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Voltcraft VC870 - Any experiences?
Lightages:
I know nothing about this VC870 nor any of the new Conrads. But I can safely say that most people would be happier in the long run with the LCD models. They will have better readability outside, better battery life, and every Uni-T I have seen has had a great LCD display.
SyncOnGreen:
Thanks very much for your valued advice and opinion LightAges. :-+
But given the specs (other than the OLED display) of the Voltcraft VC890 and Leon being very happy with it, I'm still interested in buying this meter...
Conrad offers a 10% rebate over the next few days, so that comes as a bonus!
Leon:
--- Quote from: SyncOnGreen on June 22, 2013, 04:50:34 pm ---Excellent information on the Voltcraft VC890!! Thanks very much Leon!
I am very tempted to buy this DMM @ Conrad, as a replacement for my old, now defective Tektronix :-DMM and is within my budget.
However, I still have a few questions that also might be of interest to others:
1. How is battery life compared to the Agilent OLED DMM's (8 Hours)?
2. Is the OLED display of the VC980 visible outdoors in daylight?
Thanks in advance! Cheers!
--- End quote ---
1. Battery life is unspecified. I'm still at the first battery but I've just used it a 4 to 5 hours. In any case I wouldn't worry about battery life, as this model also takes the 9V Lithium rechargables. So if you really want to use it 24x7, buy 2 9V packs for it and the charger, and you are set (if you change the pack setting to rechargeble lithium that is).
2. The VC890's display is certainly readable outside, but I haven't tested it with the full sun directly at it. That's kind of hard given the current weather. ;)
SyncOnGreen:
Thanks very much Leon! :clap:
Given the discount Conrad offers, I might follow your suggestion and order a few rechargeables, just in case I want to do some long-time data logging.
Yes, let's sure hope for some sun over here in the Netherlands! :-)
Lightages:
For the record I was referring to the VC880 which is the VC890 with LCD instead.
http://www.conrad.com/ce/en/product/124609/VOLTCRAFT-VC880TRMS-digital-multimeter-with-test-leads-VC800-Series-40-000-counts-CAT-IV-600V-CAT-III-1000V
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