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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: unknown_h on August 05, 2021, 09:02:04 am
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I am looking for a good first multi meter that will last me long in the future and I came across the Uni-T UT61D+ it seems to be very similar to Uni-T UT61E+ Dave reviewed without the gimmicky transistor tester and instead a temperature prob. Is the UT61D+ any good, I am struggling to understand the data sheet and differences between the two?[attachimg=3]
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The UT61E+ is a 22,000 count meter. The D+ is 6000 count. Most of the time that makes no difference at all.
For example a 12V car battery might read 13.41V on the UT61D+ and 13.412V on the UT61E+.
If you need the extra digit depends on what you are using the meter for.
A fully charged LiIon battery would read as 4.200V on both meters.
The same goes for the transistor checker vs. temperature. On E+ AC volts works all the way to 10KHz, which most of the time is not important.
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The 61E is an order of magnitude more accurate.
Is that important? Not really. Not unless you want to see tiny changes in voltage, like eg. battery discharging.
It can also measure much higher resistance and capacitance, that might be more important.