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UNI-T UT61E Multimeter teardown photos.
Lightages:
Yes, the Brymen BM257S is not even close to the same price. IMHO if you do not need the PC connection then the UT139C is a much better meter for the same or less money.
crystal:
--- Quote from: Guni on December 29, 2014, 11:01:56 pm ---My UT61E has another variant of PCB layout compare to few previous. Inside label: 25-Jul-14
I bought it from official European distributor. Quality is OK except terrible probes, I have much, much better with my old and very good, cheep Metex 68.
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Trust me once you clean the probes from residue they are actually very good quality just 0.05 ohms per probe, extremely sharp made for electronics. With all it's flaws UT61E is still the best buck for the money for electronics and if you are going for something better it will cost you about +100$ and it will still not be perfect.
And don't buy from local distributors in your country that ramp up the prices, buy it from ebay, it's currently just 48$. It's an extremely good value for the money.
centaurian:
--- Quote from: v3n0m3n0 on November 08, 2014, 10:02:26 am ---Hi guys !
Just bought new UNI - T 61E on ebay, after a closer look I found out that my unit has different PCB layout compare to this what I've seen before.
What do you think, improved construction will help to pass the European safety tests as CAT III 1000V multimeter ?
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I'm missing something, or there aren't reserved spots for GDTs on pcb anymore?
SeanB:
3 blank spots on the PCB next to the PTC thermistors for them. If you put in the small GDT or MOV units it will improve things, though it still will not really be suitable for high energy high voltage use.
WackyGerman:
Well the price here in the EU for the UT61E ist about 80 Euro at Ebay also . 48 $ in the US is a real big difference and for this multimeter it is a fair price . In Europe the price level for testing equipment is really high :bullshit:
22000 counts is a real good resolution for this price range I must confess . Might be handy for look for relative changes at charging or discharging or something like that . 6000 counts of the BM257 is far away from that . Now the price for the brymen at tme is 81,30 € plus VAT 19% = 96,75 € . The difference is roundabout 20 % here in Europe .
For low energy measurements the UT61E is ok and 48 $ is a good value for this meter . But 80 € is a rip off . Well for comparison Greenlee also sells the BM 257 badged to Greenlee DM510-A and the shocking price is 202 € here in Europe :scared: :scared:
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