I got this meter (Aneng Q10) for a few weeks but didn’t really use it much, mainly because I have way too many cheap multimeters already. Just open it up to take some photos with my shitty phone - hope it still helps. English isn’t my first language so please pardon my mistake if any, thank you.
Just a quick test compared to other Aneng meters that I currently have in hand and a Fluke 189 as ref.
Few points:- Both Volt and Amp mode are very accurate on all ranges, except for micro amps with a bit off - same behavior with 800x series and AN870.
- Autorange is quite fast.
- The flashlight is bright and quite useful, sometimes.
- Continuity is pretty slow (compared to AN870). However, it now has a led indicator on top.
- Fake bargraph: the meter group 3 segment into one and the update rate is the same with the measurement (similar with Q1).
- Burden voltage: at 100mA -> 270mV, at 1A -> 24.6mV, at 5A -> 129mV.
- Great display at this price point (my main reason to buy it). It has a higher contrast than Q1 (Pls see photo - not mine as I gave my Q1 to a friend already). Current consumption is ~23,5 mA, a bit higher than Q1 (~20mA according to https://lygte-info.dk/review/DMMAnengQ1%20UK.html). Note that this meter uses 3 AAA instead of 2 AA of Q1, so you can expect a short working time.
- The meter survives on 220v main (rotate to all modes). However, I didn’t test the accuracy after that.
- Build quality is similar to Q1 (quite OK for price range): feel quite good in your hand (but don’t press on the screen cover like me). The stand is really bad. And no, you can not use the switch or press the btn with 1 hand on your bench.
- The DMM chip is DTM0660L, now in a proper package instead of a black blob.
- Battery compartment is now separate and contacted with the PCB by 2 springs.
- The rotary switch is tight but feels quite good. You can easily modify the springs to loose them a bit - much better for my taste.
- The Amp input jacks are now moved to the main PCB. And because it’s only a single input jack, there is no way to detect if the probe is plugged in or not (unlike Q1). Instead, the meter will continue beeping every ~5s if you switch to Amps mode (the beep will stop when the meter detects an amps measurement, pretty smart).
I got Q10 for about 25USD, but for now, price has dropped to 20USD (11.11 sale off). Compared to the current price of Q1 (19USD) and AN870 (18USD), it’s still a good buy if you love Aneng. However, from where I live (Vietnam), I can get a Vichy VC97A for 18usd, Uni-T UT61D for 23usd, Fluke 101 for 27usd (without probe) and Uni-T 139E for just 28USD… I can not recommend this meter, mainly because of the price point.
Aside from the price, if I have to choose 1 Aneng meter for daily work, I will go for AN870. If I have to pick one for field service, I will go for this Q10.