UNI-T UT50E Multimeter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: Didix
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 10:12:37 am
content: Hi thereDid anybody already test the UT50E from the UNI-T UT50-II series?http://www.uni-trend.com/en/product/2014_0801_927.htmlI did not find any information in this forum - or did I miss something?-Didix

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 04:36:04 pm
content: I don't think I have ever seen anyone do a review on it. I only see 2 or 3 minute publicity videos on youtube. I would guess the strange appearance and the manual ranging put people off even trying it. You could be the first to review it here if you buy it.$60 or so is not too expensive but $50 will get you the more recent and probably better built UT139C.

author: Wytnucls
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 05:39:44 pm
content: I played with one in a UK shop and liked it a lot. The backlight is not great and the manual ranging was not for me, but it was discussed here as a viable solution for someone visually impaired.

author: Yago
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2015, 06:05:11 pm
content: Must be a sign of a misspent youth, when I look at that meter I see a pint of lager!

author: Didix
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 02, 2015, 08:16:32 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on February 01, 2015, 04:36:04 pmHow do you know which model is newer?I did not find a release date ...-Didix

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 02, 2015, 11:13:58 pm
content: The UT139C was released last year I think. It is newer than the UT50 and most probably has much better input protection than the UT50 series.

author: Didix
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2015, 04:41:20 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on February 02, 2015, 11:13:58 pmYes, the UT139C definitely has the better protection!The UT50E on the other hand has a 20k count and a better precision (at least what the datasheet says).Furthermore there are some applications where I prefer the dedicated ON/OFF switch.-Didix

author: Wytnucls
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2015, 05:27:47 pm
content: No fuse on the amps range. The 139C is true RMS with double the bandwidth and has auto-ranging. Also 10MHz frequency instead of 20kHz for the 50E.Still a nice meter if you can live with its shortcomings. Not legal in Europe anymore though.Auto backlight and ON/OFF pushbutton are unusual features.

author: Didix
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2015, 06:41:52 pm
content: Quote from: Wytnucls on February 03, 2015, 05:27:47 pmJust for my workbench. Voltage below 30V.-Didix

author: Didix
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2015, 11:43:04 am
content: ok, I got one of these - and an UT139.I like the fact, that I can leave the rotary switch at its current position and switch it on and off.This is perfect when you have it in a certain measuring setup.What I recognized is a very poor precision of the Capacitance measurement (compared to the other DMMs I own).Did somebody make similar observations?Does anybody have an idea why this could be the case?And is there a way to adjust that? (Sending it back to the distributor is to cost-intensive))-Didix

author: VictoriaGuy
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2015, 06:05:21 pm
content: Quote from: Lightages on February 01, 2015, 04:36:04 pmThe UT50 is about $30-35US on ebay now.I have a much older meter with an on-off button (and auto-off after inactivity), and I like that feature.Whatever you get used to will work, I think.BTW, I have a UT139 somewhere in the pipeline from China to my place...never too many meters, I guess.