VOLTCRAFT VC650BT multimeter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 01:25:04 am
content: I came across thiss bench DMM.http://www.conrad.com/ce/en/product/124411/Bench-multimeter-digital-VOLTCRAFT-VC650BT-CAT-II-600-V-Display-counts-40000Is it a Mastech product or what?Any thoughts?

author: System Error Message
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 02:12:06 am
content: I've been asking similar questions myself too, what the heck is voltcraft? Are they any good or worth any penny?

author: singapol
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 06:28:22 am
content: Since you are already a long time poster surely you can do the research on your own. In general these products are rebranded ones from chinese OEMs ( original equipment manufactures) they save on R&Dand give confidence to there local consumers. A benchtop meter is more accurate ( 40000 counts) but detractors will say otherwise ( not intending to start a brand war) but compare the price to an equivalent Hp meter of course the intermals are different for the price. It depends on what you want to use it for.

author: Hydrawerk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 03:34:58 pm
content: I do not like the input jacksunderthe LCD. The LCD will be obscured with the cables.

author: pascal_sweden
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 05:38:36 pm
content: If you look for a similar cheap bench multimeter, where the jacks are not below the display,the Vichy VC8145 might be a valid option.You can find a thread about that multimeter on this forum.

author: bluey
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2020, 06:04:02 am
content: Very hard to find much on Voltcraft, Conrad’s house brand.This polish article says Voltcraft products are designed by Conrad in house.https://verstraten-elektronica.blogspot.com/p/vc650bt-tafel-multimeter.html?m=1Can’t find anything similar.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2020, 10:56:06 am
content: seems to match some new uni-t ut8xxx series ?

author: eb4fbz
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2020, 11:46:41 am
content: As far as i know, they are rebranded chinese products. I had very bad experience with a power supply years ago.

author: bluey
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2020, 09:51:35 pm
content: The original voltcraft 6010 dmm was korean.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/voltcraft-6010-(nos-from-1984)-unboxing-and-teardown-(picture-heavy)/https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/hungchang_multimeter_6010_hc_601.htmlThe available evidence suggests the Voltcraft products are contract manufactured rather than simple rebadge. (Only LCR-400 looks identical to APPA and GWInstek LCR meters.) Given the Korean origins, more could be Korean than chinese???The KS branding on Uni-T and Voltcraft boards suggests Uni-T could also be a marketing rather than manufacturing outfit.

author: mikejkay
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 25, 2021, 04:26:21 pm
content: Well, I have just bought one of these second hand on eBay Hope I haven't made a mistake, seller seems to be reputable. Can't be worse than the shambles of dealing with extremely dodgy sellers on AliExpess.Like others I found it very difficult to obtain hard data. What looks like a very comprehensive review by Jos Verstraten is written in Dutch, but looking at some of his other reviews he seems to actually use the instrument so it can't be that bad.Hopefully, I will be able to post my experience with the meter.

author: robots
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 24, 2022, 07:32:37 pm
content: Hello, I bought the multimeter (secondhand for far less than original price).Inside is quite empty. There is one power supply board at the back and the usb to serial converter (silabs cp2110 hid to uart).MCU is msp430f5418, LCD controller bu9799kv, DMM chip ES51966a. Another most notable component is canned AD636JHZ.Is it built ok ? You tell me :-) you are DMM experts!