My DMM has been intermittent for a while and I was about to investigate replacing the on/off switch when I saw how cheap DMMs now were - but then I saw how many negative reviews there were. I can't justify Fluke pricing so would appreciate any recommendations for something worth having that measures: voltage, current, resistance, and continuity?
Any recommendations for a DMM?
Apr 26, 2024
Last reply: 2 years ago
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Best bang for buck Uni-T UT61E
I'm very happy with my UNI-T UT210E. All the usual, plus AC and DC clamp meter down to DC mA and a non-contact voltage detector.
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Multimeters coming out of my ears here, but the two go-to ones I use almost exclusively are:
Megger DCM330 and UNI-TUT60E
The Megger does the higher voltage/high current stuff and the UNI-T is for general electronics and low volts circuits (under 100VDC/AC). No reason why it shouldn't be fine for mains - other than a review I saw Squeaky Dave of EEVblog do on it, criticisizing its HV input protection provision. But apart from that, he couldn't really find a thing wrong with it and neither have I (had it in regular use for several years now).
I have a Brymen 789, it has a loZ mode that isn't prone to showing stray mains voltage via capacitive coupling, the bar-graph display is quick and responsive, nice silicone leads
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Thanks. Both of those look interesting (and my ancient DMM is a UNI-T UC50C) but have slightly mixed reviews. I've been wondering about the Di-Log range, but haven't found many reviews yet.
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Perhaps Amprobe - they are a division of Fluke.
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I have the Brymen BM867s
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It's a bit excessive for my needs, and my old Maplin 'Precision Gold' DMM is still trundling along ... I bought it for a bit of retail therapy during lockdown, along with a digital 'scope
Good supplier them!...
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