FREE: (Oz Only) Instek Bench Multimeter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 06:56:39 am
content: Lab tidy up.Free to a good home in OZ ONLY.Instek GDM-8041 bench meter. Battery or mains powered.http://www.testequipmentdepot.com/instek/pdf/gdm-8041.pdfTell me why you need it.I want it to go to a beginner, no collectors or already well multimeter-endowed please.

author: m12lrpv
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 08:14:05 am
content: Not totally a beginner but does my present multimeter count as need?Partially kidding, I do have a ut33a.So while I do have a DMM and thus perhaps not the best candidate I'd be happy to trade forward a 20MHz analogue oscilloscope+signal generator (I have a spare) to someone that needs it more than they need a bench DMM. (Same deal, pickup in Sydney)

author: ozwolf
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 10:53:02 am
content: Well I'm certainly a beginner (again). I've managed to scrounge a few bits and pieces, and saved up my dollars & gift certificates (I get the family to buy me Jaycar & Altronics gift cards for birthdays and Xmas). Bought the Rigol 1052E scope & a Rhino desolder machine based upon some of your videos.Suffering with an entry level Jaycar DMM and could really use a decent bench multimeter.Current project is measuring current leakage from a submersible pump in my aquaponics system. It turns out that a lot (all?) submersible pumps eventually fail by some sort of earth leakage via the water to ground path. I'm looking to detect earth leakage and report via Arduino/IOT before the 30mA limit of the house GFCI.The Instek Bench Multimeter would be very helpful and appreciated.Ozwolf

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 03:47:31 pm
content: All you guys suffering with newish digital scopes. Oh the poverty!

author: Isad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 04:43:40 pm
content: Quote from: Shock on April 24, 2015, 03:47:31 pmThat doesnt mean nothing i spared for 2 years just tobuy my self a Rigol DS1074Z.Was worth it evry dollari gave away.Works for me as a Volt meter,Frequency counterand as a scope for sure.I would love that DMM i just have a cheap 35$multimeter.But Dave had to live in the other side of the world.

author: judgetread
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 08:13:21 pm
content: Hi, long time lurker/watcher, first time posterId like to put my hand up for consideration if possible. Ill give the short version of my reasoning of submitting for this giveaway.As a father of two young children, recently over the past 6 or so months, we had been struggling with our oldest of 11yrs with getting him off the computer, attitude and such. We decided to limit computer access and force him to be more reality focused hobbies. We went through alot of hobbies, trying to find on that he could stick with. And we tried many.... When I was his age, I was interested in electronics some 30 years ago but only had the chance to do limited study on it.Finally, electronics has stuck for him. Even to the extent of this early stage talking about what careers are available as a EE. He gets excited and shows a focus that had previously been lacking. We have been buying as much equipment as we can for him, but the DMM he is using is a cheap 9.99$ one from jaycar that the LCD display only shows half of some of the digitsIf we were to be able to receive this giveaway, we could put the small amount of funds we have for his hobby into other equipment, maybe a variable psu or something else he might need.Thank you for your considerationJudgetread

author: Barny
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 10:30:17 am
content: Reasons why I need a bench-Multimeter:I've only:*one Agilent U1272A (Got it with the E3610A power suply)*one Rigol DS 5152 MA*two of the worst imageable Multimeter (no inputprotection, a 10 Cent fuse at mA and no fuse at 10A)And: "I'm from Austria"Lets be serious:Give the Multimeter to young boy / girl which is interested in electronic.You could make a "Meet Dave Day" with the local hobby electronic club and give the multimeter to the person who think can use it in the best way.

author: aidan2496
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 11:18:43 am
content: Hey Dave!I'm 14 this year, I live in Victoria and I have been interested in technology and electronics all my life and I love you're videos! I am kinda a beginner and all I have is a cheap $6 multimeter and I was going to wait for my birthday to get one that I can just use for bench work but the problem is I didn't want to spend a'lot of money on one and I also didn't want a cheap one from china. I really want to be an electrical engineer when I'm older and be a'lot like you but at the moment I teach myself the skills mainly from watching videos on YouTube and actually doing hands on work. I've done a'lot of hard and enjoyable "jobs".e.g. Re wiring a boat , working with an electrician when building an extension to our house aswell as wire a whole home theater with basic knowledge and other small little things. Electrical is my passion and it will be my whole life.One more reason why I want this is because I love to build and I'm planning on designing something that could possibly be useful or entertaining and having a bench multimeter would be just what I need. I would be so appreciative if I were to receive this bench multimeter and it would advance my skills for years to come!Thankyou so much Dave for the opportunity !

author: Heribert Hechtersheim
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 02:42:41 pm
content: Hiho,I am currently traveling Australia and I am in a desperate need of a travel companion. Sometimes when I feel lonely I need something I can hug and hold on to. Unlike a multimeter this bench meter seems to have the right size for that and would still be useful in the field because of the internal battery. It would help me troubleshooting any electrical problems of my Landcruiser on our long journey from Cairns to Cape York, Darwin and Perth. Back in Germany after my holiday, it would serve me as a proper meter on my bench and replace my 20€ voltcraft multimeter, which already has a blown fuse I had to short with a wire. I would consider myself a beginner,after doing electronics only as a self taught hobby for two years now. In October I want to start studying EE or Physics (can't decide) and then I will hopefully ascend to the Pros.If you send the bench meter to me (the next GPO around me) I will promise to take a picture of my travel companion in each place on my journey bucket list (Cape York, Kakadu, Litchfield, Karijini, Ningaloo Reef...) and post it on the forums in exchange.

