Uh-Oh ! Don't get me started
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The Uni-Trend UT804 bench multimeter is a total sheep in wolf's clothing, or to put it in a more crude manner, its a pile of POO !
I am unfortunate enough to own two brand new units.... They are still sat in their boxes under my bench. Both have intermittant faults and contain what can only be described as an average multimeter PCB bolted into the front of a large case. Not one of Uni-Trend's finest moments ! Fortunately the two meters ended up costing me postage only after I complained about the quality to the supplier.... he didn't even want them back....that speaks volumes.
To offset the above comments, I own the following Uni-T kit (and I'm not bragging here...its cheap enough to own lots !)
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UT12A (mains electricity safety safety essential - came free with my UT-81B DSO)
UT33B (5 off bought for GBP3 each !) Good for the car glove compartment.
UT39A (a decent daily workhorse in my home office)
UT58C (everyday workhorse in and around the home)
UT61E (en route to me)
UT70B (Large meter, happy with the performanace and PC interface included)
UT81B (Love it... 40Ms/s DSO, well built & does what it says on the tin. It outperforms my Velleman HPS140i)
UT105 (for automotive work on my Mini Moke - nice big display)
UT201 (well I didn't have an Amper-clamp at the time is was bought....not used it yet !)
UT603 (Decent enough LC meter)
UT804 (The word Crap comes to mind !)
UTD1025C (en route to me - looks nice and was bought cheaply as one channel dead - hopefully repair possible)
UTG9010C (arrived today - looks nice. Initial thoughts are its OK for the price but not as good as my Digimess/Grundig FG100).
UTL17 (the tweezers for SMD LCR checking...work well)
The only one that I have in my possession that fell below my buying expectations (price Vs performance) was the UT804....not a bad ratio really. I own Fluke bench meters and an 87 III and I would not expect the Uni-T products to be equal in view of their price point....BUT there is no excuse for a totally crap or dangerous UNI-T design as they have shown that they can build decent kit.
They look and feel good in the hand, lets hope that the contents of the cases keep up with the looks in terms of performance. If you buy some other Far Eastern built multimeter's, in the lower price bracket, it soon becomes evident how well UNI-T is packaging their product...others often have cheap nasty cases with moulding faults, flash and appalling mode selectors.
UNI-Trend....when they get it right, they are very good value especially for hobbyists.