As others have said. Brymen should certainly be considered. Either the BM235 or new BM786.
The Uni-T UT61E always comes up in the bang-per-buck stakes, and is excellent for the price. But Uni-T can be very hit and miss. e.g. the other meters in the UT61 line are pretty crap, only the E model is any good. Some models are now UL listed but not all.
Other factors like size and features like EF testing and visual continuity should be considered.
If I didn't managed to get the U1272A, I probably go with the Brymens or the Chinese Fluke 17b... I don't know but I do usually endup getting a better stuffs from what I researched prior because A) I would put a bet on the better instrument (or item) would be better in the long run and last longer, and B) The name Keysight (or in my case a NOS Agilent), or Fluke instills confidence, although the things I'm going to be doing, CAN be done on a cheaper meter. Heck, when I posted my purchase on my facebook, my friends were like, are you nuts buying a three thousand Ringgit (price in Keysights Malaysia website) digital multimeter?
Are you an Engineer now they ask?
But some of my higher paid, professional career'd friends (aircraft engineer, electrical engineer) acknowledged my purchase of the U1272A, quoting, "you won't need another one after this, unless its a bench DMM from Keithley, Tektronix or Keysight...
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So in short, I'm happy with the purchase... Although it took a chunk and some of my budget...
I thought sending it for like $10 delivered, if you want.
Sorry for the late reply my Internet was down, we had a lockdown, didn't managed to get online as my house a very weak LTE connection and my Wireless Broadband modem had problems. Also the Araldite I've ordered was lost in the mail and had to settle with the seller which takes almost 3 weeks before they decided to ship another to me. But in the end, I managed to get em and applied them sparingly to avoid any unwanted nastiness
At first I was planning to use the glue used by those Tamiya model car building hobbyist...But those are much expensive and I am not familiar with it, unlike Araldite, a brand I've used more than 15 years when it comes to gluing stuffs back together.
At last, I managed to glue to the broken bits back and my meter is now clamp shut and no widen gap....
Now, its almost good as brand new... Almost