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My Clamp meter conundrum - Quality Clamp meter to match the cheap Uni-T 210E
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J-R:
Ran the DL599 through its paces:
DCV it is basically perfection everywhere (not hard for 6,000 count, though).
ACV it was about 2V out @ 400V.
DCA was excellent, 0.05A off @ 10A, 3A off @ 200A.
ACA was also excellent, it agreed with my Extech 380801 Power Analyzer.  I also tested the higher range with a 10X multiplier adapter.
Capacitance and resistance were spot on using DMMCheckPlus values.
Continuity is excellent, extremely fast.
Meter is generally fast-feeling.
Low battery indicator kicks in around 1.1V per cell which is OK for rechargeables.

Some negatives:
- right edge of the display where the V indicator is can be hard to see
- auto voltage and current need to see above 5V/5A to work it seems
- ACA accuracy is poor below perhaps 1A (0.5A was 0.33A)
- beeps a lot
- when ranging down in resistance mode, it frequently displays all zeros for a second or two
- NCV function is nearly worthless, seems to have an auto-gain function and also picks up too much surrounding RF.  The older DL489 is amazing in this area, BTW.
- to reach DCV you have to press select twice
urantia:
Thanks for that info and your efforts with the test data J-R. That ticks all the boxes for me - Good DC voltage resolution, accurate readings and all the main functions of a multimeter so that i don't need to carry 2 meters everywhere I go. The quality in the hand feel I'm sure is above the Uni-T. I'm pretty well sold on a UEI DL599 now. Although doesn't look like they sell them here in Australia, but I should be able to import one from an US store.
armandine2:
I went for the good(ish) spec clamp meter F205 from Chauvin Arnoux.

Not up to your specs - it has had a quirky? YouTube tester  :palm:
BeBuLamar:
I don't think Fluke meant for their clamp meter to replace a DMM. Take the very expensive Fluke 378 and it has the fancy non contact voltage measurement. But the voltage with probe is only 0.1V resolution and the resistance only up to 60kohms.
urantia:
armandine2 thanks for sharing, just looked them up and they have good specs on paper too. never heard of this brand at all!
I'm trying to find the quicky YouTube tester now lol
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