Digital Multi Meters - time for a new one

I've got a Neoteck NTK017C. Made in China of course but that seems to be mostly unavoidable these days. Unit itself works nicely.

I bought a Brymen BM789 a couple of years ago, happy with it, think it was cheaper at the time ...

Tenma branded from CPC seem pretty sound to me.

I've got a Fluke 73, had it about 25 years. Last week I noticed something rattling about inside. I went to open it, and discovered the ABS case was rotting away from the inside. The rattle was from a piece of screw pillar.

Not really sure what's caused it. The battery shows no signs of trouble, and is 'Best Before March 2025' . It's still usable for the moment. It lives in the dark in my toolbox (always has done). Though I did notice I have a roll of self amalgamating tape in there ?

I bought a Metex M2325 in the mid-late 80s (see Metex section in Henry's advert on p67 at

Today's plastics are biodegradable. Blame the Greens

Mark's Fluke is 25 years old, but biodegradable plastic is a lot older than that:

"Granny Greens", eh? Who knew...?

Word is or was, the All Fluke products had a lifetime warranty .

Mind you the three I've got have worked fine over many years!...

I also got a Brymen DVM from Telonic a couple of years ago. Either the BM785 or Andy's BM789.

Decent quality, reliable. I haven't worked it hard though. The range got good reviews in EEVblog.

$WORK got a Tenma DVM (presumably from CPC) quite a few years ago. Nice-seeing meter ... except that all the Voltage readings were out by a factor of two!

It got returned/replaced, of course. I am not singling Tenma out as a result of this, but it was an interesting fault. I am still mildly curious what the cause might have been.

J^n

Looks like I got a Brymen BM867s

Maybe there's a divide by 2 resistor network and the lower one has a dry joint so it's just a series resistor in circuit instead?

Ive got an analogue meter like that somewhere.

But I revel in my classic Universal AvoMeter, which was £45 in a second hand antique store.

Someone assembled the board wrong.

I got an AVO8 MkX with leads and calibration certificate as a Christmas present in 1979. Currently no 1.5V low ohms battery installed, it has had 2 since I got it. On it's second BLR121 15V battery which still works.

I use a cheap DMM from CPC bought in 1998 most of the time.

My UNI-T UT58 (Maplins circa 2005) seems to be fine, apart from the leads, where the plastic insulation is hardening and starting to crack and split.

What is wrong with yours ?

Decent silicone meter leads aren't too expensive (the Brymen came with a set).

I picked up an AVO8 for £15 I think, in a charity shop. VGC with case etc. I gave it to a work colleague who had always coveted one.

Are the plugs on replacement leads all a standard size ?

Nope. As I found out to my cost....