Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 50

Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 110

Each review contains:

• Lots of photos.
• Schema with most ranges and feature that is easy comparable between my reviews.
• General precision check of some ranges
• Check of input impedance in V, LowZ and mV.
• Check of capture speed for min/max/peak.
• Check of frequency counter sensitivity, bandwidth and input impedance (Impedance is usual not 10Mohm)
• Check of duty cycle maximum frequency and precision
• Check of burden voltage at different currents.
• Check of voltage and current in ohm, continuity, diode .
• Check of speed for ohm, continuity, capacity.
• Meter current consumption
• Behaviour when battery is low/empty.
• Estimate battery life based on actual current consumption and my battery tests.
• Tear down with some explanation

[size=+1]Chronological, newest first[/size]
Aneng AN82 - East Tester ET3240 - Mustool MT110 - UNI-T UT258A - UNI-T UT123 - Aneng M20 - Mestek DM90S - Mestek CM81 - Mustool X3 - Mustool MDS8207
Keysight U1282A - Bside ADMS6 - BTMeter BT-570C-APP - DMM BSide ADMS7 - Aneng V8 - Aneng V7 - Brymen BM829s - Mastech MS8211 (Aimo) - Owon B41T+ - UNI-T UT125C
Kyoritsu KEW1030 - Vici VC835 - Kyoritsu KEW1062 - Aneng H01 - WH5000A - UNI-T UT195E - Mestek DM91A - Mastech MS2108A - Hioki 3246-60 Card HiTester - BTMeter BT-39C
Eone ET201 - Mastech MS8340B - Borbede BD-168B - UNI-T UT191T - HoldPeak HP-4201 - Mustool MT108T - BSide ADM20 - Victor 98A+ - PeakMeter PM18C - Owon B35T
Aneng AN8203 - Mastech MS8040 - Mustool MT109 - Aneng AN882B+ - WinApex ET8102 - Siglent SDM3045X - Sanwa PS8a - HoldPeak HP-770D - Aneng V01A - Keithley DMM6500
Mustool MT8206 - Bside ADM92 - Hioki 3244-60 Card HiTester - Aneng AN302 - UNI-T UT61E - NEWACALOX DT33D - Keysight 34461A 6½ digit - BSide ADM04 - UNI-T UT139S - Hyelect MS8232
EEVBlog 121GW - Aneng Q1 - HoldPeak HP-38B - PeakMeter PM8211 - Brymen BM525s - Mastech MS8212A - UNI-T UT118B - ANENG B01 - HY-19E - HoldPeak HP-770C
DT-830D+ - Mastech MS8218 - LAOA LA814103 - VC105 - BSide ZT301 - Mustool MT66 - Fluke 289 - UNI-T UT195DS - DT9208A - Sanwa PM3
BSide ACM91 - Hioki DT4282 - UNI-T UT171A - UNI-T UT120C - Aneng AN870 - Peakmeter MS8229 - Mastech MS8216 - Brymen BM869s - Mastech MS8268 - Brymen BM27s
All-Sun EM3081 - Vici VC8145 - Handskit 117C - Uyigao UA18 - Aneng AN8002 - Amprobe AM-570 - 5 in 1 (VA19) - Aneng Mini 180 - Prova 903 - XB-866
Brymen BM235 - Innova 3320 - UNI-T UT33A+ - UNI-T UT33D+ - Aneng AN101 - Klein Tools MM600 - BSide ZT302 - Peakmeter MS8248S - SNDWAY SW-890C - DT-830B
Keysight U1233A - Aneng AN8009 - Zeast 282 - Mastech MS8229 - Southwire 16040T - XL830L - Amprobe AM-510-EUR - UNI-T UT139C - Aneng AN860B+ - Fluke 17B+
UNI-T UT210E - Aneng AN8008

