Reccomendation for low end bench multimeter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: teslinius
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2021, 12:23:33 pm
content: I am looking for a lower end bench multimeter, because of practicality. I set my eyes on the east tester et3240 22000 (https://www.banggood.com/ET3240-Original-22000-counts-Benchtop-Digital-Multimeter-with-Large-Clear-Screen-High-Precision-Desktop-Multimeter-p-1532933.html?cur_warehouse=ES&rmmds=detail-top-buytogether-auto) counts dmm for around 140 euros, but i also looked on farnell and found this 55000 count multicorp mp730424 (https://si.farnell.com/multicomp-pro/mp730424-eu-uk/digital-multimeter-bench-3-7-lcd/dp/3358484#anchorTechnicalDOCS) dmm for around 190 euros, but i don't know about it's quality and bugs, i saw a few reviews and videos on the internet about inacuratte measurements and bugs and it also seams it is a rebrand of the owon xdm2041 dmm, which one do you recommend me more?owon dmm discussion and fault:https://hackaday.com/2021/07/14/fixing-noisy-measurements-on-an-owon-xdm2041-bench-multimeter/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/owon-bench-multimeter/25/

author: Fungus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2021, 01:56:46 pm
content: Get this:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/owon-xdm1041-the-unknown-multimeter/

author: teslinius
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2021, 05:12:31 pm
content: Unfortunately i didn't find any good deals on this one from europe, i'm kinda leaning to the east tester beacuse i couldn't find any bad reviews or known faults about it, unlike the multicomp

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2021, 05:15:15 pm
content: Did you consider the Vici VC8145? It is not sexy but it does work well.

author: PushUp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2021, 08:26:02 pm
content: I don't know anything about the "OWON XDM1041" apart from skipping through some yt-videos. The build quality seems to be not bad, but it is very slow in this price range.However, I know this dealer from germany: "Messgeräte Chemnitz". They are fast and trustful and by the way the cheapest Fluke dealer I know in germany...Nevertheless, here is the OWON XDM1041 for 139 Euro (within germany incl. shipping):https://www.messgeraete-chemnitz.de/messtechnik/multimeter/tischmultimeter/1802/owon-xdm1041-tisch-multimeter-trms-mit-lcd-display-und-speicherMaybe it is not a bad idea to write them an E-Mail, to ask for shipping & Co to NL.PS: You will probably have a handheld DMM already, because otherwise I would buy a Brymen from Welectron with USB-IR-Cable and look for a used benchtop DMM on ebay/ebay Kleinanzeigen time and again till you have success - so did I. At the moment there is nothing, but X-MAS will come, as buying such cheap equipment is not a good idea in the long run and especially not for your satisfaction...Cheers.

author: Andrew_Debbie
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2021, 09:15:14 pm
content: Have you looked at an AimTTi 1604? 40,000 count. Does not have 4-wire ohms. It is discontinued but there are still some new ones around. Maybe out of your price range??High quality inside. Made in England.https://www.aimtti.com/product-category/legacy-products/aim-1604

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 16, 2021, 10:49:21 pm
content: Quote from: Andrew_Debbie on August 16, 2021, 09:15:14 pmOutdated and not very accurate (especially for AC measurements). It doesn't have dual display and capacitance measurement. The latter is pretty handy to check the value of a capacitor.

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2021, 07:51:51 pm
content: The Vici 8145 looks like the best low cost bench meter, to me anyway. I've been thinking of buying one, but my ancient RSR branded M9803R still does about all I need. If you could find an M9803R used for cheap it by be worth considering.

author: JimKnopf
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 17, 2021, 08:26:55 pm
content: The UT 8802/UT 8803E are a low end bench multimeter available in europe (reichelt.de/elv.de). I sold my UT 8803 because it was too low end.The UT devices are not very accurate but cheap and a good entry level choice. I'm now happy with Keithley DMM6550 that fit's my needs for accuracy.