Background: Two weeks ago, on a local FB market I saw a digital multimeter "
C.A. 5275". During this time, the price was reduced from 200 to 75 euros
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apparently, this brand is not very popular in our area. Comes with original probes and holster. Because the price was quite low and I never had a "
Chauvin Arnoux" (or Metrix) multimeter (is anyone had?), I bought it out of curiosity.
The seller was in another city, so I couldn't test the multimeter.
Given the seller's strange Facebook profile, I resigned myself to the fact that I might not receive anything or something was wrong with the multimeter
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In my multimeter, both fuses (630mA and 10A) were blown. After replacement, everything works. Extra 15 euros for fuses
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During disassembly, I paid attention to the rigid connection of the probe terminals to the PCB. And (surprise, surprise) the common terminal was already loose. I had to solder it more securely. You shouldn't do this, if the PCB is in the case, the plastic bushings of the terminals melt very quickly.
Like:
The original probes are modular, quite long (1.5 m) with silicone wires.
Nice backlight.
"OFF" position on both sides! Yeah baby!
Do not like:
Not the fastest continuity measurement.
Flimsy mode switch.