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Powerfix Profi Digital Multimeter Large LCD display and 3.5 digit indicator Measures AC/DC up to 300V, AC/DC to 10A and resistance Features diode tester, continuity tester with audible tone and square wave signal generator Measurement memory, automatic polarity indicator (for negative value), indicator for AC/DC and overload protection Battery and leads included£9.99https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?articleId=10610Worth a punt just to take apart!
If you want a cheap meter, why not go for this at £3.10?http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d03046/multimeter-digital/dp/IN07220I've got one. Good enough for the price.
It's a bit boring. Why not get one that at least has connectivity so you can use it for data logging.
It's a bit boring.
Why not get one that at least has connectivity so you can use it for data logging.
Quote from: Fred27 on February 08, 2018, 09:59:40 amIf you want a cheap meter, why not go for this at £3.10?http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d03046/multimeter-digital/dp/IN07220I've got one. Good enough for the price.Because that really is crap, in the USA Harbour Freight give them away with $50 orders and there are many messages about them on this forum.EDIT. That one make the Lidl one almost a fluke by comparison.
The one Lidl are selling is the same thing with some lipstick.
Quote from: Monkeh on February 08, 2018, 11:38:49 amThe one Lidl are selling is the same thing with some lipstick.You mean the red color?Maybe the same thing with some ceramic fuses added. I doubt LIDL would sell something with a fake CE mark or fake CAT rating.
Quote from: Specmaster on February 08, 2018, 10:07:23 amQuote from: Fred27 on February 08, 2018, 09:59:40 amIf you want a cheap meter, why not go for this at £3.10?http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d03046/multimeter-digital/dp/IN07220I've got one. Good enough for the price.Because that really is crap, in the USA Harbour Freight give them away with $50 orders and there are many messages about them on this forum.EDIT. That one make the Lidl one almost a fluke by comparison.The one Lidl are selling is the same thing with some lipstick.
Quote from: Monkeh on February 08, 2018, 11:38:49 amQuote from: Specmaster on February 08, 2018, 10:07:23 amQuote from: Fred27 on February 08, 2018, 09:59:40 amIf you want a cheap meter, why not go for this at £3.10?http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d03046/multimeter-digital/dp/IN07220I've got one. Good enough for the price.Because that really is crap, in the USA Harbour Freight give them away with $50 orders and there are many messages about them on this forum.EDIT. That one make the Lidl one almost a fluke by comparison.The one Lidl are selling is the same thing with some lipstick.I very much doubt that its the same thing with lipstick on it, the size and ranges are different for a start and so is the display and ratings, knowing the quality of Lidl's stuff in general, I'd rather trust that one over the other type like you suggested.
Quote from: Fungus on February 08, 2018, 11:43:40 amMaybe the same thing with some ceramic fuses added. I doubt LIDL would sell something with a fake CE mark or fake CAT rating.I wouldn't be in the least surprised if they did.
Maybe the same thing with some ceramic fuses added. I doubt LIDL would sell something with a fake CE mark or fake CAT rating.
The size is just a plastic box. The display is just an LCD, and the ranges are all the same steps.It's a 3.5 digit low cost multimeter with no autoranging. There's a chip which does that - and they all use it.Pick one up, open it, and bask in the glory of a CoB with some assorted external parts and a trimmer or two.
Quote from: Specmaster on February 08, 2018, 11:48:51 amQuote from: Monkeh on February 08, 2018, 11:38:49 amQuote from: Specmaster on February 08, 2018, 10:07:23 amQuote from: Fred27 on February 08, 2018, 09:59:40 amIf you want a cheap meter, why not go for this at £3.10?http://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d03046/multimeter-digital/dp/IN07220I've got one. Good enough for the price.Because that really is crap, in the USA Harbour Freight give them away with $50 orders and there are many messages about them on this forum.EDIT. That one make the Lidl one almost a fluke by comparison.The one Lidl are selling is the same thing with some lipstick.I very much doubt that its the same thing with lipstick on it, the size and ranges are different for a start and so is the display and ratings, knowing the quality of Lidl's stuff in general, I'd rather trust that one over the other type like you suggested.The size is just a plastic box. The display is just an LCD, and the ranges are all the same steps.It's a 3.5 digit low cost multimeter with no autoranging. There's a chip which does that - and they all use it.Pick one up, open it, and bask in the glory of a CoB with some assorted external parts and a trimmer or two.
That's why I consider the £3 meter a cheaper equivalent to the £10 one.
Quote from: Fred27 on February 08, 2018, 12:07:41 pmThat's why I consider the £3 meter a cheaper equivalent to the £10 one.I disagree because I know from experience that the probes on the £3 one will probably break with a few hours use. That's if the bettery cable doesn't come off in your hand while you're installing the battery. There's a limit to cheapness.
Quote from: NivagSwerdna on February 08, 2018, 10:39:06 amWhy not get one that at least has connectivity so you can use it for data logging.At that price?
Quote from: Fungus on February 08, 2018, 11:37:51 amQuote from: NivagSwerdna on February 08, 2018, 10:39:06 amWhy not get one that at least has connectivity so you can use it for data logging.At that price?Nope. But you can put the £9.99 towards something far better. My AN8008 which I bought because I can never resist tat that is discussed on this forum was only £5 more (prices seem to have risen slightly then).
But you can't spend an hour getting that from your local Lidl!