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Doctorandus_P:
I've also bought 2 AN8008, and they seem to work ok.
Some people complain about the lack of current ranges, but instead it has a mV range with 1uV resoluton, which work with external shunts. With a simple 1 Ohm resistor it thus gives thus uA resolution, and you can range it all the way up to the maximum power dissipation of your shunt. If you use this often, I recommend to make some kind of adapter for your shunts.

An annoying thing of the AN8008 is that it beeps too much, and it turns itself "off" all the time.
I've also read some posts about these failing after a year or two. Probably the rotary switch wears out easily, but i'm not sure of that.

Fluke seems overrated. They were too expensive for me in the first place, and after they seem to monopolize yellow jackets for DMM's I'll boycot them for the rest of my life.
https://hackaday.com/2014/03/19/multimeters-without-a-country-flukes-broad-trademark-bans-yellow-multimeter-imports/

The Brymen meters seem to be the same quality as the Fluke's, but for half the price (or less).
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: zabov on July 09, 2020, 08:35:12 am ---Getting the BM235 or 257 imported in Australia will cost me $AUD 220, not far from the imported 869 price.Haven't thought about clamp meters.

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I sell the BM235 for AU$170, and use the coupon code bm235forum for an extra $20 off.
https://www.eevblog.com/product/bm235-multimeter/
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: zabov on July 09, 2020, 12:23:03 am ---My thoughts were to get a fluke 117 but then found out I can get a brymen 869s for the same price. Any advice? I’m a mechanic and have a cheap innova multimeter. Looking for something better.
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The 869s is physically huge compared to say a BM235, a disadvantage for a lot of uses IMO. You don't need anything beyond a rugged 5000 count meter for automotive use. Visual continuity on the BM235 might be handy, and bonus EF tester for mains work.
chegueva01:
Anseng 8002 or Chinese fluke 101. They are both pretty cheap under 50$ and they have received very good feedback from lots of people.
bluey:
I swear there used to be a thread here somewhere called “don’t buy a cheap fluke”. But i can find no trace of it any more. Censored????

There were reports of some of the cheap china only models dying and being unfixable. In their own market they might be under warranty, but as a direct import, may not be.

(Though my ex-uk “assembled in china” fluke 1507 has a global warranty.)
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