Hi everybody!
I am a hamradio and general electronics enthusiast and quite happy with my Brymen BM 235, at least until 2 weeks ago.
I always used rechargeable AAA batteries (eneloops) in all of my multimeters, never had a problem. The BM 235
seems to stay stuck in the startup process, means when I switch from "off" to a function, the LCD shows all segments as black (which is normal for about half a second), but the device never pulls through to the selected function. The display stays in the state of all segments black.
I suspected the eneloops to cause this, as they by default have a voltage of 1,2V, whereas alkalines have a voltage of 1,5V, which I suspected to make problems during a phase of higher power requirements during startup of the multimeter.
It seems to be better, but now and then the BM 235 shows this behavior.
Has anybody an idea what could cause this problem?
all have a nice day!
Derree