[size=+1]My list of good meters[/size]
This list is meters with all current ranges, temperature, frequency and led test with at least 4000 count. I have also excluded the lowest safety category. Nearly of them will be very good hobby meters (Check reviews) and some of them are also good professional meters (Requirement for professional is good safety up to max. supported voltage, i.e. correct CAT marking)
East Tester ET3240 - Aneng M20 - Keysight U1282A - Aneng V8 - Aneng V7 - Brymen BM829s - Owon B41T+ - Kyoritsu KEW1062 - WH5000A - BTMeter BT-39C
Borbede BD-168B - UNI-T UT191T - Mustool MT108T - BSide ADM20 - Victor 98A+ - Mastech MS8040 - Aneng AN882B+ - WinApex ET8102 - HoldPeak HP-770D - Keithley DMM6500
Keysight 34461A 6½ digit - UNI-T UT139S - EEVBlog 121GW - Brymen BM525s - HY-19E - BSide ZT301 - Mustool MT66 - Fluke 289 - Hioki DT4282 - Aneng AN870
Brymen BM869s - Brymen BM235 - Klein Tools MM600 - Zeast 282 - UNI-T UT139C - Aneng AN860B+

[size=+1]By brands[/size]
All-sun: EM3081
Amprobe: AM-510-EUR - AM-570
Aneng: B01 - AN101 - AN302 - AN8002 - AN8008 - AN8009 - AN8203 - AN82 - AN860B+ - AN870 - AN882B+ - H01 - M20 - Mini 180 - Q1 - V01A - V7 - V8
BSide: ACM91 - ADM04 - ADM20 - ZT301 - ZT302 - ADM92 - ADMS6
Brymen: BM235 - BM27s - BM525s - BM829s - BM869s
Fluke: 17B+ - 289
Hioki: 3244-60 Card HiTester - 3246-60 Card HiTester - DT4282
HoldPeak: HP-38B - HP-4201 - HP-770C - HP-770D
Innova: 3320
Keithley: DMM6500
Keysight: 34461A 6½ digit - U1233A - U1282A
Klein Tools: MM600
Kyoritsu: KEW1030 - KEW1062
Mastech: MS2108A - MS8040 - MS8211 (Aimo) - MS8212A - MS8216 - MS8218 - MS8229 - MS8268 - MS8340B
Mestek: CM81 - DM90S - DM91A
Mustool: MDS8207 - MT108T - MT109 - MT110 - MT66 - MT8206 - X3
Owon: B35T - B41T+
Peakmeter: PM18C - PM8211 - MS8229 - MS8248S
Sanwa: PM3 - PS8a
Siglent: SDM3045X
Southwire: 16040T
UNI-T: UT118B - UT120C - UT123 - UT125C - UT139C - UT139S - UT171A - UT191T - UT195DS - UT195E - UT210E - UT258A - UT33A+ - UT33D+ - UT61E
Vici: VC8145 - VC835
Victor: 98A+

Other: East Tester ET3240 - BTMeter BT-570C-APP - DMM BSide ADMS7 - WH5000A - BTMeter BT-39C - Eone ET201 - Borbede BD-168B - WinApex ET8102 - NEWACALOX DT33D - Hyelect MS8232 - EEVBlog 121GW - HY-19E - DT-830D+ - LAOA LA814103 - VC105 - DT9208A - Handskit 117C - Uyigao UA18 - 5 in 1 (VA19) - Prova 903 - XB-866 - SNDWAY SW-890C - DT-830B - Zeast 282 - XL830L

