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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1800 on: June 25, 2020, 12:45:06 pm »
Yes after it worked that first time it now works every time (I will have to start using it more to make sure it doesn’t happen again before the warranty is up) I bought this 2-3 months ago but as I have a couple of Philips/fluke and a Keighley bench meter on my bench it doesn’t get used much (twice). I’m currently scrabbling around on the floor trying to rewire a cab with speakers that don’t belong in it! I was getting more and more annoyed :-) it’s working now and I can get back to my nice soothing valve amplifiers.......
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1801 on: June 25, 2020, 12:50:00 pm »
Fire walker,

I think it was just that the button was stiff from new or not seated right. It’s working fine now and all the other buttons SEEM to be fine. I’ve only used it once before. I can’t use it as my main DDM as I build valve amplifiers and I’m messing with voltages higher than 500v which it didn’t want to measure (no doubt there will be a way to measure them and I’ll have to check the destruction book to see). I’ve not spent any real time with it. I bought it on a whim when I got a refund for a camera for my bench scope.
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1802 on: June 25, 2020, 08:50:18 pm »
Not my go to meter as it makes me work hard to get results but I can report it spent a night in torrential rain and after a drying session appears to be fine.
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1803 on: July 01, 2020, 11:42:56 am »
I've been using mine often as an auto electrician, but I don't work flat out so it's not used every day. The voltage accuracy is brilliant.

It happily measures micro volts (after the decimal), so when power is flowing across a fuse, I can approximate the current draw from the voltage drop. Fuses act like a current shunt, but the reading is very small and changes for each fuse size.
Hoping for a chance to use bluetooth or logging on a job. It works well, given it uses BLE to save energy. That gives it a refresh rate slower than the LCD, but it's fast enough for many things.
I get slightly different diode voltage readings between 3v and 15v. For example, an IR diode reads 1.038v (3v) or 1.131v (15v). To be fair, accuracy isn't specified for diodes. Maybe the PTC affects the reading too much.

I'm glad that this meter has worked well for me. With firmware v2.04, it's given me no problems and I like it as my main meter
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1804 on: July 25, 2020, 12:15:52 pm »
What's happened to the "EEVblog 121GW Multimeter Issues" thread?

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues

I get 404 error trying to access it.
 
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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1805 on: July 25, 2020, 12:38:45 pm »
What's happened to the "EEVblog 121GW Multimeter Issues" thread?

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues

I get 404 error trying to access it.

I received this notification by email

"Topic removed: EEVblog 121GW Multimeter Issues

EEVblog Electronics Community Forum <do_not_reply@eevblog.com>
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A topic you are watching has been removed by Simon.

Regards,
The EEVblog Electronics Community Forum Team."

 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1806 on: July 25, 2020, 12:53:10 pm »
I guess there were no more issues. :P :P :P

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1807 on: July 25, 2020, 01:06:28 pm »
lol, yep fix all problems by burning the error report.

have it actually ever happened before here on eevblog a whole thread being nuked.

 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1808 on: July 25, 2020, 03:21:51 pm »
What's happened to the "EEVblog 121GW Multimeter Issues" thread?

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues

I get 404 error trying to access it.

I received this notification by email

"Topic removed: EEVblog 121GW Multimeter Issues

EEVblog Electronics Community Forum <do_not_reply@eevblog.com>
To:jack_daniels
Sat, Jul 25 at 7:53 AM
A topic you are watching has been removed by Simon.

Regards,
The EEVblog Electronics Community Forum Team."

That's really strange.   Is the plan to merge those posts into this thread or is the idea to try and erase the history? 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1809 on: July 25, 2020, 06:00:31 pm »
That wouldn't make any sense -  this thread (EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread) was started after the KS meters had been delivered - and is more or less a continuation of this old thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-eevblog-branded-multimeter-coming/.

The now missing issues thread was intended for reporting specific issues - sure there was some overlapping between the threads - but for the most part they served their purpose - and a possibility to report issues with less chance of it drowning in the general discussion around the meter.

 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1810 on: July 25, 2020, 06:07:48 pm »
I could also just have said - if someone thought there were to be too many 121gw threads - then just lock the one(s) deemed redundant.

 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1811 on: July 25, 2020, 10:08:46 pm »
That wouldn't make any sense - this thread (EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread) was started after the KS meters had been delivered - and is more or less a continuation of this old thread: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/new-eevblog-branded-multimeter-coming/.

The now missing issues thread was intended for reporting specific issues - sure there was some overlapping between the threads - but for the most part they served their purpose - and a possibility to report issues with less chance of it drowning in the general discussion around the meter.

I don't think there was any confusion about the purpose of the thread.  Deleting it makes little sense to me.   

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1812 on: July 25, 2020, 11:44:32 pm »
It doesn't look like Dave or Simon been online since the thread disappeared. When they get back hopefully they can provide some info on wtf happened.
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1813 on: July 26, 2020, 07:42:28 am »
IMHO the 121GW never lived up to the pre KickStarter hype or the potential of the design. Major hardware problems with the selector switch and then auto-ranging times, etc, with the firmware, set the scene for a troubled launch.

I bought into the KickStater event knowing full well the V1.0 could be a lemon, but love EEVBlog and supported Dave in the venture. Well the meter is usuable and a good size for limited bench space, so for basic multimeter functions it gets used. I'm surprised Dave is closing off forum discussion on the meter's issues and would like very much to hear Dave's reasons for doing it.

I personally would not buy another test instrument from Dave for the simple reason that I think customer support is not at a professional level and many other wholesaler/retailers do a much better job. Stick with what you do well is always a good mantra to follow.

Dave is really good at critically and objectively evaluating test instruments and EEVBlog teardowns and forums are the best in class.

 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1814 on: July 26, 2020, 08:55:33 am »
I'm surprised Dave is closing off forum discussion on the meter's issues ...
That is not certain.

All we know is that the thread is no longer available.  There could be other reasons.

I would like to have a specific response before venturing any further down that path.
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1815 on: July 26, 2020, 09:02:20 am »
What's happened to the "EEVblog 121GW Multimeter Issues" thread?
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/eevblog-121gw-multimeter-issues
I get 404 error trying to access it.

 :o  :scared:
I did delete a new thread the other day that someone started that was a duplicate of a post in the Isssues thread, but that was it, I did not deliberate remove the Issues thread.
It's possible I deleted the wrong thing  :palm: , I need to investigate....
 
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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1816 on: July 26, 2020, 09:32:05 am »
Ah....

Will the lynch mob please stand down.
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1817 on: July 26, 2020, 09:40:37 am »
Yep, it was deleted  :(
I can see the entire thread in the deleted posts section but the Restore Topic function doesn't seem to be working, I have no idea why. It spins the wheels for a few second and goes back the list as if it worked, but it's still in the deleted section.
So I'm currently at a loss as to how to get this back  >:(
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1818 on: July 26, 2020, 10:15:30 am »
Maybe you and another moderator saw the new similar post. One deleted the correct and the other the wrong one...

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1819 on: July 26, 2020, 10:37:26 am »
Maybe you and another moderator saw the new similar post. One deleted the correct and the other the wrong one...

Yep, I suspect that's what happened.
Normally not a problem, just hit Restore Topic and it's fixed.
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1820 on: July 26, 2020, 12:12:35 pm »
Well, the data is still around then.  It's just going to be a matter of getting links and pointers and whatever other elements of the structure back to normal - but doing this manually requires a full understanding of how SMF does this.  These details can become convoluted, especially on software that's been around for a while and has had lots of revisions.

I won't pretend to know SMF this well, but unless an SMF process can be found, I can see Gnif possibly getting involved.

It might be an easy fix - or it might not.  Be patient people.
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1821 on: July 26, 2020, 01:27:30 pm »
Apparently it's a bug in SMF when threads get too long, they can't be restored.
But Gnif worked his magic on the database and it's back!  :clap:
 
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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1822 on: July 26, 2020, 01:41:24 pm »
Somehow I had a feeling Gnif might have known his way around the database.   :-+
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1823 on: July 26, 2020, 01:43:40 pm »
Somehow I had a feeling Gnif might have known his way around the database.   :-+

Manually tweaking the database is his preferred method for everything, he's a nerd  ;D
 

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Re: EEVBlog 121GW Discussion thread
« Reply #1824 on: July 26, 2020, 01:45:16 pm »
Somehow I had a feeling Gnif might have known his way around the database.   :-+

Manually tweaking the database is his preferred method for everything, he's a nerd  ;D
I like his approach.   ;D  :-+ :-+
 


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