Leaked image of upcoming UT61E upgrade, what do you think? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: Corner
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 02, 2019, 10:39:29 pm
content: What do I think?1. I think it's so damn ugly I don't even wanna own this thing.2. The addition of LPF, NCV and backlight is great.3. I'm not sure why they added the HFE mode. It makes this meter appear more low-end.4. Nice big display is really great for us who have vision impairment. I just wish the digits were a bit thicker.5. I'm not a fan of that resistance mode switch position having 4 measurement modes crammed in there. I think it would be a lot more user-friendly if the diode and capacitance modes sit where HFE is and HFE got removed.6. Again, it's so damn ugly...I look forward to watching and reading all the reviews about this thing once it's out.

author: joeqsmith
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 02, 2019, 11:32:57 pm
content: It's not a very sexy looking meter.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2019, 04:19:02 am
content: the casing mimick their newest bench meters ut8xxx series

author: Black Phoenix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2019, 06:54:12 am
content: Another upgrade, 8000 to 20000 counts.Regarding looks, I don't care if its functional. And here I see too much stuff crammed in a single selector wheel.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2019, 08:01:23 am
content: Quote from: Black Phoenix on November 03, 2019, 06:54:12 amThe 61E has always been 22000 counts.Quote from: Black Phoenix on November 03, 2019, 06:54:12 amI like the red selector switch but the rest is fugly.And yes, there's no way a whole selector switch position should be taken up by the hFE function. Hardly anybody uses that.(...and how does it even work? There's no socket so I assume it has some sort of adapter to plug into the input jacks for transistors).

author: totalnoob
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2019, 01:12:08 am
content: I would give up the NCV for a temperature sensor.Edit: I should say temperature setting with a K type thermocouple sensor. I didn't mean a built-in temperature sensor.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2019, 07:24:59 am
content: Quote from: totalnoob on November 04, 2019, 01:12:08 amMe too. I hadn't noticed they missed that in the "upgrade".I just noticed the model number is "161". Maybe it's not an upgrade, maybe it's a new model.

author: indman
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 04, 2019, 11:45:38 am
content: Uni-t produced different UT61E models, including the name UTM161E

author: geogeo
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2019, 12:45:58 am
content: I just picked up its' little brother (style-wise) the ut123https://www.uni-trend.com/html/product/NewProducts/UT123/UT123.htmlThe little one looks cute. The full-size looks too cluttered around the dial, but not as bad as some of uni-t's other new styles. I look forward to reading reviews.

author: 001
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 05, 2019, 07:36:39 pm
content: Quote from: geogeo on November 05, 2019, 12:45:58 amthe main fail for me is inverted blue LCD