Buy new multimeter

[robgerr]

Hello friends of the forum. I should buy a new multimeter. Mainly I deal with mainboard notebook, tv and smartphone repairs. I should throw my old multimeter buyed 30 € I was giving a look on the net to buy a true RMS without spending crazy price like the fluke. I noticed this UNI-T UT61E.
Is it OK to you or should I consider some other model?
Sorry for my english, google translator

[shteii01]

TV and laptops have some high voltage components, particularly when dealing with backlight.

UT-61 is a very nice toy.  It is fine for anything below 50 volts.

[coromonadalix]

It could do the job,  not the best quality, no backlight.

you have some teardown and reviews :

Personally  I would go for:    used or new  Fluke, Agilent, Keysight,  any good meters brand ....  sure the price is different.


apparently you have 2 versions,  see the last pages of the thread here : http://www.mjlorton.com/forum/index.php?topic=141.0

[HKJ]

You can compare a lot of multimeters here: https://lygte-info.dk/info/DMMReviews.html
There is also a review of each meter.

[nctnico]

For repair work I'd look at a DMM with instant continuity (immediate beep if there is a connection between the probe tips). In my experience most of the problems are in power supplies (shorted diodes / transistors) or broken wires.

[robgerr]

Thanks nctnico. I took a look at the various sites but I'm very confused. You personally which one do you use or would you recommend me as a make and model ?. I was evaluating for a fluke 115 rms but I noticed that it does not have the rs232 or usb output to communicate with the computer

[nctnico]

Now you want computer communication as well... Unfortunately for you I'm mostly using a VC8145 bench model DMM which has instant continuity (and RS232). I don't know exactly which hand-held DMMs have fast/instant continuity and RS232 communication.

[robgerr]

thank you. Bah communication with the PC is not strictly necessary, more than anything else is an optional but I could also do without it

[robgerr]

I was looking at this model, Brymen BM869s, what advice can you give me?

[Mr. Scram]

I was looking at this model, Brymen BM869s, what advice can you give me?

That's a very solid meter many people like. It's a proper tool.

It has one way communication using what I think is a proprietary protocol, but that should be good enough.

[DaJMasta]

It uses an optical link adapter for computer communication.  I've got the 867s and it's the same aside from slightly lesser accuracy specs (still 50,000 count with a higher mode) and no included thermocouple.  It's a solid meter, physically large, but fully featured and another digit of accuracy on the Fluke 87-V at a much lower pricepoint.  Not the best choice if you're hauling it everywhere, but great value for money in terms of basic accuracy and featureset.  Only think I wish it had is the low impedance mode for draining caps and such - but I've got a 121GW now too, so no big deal there.

[robgerr]

Thank you, I was also seeing the model BM867s that costs something less but I'm seeing what are the differences with BM869s

[Fungus]

I was looking at this model, Brymen BM869s, what advice can you give me?

Buy it!