, or something, I don't know.
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I don't worry too much about the multiple mode selections on buttons as you can cycle through these while the probes are connected, while turning the selection switch in the middle of a measurement is not recommended.
Lightages:
I have the calibration procedures for many if not most of the Brymen meters. If anyone want them please PM me.
Lightages:
It seems I don't have the procedures for most models, or I can't find them. I can provide for the 250 series, AM-140/160, 520 and 820 series, 860 series.
joeqsmith:

--- Quote from: Lightages on March 23, 2024, 05:38:10 am ---I have the calibration procedures for many if not most of the Brymen meters. If anyone want them please PM me.

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Brymen had provided me with the alignment procedure for the BM869s under the strict pretense that I not release it, which I agreed.  Morally, I stand by my commitments.  I suspect the concern the companies have with letting this information loose is there are certain people that feel they can align a meter without having access to the tools needed.  They proceed to fuck up their meter, which is no big deal, but then they start posting about how inaccurate it is.  I imagine this could damage the companies reputation.   

(calibration and alignment are not the same thing....)

From Brymen:

--- Quote ---Out of our practice, we can release our calibration data to user or calibration house only after we get his gentle promise that he will not release our calibration data to other. Can you and that calibration house promise this? 
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My response:

--- Quote ---Yes, we can make this promise that the alignment procedure would not be released to the general public.   

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https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/brand-new-bm869s-calibration/msg3472220/#msg3472220
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