Battery ?

While I was at Home depot I was looking at DMM. Has anyone heard of Klein Tools DMM and if you did are they any good?

Not sure which model you looked at Venom, but as a general rule Klein makes quality items… tools & otherwise.
Some seem kinda pricey, but most all are quality.
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@ teacher The model number is MM 600 and the MM 700.

I am sure they are good meters Venom. But hopefully someone who really knows about meters will have some advice on them.

The ones I have are just mainly used by me in this hobby, ocassional mechanic work, & things like that. Mostly pretty low voltage & current DC. They all seem to work fine for my limited needs.

I have some I would feel comfortable checking AC things around the house ocassionally…… but I would never go above household current or voltage with any I own.

In other words…… I ain’t much help to you on this one besides the ones I have that serve “my uses” just fine. :slight_smile:

@Venom …… When I wrote post number #179 above last night I was on my phone trying to look at this stuff. I am on my computer now and am able to find & see pictures much better. :wink:

The MM600 seems to be $66.97 at Home Depot
The MM700 seems to be $99.57 at Home Depot

AGAIN…. hopefully some who really knows about DMM’s will chime in here. But here are my “semi-uneducated” observations. Better make that “mostly-uneducated” observations. :smiley:

  • They are both Auto Ranging… that is good
  • They both appear to be well made
  • They both appear to have ceramic fuses… not glass. Very good
  • Both are rated…… Safety rating is CAT IV 600-Volt, CAT III 1000-Volt, class 2, double insulation
  • MM700 is True RMS
    ……… I don’t even pretend to understand this, it’s significance, or how important it is in a meter…. :person_facepalming:

Heck, I’ll just stop there. I pretty much think these are both good meters.
If you are just going to occasionally check battery voltages and do some tail cap readings they are probably both overkill.

But on the other hand if you want a good all around meter that you could use with confidence and not worry about getting fried if you decided to use it for AC electrical measurements around the house or higher DC voltages……probably a good way to go.

But, don’t take this for the gospel. These are simply my observations. :slight_smile:

Ya its over kill for checking batteries and amp readings. For that the free ones from harbor freight are perfect and more then accurate for. And they have that little screw inside if needed. I have a $5 one shipped from gearbest. I wouldn’t go do commercial work with it. But perfect for checking charging voltages and laptop pulls and such

Klein is a reputable brand, but like others mentioned, it may be overkill, depending on your application. For a little over $20 you can get an autoranging Innova 3320 from Amazon.

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I was looking for a DMM, and not sure which. The UNI-T UT61E or Klein MM600. It seems like the UNI-T has some issue and the Klein I can’t find much on it. The UNI-T has a extra digit when compare to the Klein. Don’t know if that matters. I’m just looking for a dependable and accurate DMM and one cheaper one probably the Innova.

@Venom
If you want two, you could always get the Innova 3320 and then take your time picking the more expensive one. :slight_smile:

@teacher That was my plan. I was going to do a little research to see want kind of flaws the ut61e has and to see if I kind find more info on MM600. I was going to use them for auto and around the house beside checking battery.

While I was at Walmart I pick up the ONN charger they had in stock.

I have to give a BIG thanks to teacher for answering all of my question and to everyone else that answer my question. It’s much appreciated.

That sounds like a good plan my friend. Glad they restocked the ONN USB charger for you. They have been & are working well for me.

Your welcome Venom… thank you, it was my pleasure. I’m glad we could be of assistance my friend.
Looking forward to seeing you around here. :slight_smile:

Doing a little more research on DMM. Is it worth getting a DMM if it can’t be calibrated?

Depends on return policy.

If you can return it for a full refund without a hassle, then it may be worth trying. When you get it, compare it against a known reference and if it’s pretty close, then you can keep it. Otherwise, return it.

If I go through Home Depot it has a 30 days return policy. None of the Klein Tool DMM can be calibrated. My concern is after the warranty period if the calibration goes out i’m stuck with a expensive paper weight. I’ve been reading on different forums and it seems like the calibration goes off a little in about a year (not sure if it’s true).

I see. Well, there are other DMMs out there in the same price range as Klein that can be calibrated.

If I didn’t already have a DMM, I would have gotten a Uni-T UT61E.

But let’s face it, we are splitting hairs here. Majority of these DMMs, even if they’re off, they’re off only slightly. For what we do here, these differences in readings would not be significant. So I would not go as far as calling them “paper weight”.

Since I’m not the only person using it I like to get one that is quite accurate without going over board on the price. It’s going to be used for more than checking batteries.

Then get a Fluke.

Most any modern day meter is very accurate. Remember the story of my years old Innova 3320?
For what we do that one is just fine… as are any number of others. But if you want absolute accuracy, and none of the cheaper brands or knockoffs fill the bill for you……
Do like Pete7874 said and fork out the bucks for a Fluke. :slight_smile: