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| Big Clive's "Trashy" meter, unboxed ( Duratool D03047 multimeter ) |
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| M0HZH:
--- Quote from: David Aurora on April 12, 2023, 12:00:09 am ---I don't get it- why do people buy stuff like this? I mean, I'd get buying one for a kid that wants to measure a few batteries I guess, but do people get this stuff for morbid curiosity, or to collect, or for doing actual work? I genuinely don't understand the appeal :-// --- End quote --- I bought one when I was a kid and couldn't afford anyting else. I bought one when I needed to check something and I was 2 hours away from my other meters. I bought one for a basic tool kit that stays at a remote radio site (runs on solar, 2h hike from the closest road) just in case someone without tools needs to do a quick check-up Plenty other reasons why you would by a cheap disposable meter. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: M0HZH on April 14, 2023, 12:00:09 pm ---Plenty other reasons why you would by a cheap disposable meter. --- End quote --- Maybe, but when you can get a quite decent $20 class meter these days, I'm not seeing much of a point. |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 14, 2023, 10:40:42 am ---Clive's entire channel and schtick is built on $5 trashy things. Totally on brand for his channel. --- End quote --- Clive doesn't hold back on the tech stuff, he does a lot of good reverse engineering and explanation of the circuits he finds. inside those trashy things. Some of them are quite ingenious. Making things for $5 isn't easy. (and others are dangerous and he always explains why... it's all stuff worth knowing) |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 14, 2023, 01:03:00 pm ---Maybe, but when you can get a quite decent $20 class meter these days, I'm not seeing much of a point. --- End quote --- The point is that now we know there's $4 meters that can do it too. (so long as all you need is basic features) PS: Don't you make videos along the lines of "What's the cheapest possible microcontroller?" Why should we struggle to use barely-documented, unknown Chinese chips in out projects when we can get mainstream AVR chips for under $1? |
| robert.rozee:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 14, 2023, 01:03:00 pm --- --- Quote from: M0HZH on April 14, 2023, 12:00:09 pm ---Plenty other reasons why you would by a cheap disposable meter. --- End quote --- Maybe, but when you can get a quite decent $20 class meter these days, I'm not seeing much of a point. --- End quote --- it depends if you have $20 in your wallet, or only $4. my concern is what happens when you connect real AC mains (that is 230v, not that paltry 110v) to any of the cheaper multimeters. issues of minimum creepage and clearance distances. the likes of Fluke take these quite seriously, the chinese makers of the cheaper brands less so. the reality is that (adherence to) these distances are likely not going to be put to the test by the vast majority of users; but on the odd occasion the some users may find themselves less lucky. it seems to be that the cost of improving creepage and clearance distances should be quite minimal. either that, or ensure the multimeter tops out at a suitably low voltage (<50v RMS). see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_voltage cheers, rob :-) |
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