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 08:09:18 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 24, 2015, 06:56:39 amJumpstarting the Australian EE industry... One beginner at a time.

author: boffin
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 25, 2015, 11:17:50 pm
content: I'm kind of a beginner, even if I live in one of the other Colonies.I used to be a teenage electronics hobbyist when I was a kid in England, eagerly awaiting the next issue of ETI to come out. I then fell into the Compsci world abandoning my 1st love of Electronics. Over the last couple of years I've slowly got back into it; complete with my 70s vintage equipment such as a Weller WTCP-L iron that's old enough to have a bakelite base. However, I recently disposed of my 1978 Ross analog 50kOhm/volt meter that I bought with every spare penny I had from RS, because it was just not reading reliably enough to be useful. I have one cheap Extech handhead, but as you say, you need at least two meters.I'll spot you the shipping back to Canada if that's the OZ requirement; or perhaps in exchange I'll see if I can source a classic "tongue deflection angle" meter for you.

author: hedgewallace
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2015, 01:55:10 am
content: G'Day Dave,I'm from down in Victoria and i consider myself a beginner of electrical & electronics. I just finished year 12 last year with plans to go to university studying electrical & electronics engineering. Sadly that didn't go to plan as i didn't get the required marks. I am currently studying engineering at my local tafe with plans to go to university next year.I am trying to teach myself electrical & electronics on the weekends. I just built myself a work bench yesterday in our new shed so i can do some electrical/electronics work on it. So this bench meter will be largely beneficial towards learning electrical / electronics at home, and it would have a good home on the new work bench!I currently have a cheap Jaycar multimeter, which has its limitations and has been playing up a little bit lately , so something more accurate and reliable would be awesome!Thanks Dave!

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 27, 2015, 12:43:52 am
content: That is an interesting looking workbench. May I ask why you didn't put the legs out at the edges? That would have given you more room for a shelf and storage underneath.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 28, 2015, 05:19:11 am
content: And the meter goes to aidan2496Please email me your snail mail address.

author: ozwolf
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 28, 2015, 10:24:56 am
content: Congrats to aidan2496! Well done young man!!Ozwolf

author: codeboy2k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2015, 07:13:03 am
content: Congratulations, aiden2496.Remember to post in theShow Your Multimeter!thread.

author: hedgewallace
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2015, 12:31:20 pm
content: Quote from: GreyWoolfe on April 27, 2015, 12:43:52 amThe workbench was originally going to be the same width as the legs but at the last minute i decided to make it wider.Well done aiden2496!

author: Isad
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 29, 2015, 01:14:00 pm
content: Congrats aidan2496! Well done!

author: Smokey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 02, 2015, 01:50:15 am
content: There should be some sort of condition to this kind of give-away where the guy has to document his next project where he used the piece of gear and post a nice thread about it. That would be cool.

author: boffin
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 02, 2015, 08:41:59 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 28, 2015, 05:19:11 amA worthy winner, well done Aidan

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 04, 2015, 02:37:25 pm
content: Quote from: Deathwish on May 04, 2015, 01:44:47 pma) It's much much more expensive to send overseas. To the point where I might as well just buy them something on ebay in their country and have it shipped locally to them. Seriously, it's that expensive.b) Odds of getting customs problem is non-zeroc) I prefer a local kid to get it

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 04, 2015, 09:25:34 pm
content: Dave specified the rules clearly as he was entitled to. Not because he's the forum owner, but because he was the one with the offer.I've seen other giveaways here that said "USA only", etc and that's fine too.Congrats to Aiden by the way. Good to see young people getting into electronics.

author: David_AVD
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 04, 2015, 10:26:16 pm
content: Quote from: Deathwish on May 04, 2015, 09:42:41 pmSorry if it came off that way. It was more aimed at the people that bleat "it's not fair", etc.

author: codeboy2k
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 05, 2015, 06:09:32 am
content: It's the same in Canada.. if I was giving something away, I'd make it Canada only simply because I can ship it for less than $20, which I wouldn't mind absorbing at all if it helps someone in need. However, if I send outside of Canada, it can often exceed $60 to the USA and over $100 for overseas.

author: kakureru
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 05, 2015, 06:38:06 am
content: my primary multimeter I bought new in 1998 from a grocery store tool bargain bin for 11$Works surprisingly well for what it is and how old and how often I used it. and still use it)I did have the opportunity to 'calibrate' it from a 'trusted' voltage 'reference' back in 2005.. (via small internal pot)