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Siglent SDM3045X - Enough is enough
eloso:
I was going to add a reply to a current thread about the 3045X but I was thinking maybe because I present a new question at the end, I should start a new thread. I trust the sysops will keep me right.
I have tried very hard to like my new Siglent 3045X Bench Multimeter - it is built into a proper steel case, beautiful LCD but it more or less stops there for me. It is indeed a first for me I am going to sell a piece of gear that is less than 6 months old and I will take the hit on cost. :(
For the record, the relay activation when measuring above 2V is so damn annoying. It occurs whether in Manual or Auto. - its not the noise , its the delay every single time you apply the probe to a point to be measured. OK, so the first thing I do at switch-on is set it to manual 60V which covers most of my bench work and gets rid of the annoying click. But what a PITA. I thought I was getting a nice multimeter experience but I can't see the low contrast blue on grey writing as used by the shift key, the thing clicks like crazy and the menu system is somewhat convoluted for me. Why can't you have a setting that allows it to restart in the same config as when you turned it off ? The SDS2000X Plus and the SVA3021X do this. Presumably the B-team were set to work on the cheaper bench meter.
What made me realise I was flogging a dead horse is that I usually switch on my trusty old cheap chinese VC8145 which apart from the flimsy case and the rather old hat (but gorgeously large and clear) display seems better in so many ways. Assuming the Siglent is accurate and within spec, then the VC8145 is too - they are extremely close on all ranges. Not much point in having the Siglent if it is the VC8145 that I instinctively choose for each session.
But I won't be defeated, for my retirement hobby and the occasional piece of work that still comes my way I like the idea of a good bench meter that is readable, has a screen like the Siglent, easy to use, doesn't click every time you make a measurement, switches on quickly, remembers the last settings and doesn't move around the bench when you press buttons. A test intrument that makes me feel happy to use, like my new SVA3021X and SDS2000X plus which are just great.
Any suggestions as to where I go once the 3045X has gone to a new owner. Apart from staying with the VC8145 which ticks many of those boxes (when glued to the shelf that is... ;)
Cheers
Eloso
nctnico:
You probably want to look at Keysight or Tektronix (Keithley) for a decent DMM. But it is going to cost you... Do you really need it? I have a Keysight 34461A 6.5 digit DMM but I only use it when I need to measure something really accurate; it has been bought for a specific project. My daily driver DMM is a VC8145 as well (for the last 10 years).
voltsandjolts:
Sounds like an excellent excuse for watching ebay for a broken 6.5 digit in need of some repair.
Keithley 2000 pop up quite cheap now and again, unofficial schematic is available, as is much experience from knowledgable folks here.
And you can fit a 20 channel scan card to it if you want to.
tautech:
--- Quote from: eloso on December 31, 2021, 12:10:45 pm ---
I was going to add a reply to a current thread about the 3045X but I was thinking maybe because I present a new question at the end, I should start a new thread. I trust the sysops will keep me right.
I have tried very hard to like my new Siglent 3045X Bench Multimeter - it is built into a proper steel case, beautiful LCD but it more or less stops there for me. It is indeed a first for me I am going to sell a piece of gear that is less than 6 months old and I will take the hit on cost. :(
For the record, the relay activation when measuring above 2V is so damn annoying. It occurs whether in Manual or Auto. - its not the noise , its the delay every single time you apply the probe to a point to be measured. OK, so the first thing I do at switch-on is set it to manual 60V which covers most of my bench work and gets rid of the annoying click. But what a PITA. I thought I was getting a nice multimeter experience but I can't see the low contrast blue on grey writing as used by the shift key, the thing clicks like crazy and the menu system is somewhat convoluted for me. Why can't you have a setting that allows it to restart in the same config as when you turned it off ? The SDS2000X Plus and the SVA3021X do this. Presumably the B-team were set to work on the cheaper bench meter.
What made me realise I was flogging a dead horse is that I usually switch on my trusty old cheap chinese VC8145 which apart from the flimsy case and the rather old hat (but gorgeously large and clear) display seems better in so many ways. Assuming the Siglent is accurate and within spec, then the VC8145 is too - they are extremely close on all ranges. Not much point in having the Siglent if it is the VC8145 that I instinctively choose for each session.
But I won't be defeated, for my retirement hobby and the occasional piece of work that still comes my way I like the idea of a good bench meter that is readable, has a screen like the Siglent, easy to use, doesn't click every time you make a measurement, switches on quickly, remembers the last settings and doesn't move around the bench when you press buttons. A test intrument that makes me feel happy to use, like my new SVA3021X and SDS2000X plus which are just great.
Any suggestions as to where I go once the 3045X has gone to a new owner. Apart from staying with the VC8145 which ticks many of those boxes (when glued to the shelf that is... ;)
Cheers
Eloso
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I've always wondered this about 3045X.....
There is no such model for the Chinese market but instead a 5.5 digit SDM3055X-E, that doesn't have the different measurement ranges to the other models a 3045X does. :-//
Therefore I've always thought these might be candidates for hacks to SDM3055 which do have a 2V range. :-/O
Does SDM3045X HW = SDM3055X-E HW ? I think it might.
Calling tv84......... :-/O
Who's game to try ?
tv84:
Called me? I still have 2021 time to break something...
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