Quote from: EEVblog on June 01, 2021, 01:01:40 amIt's because Brymen are incredibly loyal to their distributors, even if those distributors are crap.
If they already have an official distributor in a specific country and they have an agreement with them for a particular model, then they will not sell that model to any other distributor.
I sell orders of magnitude more meters than the other official Australian Brymen distributor, but they are loyal to them, so they won't let me sell any other meter they are selling.
So Brymen created the BM786 model specifically for me in order to get around this limitation, that was never supposed to be on the market otherwise.
For example, for more than 5 years I've wanted to sell the BM869 but they will not sell it to me.
Hello Dave,
Thank you for the explaination !
So, today I have received my BM789 but...
Really disappointed
It has the LCD washed out problem, as you show on your BM786 video.
I has also the right segments washed more than the other - exactly same problem as your video.
Tried with the new battery packed with, then new battery from me, then my Eneloop 100% fully charged: no screen change. (I use my Eneloop for my tests)
And slow auto-range (but this is not really a big problem).
Many great functions too..
No calibration certificate (whereas on BM257s ans BM869s it was there).
But no problem: it spots on with my 2 meters, even the U1272a who as a new certificate / 8 months old (I have recalibred my BM257s after). And my power supply has good calibration too (SPD3303X-E unlocked to X).
Compared to BM257s, BM869s and U1272A: the BM789 screen is really bad.
I have protection film on my meters too (original one on the U1272A
, and one I have cut on my BM257s).
So I return the meter, I can't use a screen as bad as this one (I have mailed the shop to do that).
Also, I don't know if the rotary switch has some problem on the PCB tracks.
Some photos here (the BM869 is not there because not mine, but compared too)
The package (except Eneloop !) - not calibration certificate (strange from Brymen):
The Screen
:
Is Brymen starting to fail?