[size=+1]By size/type[/size]
Pocket: All-Sun EM3081 - Aneng AN101 - Aneng AN302 - Aneng AN8203 - Brymen BM27s - Hioki 3244-60 Card HiTester - HoldPeak HP-4201 - LAOA LA814103 - Mastech MS8216 - Sanwa PM3 - Sanwa PS8a - UNI-T UT120C - Uyigao UA18 - XB-866
Pen: ANENG B01 - Hioki 3246-60 Card HiTester - HoldPeak HP-38B - Kyoritsu KEW1030 - Mastech MS8211 (Aimo) - Mastech MS8212A - PeakMeter PM8211 - UNI-T UT118B
Small: Aneng AN8002 - Aneng AN8008 - Aneng AN8009 - Aneng Mini 180 - Aneng V01A - BSide ADM04 - Bside ADM92 - Bside ADMS6 - DMM BSide ADMS7 - DT-830B - DT-830D+ - Hyelect MS8232 - Innova 3320 - Mustool MT66 - NEWACALOX DT33D - Southwire 16040T - UNI-T UT123 - UNI-T UT125C - UNI-T UT33A+ - UNI-T UT33D+ - XL830L
Medium: Aneng AN82 - Aneng H01 - Aneng M20 - Aneng Q1 - BSide ZT301 - BSide ZT302 - BTMeter BT-39C - Borbede BD-168B - Brymen BM235 - EEVBlog 121GW - Keysight U1233A - Mestek DM90S - Mestek DM91A - Mustool MDS8207 - Mustool MT108T - Mustool MT109 - Mustool MT110 - Mustool MT8206 - Owon B41T+ - Peakmeter MS8248S - Vici VC835 - WinApex ET8102
Large: 5 in 1 (VA19) - Amprobe AM-510-EUR - Amprobe AM-570 - Aneng AN860B+ - Aneng AN870 - Aneng AN882B+ - Aneng V7 - Aneng V8 - BSide ADM20 - DT9208A - Eone ET201 - Fluke 17B+ - HY-19E - Handskit 117C - Hioki DT4282 - HoldPeak HP-770C - HoldPeak HP-770D - Klein Tools MM600 - Kyoritsu KEW1062 - Mastech MS8229 - Mastech MS8268 - Owon B35T - PeakMeter PM18C - Peakmeter MS8229 - SNDWAY SW-890C - UNI-T UT139C - UNI-T UT139S - UNI-T UT191T - UNI-T UT195DS - UNI-T UT195E - UNI-T UT61E - VC105 - WH5000A - Zeast 282
VeryLarge: Brymen BM525s - Brymen BM829s - Brymen BM869s - Fluke 289 - Keysight U1282A - Mastech MS8218 - Mastech MS8340B - Prova 903 - UNI-T UT171A - Victor 98A+
Clamp: BSide ACM91 - BTMeter BT-570C-APP - Mastech MS2108A - Mestek CM81 - Mustool X3 - UNI-T UT210E - UNI-T UT258A
Bench: East Tester ET3240 - Keithley DMM6500 - Keysight 34461A 6½ digit - Mastech MS8040 - Siglent SDM3045X - Vici VC8145


Suggestions for improvements of the reviews are welcome (I may not follow them). Ideas for other meters to review are also welcome.
I still have most of the meters and can check/verify stuff if there are questions.

A parameterized list of the reviewed meters can be found here Multimeter selection table

Other stuff about multimeters:
Multimeter guide
Multimeter and component testing
Multimeter probes
Multimeter and voltage measurements
Multimeter and pulsed DC current (PWM)
Tolerance specifications for multimeters
Clamp meters magnetization, demagnetization and offset
Multimeters and current measurements
Multimeters and thermocouples

Multimeter design
Multimeter protection and safety

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 40

This is an excellent resource, HKJ! Thank you for all your hard work and for sharing it with us!

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 40

Simply "WOW!"

What a wonderful resource. Thank you.

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 40

Much appreciated. Thanks!

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 40

Now the list has more than 50 multimeter reviews.

HKJ, your reviews are the best!

I keep adding reviews and have passed the 60 multimeter reviews.

Now the list contains more then 70 multimeters.

The list of reviewed meters has passed 80.
There is links to a couple of articles about using multimeters at the bottom of the list (I have posted most of them here).

Good stuff! I like the Innova 3320...and yes, I did blow the fuse :shakehead

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 80

Awesome
Thank you

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 80

The number of reviewed meters has just reached 100.

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 80

Amazing[emoji1690][emoji1690][emoji1690]

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 80

I do still add reviews to this list and has now reached 110 multimeters.

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 110

Can you do review of UNI-T UT216D?

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 110

satelite said:

Can you do review of UNI-T UT216D?

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Looking at it, I believe the C model is more interesting, it is cheaper and is slightly better (Same specifications, but the bargraph has more resolution).
Here is the UNI-T comparison of the C & D meters: https://www.uni-trend.com/html/product/General_Meters/digitalclampmeters/UT216/UT216D.html

Re: Multimeter review and tear-down, more than 110

HKJ said:

Looking at it, I believe the C model is more interesting, it is cheaper and is slightly better (Same specifications, but the bargraph has more resolution).
Here is the UNI-T comparison of the C & D meters: https://www.uni-trend.com/html/product/General_Meters/digitalclampmeters/UT216/UT216D.html

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I like my D model more than C becouse OLED screen is much easier to read in dark environment.