Discounter Multimeter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: moboch
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2019, 04:48:43 pm
content: TÜV Certified... It's gotta be good

author: Specmaster
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2019, 06:43:40 pm
content: It looks similar to the that Lidl's were selling a while ago and was reviewed on this site and there is some video on You Tube of it. It provides only very basic safety protection and is not a meter that I wish to use for high energy circuits or professionally but for a hobbyist it might OK, you would to make your own judgement on that issue.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2019, 09:57:06 pm
content: I think Ferrex is Aldi.

author: jnd
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2019, 10:50:57 am
content: Too expensive and very basic meter, only slightly above the classic DT830B. This one looks like another version of DT9205A which you can buy on eBay for less than $7 shipped. Those full rotary switches with all manual ranges always show very old design only the most basic meters have. I would be surprised if it has better input protection than some Aneng for the same money.

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2019, 12:31:49 pm
content: The trick is to look at the number in the picture:Then you can go to this web site and type it in:https://www.certipedia.com/That leads you to a TUV certificate - and it's for a multimeter! (Tada!)Quote from: Specmaster on December 03, 2019, 06:43:40 pmI youtube-reviewed a LIDL multimeter a while back, it was TUV certified, etc., just like that one.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/heads-up-cheap-multimeter-lidl-uk-(080218)/msg1432827/#msg1432827My meter is CAT III300V, which seemed reasonable. It's basically rated for 240V domestic AC, nothing industrial or "high energy" (whatever that means).I can't do full CAT certification herebut Ididconnect mine to 240V mains AC on all ranges except amps and it survived just fine. The fuses in mine are ceramic types with the right numbers/symbols printed on them so I assume the amps ranges would be uneventful if I did the same test.I can't see the CAT rating on the meter in that photo but I expect it's similar.Quote from: Gyro on December 03, 2019, 09:57:06 pmYep.eg.https://www.aldi.co.uk/cordless-power-toolsALDI aren't going to invent fake TUV/GS certifications. They just aren't.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2019, 12:51:04 pm
content: QuoteNope, they don't cut corners like that, and TUV aren't some backstreet lab (they're expensive).Quote from: jnd on December 04, 2019, 10:50:57 amThere are times when a cheap manual ranging meter can be very useful - when the value is rapidly changing (driving the autoranging into a siezure), or when a voltage is outside your expected range, where a quick OL reading is a useful warning. They are much quicker to set to a manual range that turning off autoranging and selecting the appropriate range in such circumstances.

author: DarrenWalker
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 17, 2019, 12:58:38 am
content: https://youtu.be/aYArKnCHLeUThis video is 2.5 years old but the meter internals probably haven't changed.A decent and fairly accurate DMM that although not very exciting at least doesn't break the bank.