Kewtech / Kyoritsu KT116 multimeter. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Kibi
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 11, 2011, 08:04:13 pm
content: I've had a request to take the back off of my KT116 multimeter. As the person asked very nicely, here it is.This meter is the one that I carry about with me in my rucksack. To me, having a multimeter is like having a pen or a camera - you should always have one on you, so this one lives in my daily rucksack.I found it on ebay cheap. I goes new for about £65, but I got it for about £25 and at the time it was calibrated, so bonus.It's a good multimeter made in Thailand overseen by Japanese company, Kyoritsu, as I understand. I think the Kewtech brand is distributed in the UK.They are quite a well respected company especially in the PAT market.On DC volts it's bang on to the last digit with any of my Fluke meters, so I'm happy with it. It has a good array of functions and features including REL, MIN/MAX, and HOLD (not touch hold though).It's only "shortcomings" are no latching continuity beeper and it's not true RMS. Also it's CATIII rating is only 300V, no big deal for what I use it for. For true RMS you need the KT117. This KT116 even measures capacitance and temperature! It's got a nice rubber holster to protect it too.Another cool feature is that it takes AA's. NiceI keep dry cells in it because it doesn't get used every single day.Now, it's an the extremely rare occasion that I do this, but I broke one of my own cardinal rules a few months ago. That rule is - "DO NOT LEND YOUR TOOLS TO ANYONE!!!- %$£@ING NOBODY!!!!"I lent it to someone for a few hours and only discovered last week that the 10A fuse is open. I don't even know how they did that! Didn't even have the common courtesy to let me know that he'd made a mistake! One of my Fluke meters is 15 years old and it still has both the original fuses in it. A new fuse is on my next parts list, but it is missing in the image, so I apologise.And here is the back of the PCB.I'm sorry the review is short and sweet, but there you go.Like I said, it's a good meter for the money, I like it a lot, it's been 100% reliable so far - except when I wanted to measure current last week and it didn't work, but that's not it's fault. I'm impressed with the accuracy too. The casing "twist test" reveals nice sturdy results.

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2011, 09:09:13 pm
content: 600V Fuses / clear PCB / True IC ( no crap black bubble).Yes looks honest made, and even good enough for professional electricians, but not for the industrial ones.But I can not tell anything about the look of the digits and the back-light.Does not look to be True RMS, but even as average measuring DMM, looks good.

author: Kibi
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 11, 2011, 10:09:58 pm
content: Quote from: Kiriakos-GR on October 11, 2011, 09:09:13 pmSorry, there is not backlight - forgot to mention.Here is a reasonable image of the digits, should have set up my tripod, but could not be bothered.In real life, they are very clear, well to me anyway

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 11, 2011, 11:39:35 pm
content: True , nice clear display and demo mode ... LolThanks for the presentation.