Checked the 8% coupon box.
When lightning strikes
you gotta be quick
How do you search for lightning deals on Amazon?
If you click on “today’s Deals” tab under the header, near top of page you can find lightning deals on the page it takes you to, scroll about 1/2 way down and there’s a blue hyperlink for lightning deals on the left.
On the next page I usually check off some filters like home improvement, sports & outdoors, power & hand tools to reduce the page count and shows most of the flashlight and knife stuff.
Butt not too quick…a little farther down the page is this offer. A brown 4K penlight was offered when I got mine.
So my total was $17.59 A very good deal. :money_mouth_face:
So…this is a clamp meter, not a DMM…different topologies and although they’re better today (most of them, including the 210E/pro here) clamp meters will never be tools that anyone should rely upon for more precision and accuracy, no matter their count. This is I think especially true for the 210E given it’s comparatively low accuracy across almost all ranges, and it’s still just a 4-digit display. Sorry, but even though the chip is a platform across their models, changing it to 6000 from 2000 isn’t a great benefit and the extra digit gained in higher ranges may as well be treated as a ghost imho, because the accuracy still isn’t there. It’s not going to become a good mid-level multimeter this way. Seems like the best benefit from the eprom changes are in other features.
If someone truly needs greater accuracy then they really need to step up to a 20000 count 5 digit meter or better (seems like the entry point there is around $120 these days for cheaper units). But that said, for the types of work that do truly need that accuracy, you’re probably going to need something better anyway, save for some HVAC/industrial units that have a couple features like micro/nano amps for flame sensors and such. OR, look for a meter that has an actual additional range that meets your needs. Say, a microamp range position dedicated to those low levels (thus making count and digit display irrelevant or much less relevant).
What the 210E gains from a 6000 count hack is simply a little more room on the low ranges to keep that last milli-digit before losing it during the bump up to the next range level. In this case you get to change from 1.999 dca to 5.999 dca rather than bumping to 02.00…and the same for aca. But when is that milliamp value useful within the accuracy limitations of this meter?? How about the millivolts? It won’t do anything to improve resistance readings. It’s not going to increase the sampling rate above the 2-3/sec it is now. The most useful gain (might) be the extra digit on the high ranges, although generally there’s not a lot of use for the extra resolution when you move up the ranges. These are not intended for fine electronics after all and they are not true multimeters.
Frankly for the majority of things 2000 count is actually just fine. The industry shift to higher counts over the last decade or so hasn’t been a bad thing but it’s not necessarily the best or most useful thing either - not while base accuracy and other things don’t always improve along with it in these inexpensive meters. And since cheap meters rule the world now, I mean what can you expect really. It’s something akin to “lipstick on a pig” but maybe marketing has made people think they “need” this finer resolution for general work. But without the accuracy and repeatability of a higher quality bench meter or multimeter, these extra digits aren’t so useful and should not be relied upon if they are actually needed - not in these cheap meters and especially not in clamp meters. If the desire or the need is there, then quit farting around and step up to an instrument that can actually deliver for you, y’know?
Just got 2 for 1 ($19) on RovyVon A33 penlight.
Search for RovyVon penlight, click the sponsored link at top of page, scroll down and click the 2 for 1 link.
I love these penlights and saw RovyVon has a sale on their site. Checked Amazon and found this!
Found it with phone browser, not sure if desktop experience will be the same.
Thanks — I snagged a Red and a Black Nichia version
Do you need a account to see the link?
My bad I was on rovyvons site.
$20.06 got a black and red nichia.
Thank you!
lol red and black Nichia here also.
The UI takes some getting used to but pocket activation isn’t a worry. Usb-C charging is great convenience, tint is beautiful, beam profile is good (I’d prefer smoother and floodier).
The switch PCB solder points broke on my first one, probably from a drop. You can take the rear apart but there’s some effort. Front bezel is loctite extreme. Bought a replacement a few weeks ago and then saw this. I’ll just rotate colors depending on my mood.
The penlight form factor has really worked out for my EDC. It just disappears clipped on the corner of my pocket.
There is the venerable Uni-T UT61E - 22,000 count for about $50-$60 or so. HKJ gave it a decent review. Prices have gone up in recent years. I paid about $35 for mine a couple of years back.
Lightning Deal,
The Big Guns Imalent MS18 & Friends for $569.45 + (-)5% off with coupon… ~ $549.98
https://www.amazon.com/IMALENT-Brightest-Flashlight-Waterproof-Powerfull/dp/B07RSRXDLX/ref=gbps_tit_m-5_2c16_06b40d11?smid=A21WYP8PY1PRPX&pf_rd_p=0f5f2bc4-25c4-472e-8844-3217ad782c16&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=760330&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=9W1XP9B19PR5JYFWF776&th=1
All the Best,
Jeff
I considered getting that one a couple years ago but it was showing to be discontinued and I couldn’t find it for sale in the US, plus the leads were cheap. They had another I was looking at but ended up going for the EEVB version of the Brymen 235, which has been pretty nice to use. That became my main one now so the old nice Greenlee and Klein ones I have are backups/secondary/automotive use now. Uni-T has so dang many models and a lot of them are…cheap…but they can make some good ones and a standout here and there like the 210E. I wish they’d either drop the price on the 210E or soup it up just a little more but they seem to have locked in on perception/comparative pricing for the American market.
That is the real gain. Couple that with the ability to control the calibration of the meter and dotless modes… it can take a decent meter to a higher level. I have not collected the eeprom programmer yet, but having used a modified one and comparing it to my work and personal Fluke meters… I feel that they are good meters. But, then again I still use an old Fluke 8050A as my bench meter, flashlights do not demand the highest quality meters
I’ve now tried two different H17 headphones - they’re both unbalanced - the right channel is louder than left. Some apps/devices allow you to adjust balance, so this is fixable, but still annoying.
The 059 Lite I returned did not have this issue.
Yikes!
That's not good.
Sounds like Mpow's quality control isn't very good.
So far, my sister has gotten lucky as she's had 5 different pairs of Mpow headphones, and none have been unbalanced.
One of my Mpows does not have a sound limiter, without software to control the volume it gets as loud as a portable speaker 
Excellent deal, just purchased two for the price of one. Thank you for posting :+1: