I paid on 13-Feb.
Seller says he put it in the mail 15-Feb.
Estimated delivery was 21-Feb
Now, 22-Feb end of day, USPS website still says "USPS Awaiting Item"
Mine got returned to sender for some damn reason.
Gotta wait another week.
My meter finally arrived at my parcel receiver on Mar 1. I finally got around to picking it up the other day. Declared it at the border but they didn't ask for any tax or duty
I got a cal cert from June 2013. Also in the box, was a quick start guide (no manual), a bunch of regulatory paperwork, and some stupid skins. The display had a protective film over it to protect during transportation, which I pulled off. Beneath that is a another fitted film, which protects the plastic display cover. That plastic display cover is integrated into the meter shell, which when you lift off, reveals the actual LCD display glass inside, STD free!
The meter comes with some nice silicone probe leads. They are the kind with shrouded 4mm plugs at both ends (90deg @ the meter), so you can change out the implements. You get some OK looking croc clips, and some not especially sharp probes, which have thick plastic sleeves covering all but the last few millimeters. I was unable to remove the sleeves, meaning that they will not fit into tight sockets. I'm glad I recently bought a nice separate Mueller probe kit. The probes also come with some little plastic condoms, which I think are for protecting the tips. They are complete rubbish though because they fall off really easily.
Inside the meter are some fancy, German made, sand filled fuses. The battery cover is kind of fiddly to install and takes some getting used to. I haven't figured out the tilting bale yet. It looks like you can use it to hang the meter, but it's not immediately obvious how. The back cover screws into threaded inserts, and the whole shell feels pretty robust and has a molded rubberized grip. The display is sharp and visible from all angles, and the backlight is nice and bright. The smooth plastic window is very prone to reflections though.
The meter is supposed to be powered by a standard PP3 9V battery, or the included rechargeable 7.2V, 300mAh NiMH battery. The battery that came with my meter was totally flat, and wouldn't charge. I take issue with this, because the meter is being sold as "Brand new and undamaged". I think the seller needs to disclose in the item description that the battery will not work. The included Powerex MH-72V300 battery is no longer in production and has been superseded by the MHR84VP, which presumably has a longer shelf life. For charging you get a rather large 24V, 2.5A switcher power brick. The power supply has banana jacks, which plug into the meter probe sockets for charging. This is nice, because if you don't have the brick, you can charge it from a lab power supply. However, this system can also destroy your meter if you don't have it in the OFF position. Presumably, there is charge control circuitry inside the meter which steps down the voltage. One major complaint I have with this system, is that there is no charge indication whatsoever, so you have no idea what it's doing. It needs an LED or something, which tells you if it's actually charging, and when it is complete. (Unless I'm missing something due to my faulty battery). The little brochure says not to charge the battery if capacity is still over 90%, so it sounds like the meter is not smart enough to terminate charging by itself.
That's my first impression. I haven't used the meter much yet, but I tried the continuity test and it doesn't feel very good. It's noticeably slow, and flaky. When you hold the probes together you don't get steady tone unless you really force it.