Have you seen a meter this low end before? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: jayjr1105
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 09:33:37 pm
content: Pro'sKit meter that came with my new Telephone Butt Set for work. Laughable, however one of the nicest green backlights I've ever seen...

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 11:41:23 pm
content: Want!

author: 0xdeadbeef
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 15, 2018, 11:49:33 pm
content: A 200mA current range?Wow. Just wow.

author: lowimpedance
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 16, 2018, 12:00:26 am
content: At least its fused..., even if its the wrong size for the clips. And I guess it doesn't pretend to be anything else ..!.The croc clips would be worth more.

author: Muxr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 16, 2018, 12:02:29 am
content: You have to admire the simplicity though. It doesn't pretend to be a proper DMM.. it just is what it is. I like it.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 16, 2018, 12:16:12 am
content: Two inputs to help with A/V screwupsNice backlightDoes not try to BS with fake CAT ratingsVery compactQuite admirable.

author: Holes Flow
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 16, 2018, 12:18:24 am
content: What struck me was, "Why have a selection switch when you have separate leads plugs?

author: joeqsmith
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 16, 2018, 12:22:23 am
content: Quote from: Holes Flow on February 16, 2018, 12:18:24 amFor the on/off function and it makes it look more like a typical meter.No CAT rating and no CE mark. Wish we saw more realist markings like this.

author: N0NB
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 16, 2018, 01:31:39 am
content: Considering it is included for telephone work, it's probably only intended to measure talk battery on lines, nominally -48VDC. Surprising that there isn't an AC range to measure ringing voltage which is typically 100VAC. The 200mA range is likely intended for measuring the current draw of a "standard" telephone instrument which, as I recall, was around 60mA DC.For the occasional work with POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) circuits, the meter combined with the butt set will allow quite a bit of troubleshooting.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2018, 09:04:25 am
content: Quote from: 0xdeadbeef on February 15, 2018, 11:49:33 pmNothing wrong with that.I own meters with a 200mA range, it's probably do to the number of counts and the fact that the next step up would be 2 amps.Quote from: N0NB on February 16, 2018, 01:31:39 amI looked on their web site and they don't seem to sell it separately.

author: jayjr1105
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2018, 03:34:07 pm
content: Quote from: Fungus on February 19, 2018, 09:04:25 amYeah, it came in a kit. You can buy the kit and sell the butt set on eBay for likely the same price as the kit.Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

author: Specmaster
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2018, 04:00:45 pm
content: Nice clear digits and fairly large given the size of the meter, surprised it doesn't have a continuity or resistance range though. I like the way that it does not even pretend to a proper multimeter though I'd like to have seen a warning on it somewhere about what ranges it was for.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2018, 04:12:05 pm
content: Quote from: Specmaster on February 19, 2018, 04:00:45 pmIt's obviously made for a very specific function. That's what makes it interesting.It has a bigger brother:But... not the same.

author: Kalvin
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2018, 04:33:11 pm
content: What chip inside? Wonder when we will see first EEPROM hacks / Relative and hold hacks / Temperature hack / Serial and wireless connection hacks. Will this beat Fluke?

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2018, 05:24:31 pm
content: Quote from: Fungus on February 19, 2018, 04:12:05 pmIMHO that belongs to a different league, though. The first one is more like a "tester", while this one's intention is to be a full DMM - and the CATIII 600V rating kinda spoils it for me (although I can't prove otherwise). It has its charms, though.

author: IDEngineer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 19, 2018, 06:57:04 pm
content: Quote from: Fungus on February 19, 2018, 09:04:25 amI happen to have a genuine Fluke 16 DMM and it maxes out at 200uA (MICROamps) on AC and DC current.Just depends on what the meter is intended to do. The one that is the topic of this thread clearly has a very narrow applications range!