mA and microA ranges not working on multimeter

[TechJunkie97]

Hi, I have a cheap multimeter from eBay (PeakMeter PM8233E). The microA and mA ranges are not working on it, except that everything works fine. I can still measure A by using 10A socket. The mA fuse is rated for 250mA and I am pretty sure that I never measured that much current with this multimeter. Also, the meter just shows some random low values( such as 0.05 mA) when connected in a circuit.

[Benta]

Fuse is blown. Someone tried to measure voltage using the mA range.

[TechJunkie97]

Thanks Benta! I'll replace the fuse. Just wondering, do I also need to check the voltage rating of the fuse? The manual says that I need 250mA/250V fuse.

[retiredcaps]

Note this meter has two off positions and the uA and mA share the same input terminal as volts/ohms.

If the rotary switch is on the right side off position and you have probes plugged into a live source and then switch the meter on to measure volts, you have to pass through the A, mA, and uA first to get to volts.

[retiredcaps]

Dave talks about uA/mA sharing the same input terminals as volts/ohms in this video below.

[Zero999]

Wow, two off positions, one next to the current setting and the current sharing the same socket as the voltage! Talk about bad design. Thanks for posting this so I know to avoid meters like this in future.

[retiredcaps]

Thanks for posting this so I know to avoid meters like this in future.

Another one

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/aneng-an8001-6000-count-true-rms-multimeter/

[TechJunkie97]

Thanks everyone for replying. I actually didn't think much when I bought this multimeter. I saw some part of one of Dave's videos about multimeters and planned to buy a multimeter with auto ranging function. I usually work under 12V and 1A so I think this multimeter is just fine for me.