Groupbuy for UNI-T UT210e clamp meter for tailcap current readings

Flashlight Modding and DIY Parts
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Thanks Dale.

I've got the bigger UT208 and it wonders slightly hence the question.

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Does the smaller size seem any better for shoving it into tight confines?

I’m on the fence, seems like I need a couple of these. I’ve wanted an AC/DC clamp meter for some time.

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Conventionally The smallest jaws are direct expression of the current capacity of a clamp. This is more a precision clamp so the maximum current measurable is “low” compared to others (200A) but on the other side it’s resolution goes as low as 1mA….hence why.

More current take fatter cables so bigger jaws… Even if obviously you won’t ever clamp a cable as big the jaw

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Wight, I’d say go for it. These cost half as much as my Mastech and are just as capable, even more so in some ways. Dinner for 2 at a nice place, not an exorbitant place. Or a sweet AC/DC clamp meter for a few years or more. :wink:

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Can I get the code if this is still active?

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I was wondering if anyone could post a few pics (or a video) on how they measure tailcap current with this. I’m having trouble envisioning what a wire loop through is, and the types of wires one needs to use. I’m interested in this meter, but I want to be sure I understand how it’s done.

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Ordered 1/14/2016.

Shipped 1/20/2016.

Delivered 2/1/2016.

Thanks, Freeme and BangGood, for a great deal!

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Ordered 1/14/2016.

Shipped 1/20/2016.

Delivered 2/2/2016.

Thanks, Freeme and BangGood, for working out a great deal! And thanks to 1dash1 for lending me the template :wink: .

First results, compared wit my very old DMM (well, it’s digital). I replaced the tailcap with 8 inch of (single core copper) installation-wire, 1,7 mm (0,067 inch) diameter, that I bent in a U-shape and clamped the meter around one end.

Convoy S2+ with Intl.Outdoor UV-led and 3*7135 - DMM: 0.95A - UNI-T: 0.99A
Convoy S2 with XM-L2 4C dedomed and 8*7135 - DMM: 2.74A - UNI-T: 2.75A
BLF 6A SE with XP-L 1A dedomed FET + 1*7135 - DMM: 4.5-ish - UNI-T: 5.09A

EDIT: the next morning I ran the BLF 6A SE again with a fresh charged 30Q: 5.77A

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I know it really hasn’t been that long since I ordered (by China shipping standards) but I’m going crazy waiting for mine.

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Got mine. Works fine!
Are the batteries missing for anyone else? I wouldn’t even notice, but the manual explicitly states “please check that accessories are not missing or damaged: 1.5V AAA battery - 2 pcs”.

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My Chinese is a bit rusty, so I did not notice :wink: .

The box I received had following contents. A clamp meter with two AAA-batteries in it, a carrying bag, two testleads, a warranty-card and a manual (both in Chinese). Will contact BG about the latter.

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My manual was in English too. No batteries though.

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Primary batteries not installed in equipment are, in general, no longer permitted in International Postal shipments. So either the shipper removes them, or often, the Postal Authorities do it for them!

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Please add me to the list.

Thanks,
Mike

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Should I order this now or wait until the Chinese new year is over?

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I did suggest vendor to dump those cheap AAA batteries in exchange for faster delivery. I thought the idea was dropped due to extra manpower that had to be put in to get the job done.

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Would you guys recommend me this as my first DMM?
I’m shopping for a reasonably priced multimeter and this seems great since I can also use it for flashlight current measurements.
I don’t need anything fancy, just a hobby DMM for various electronics projects I’d like to get into and around house stuff.

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While I don’t have mine yet (patience is not one of my virtues) from what I can tell this is a great starter meter. I’m adding it to a circa 1987 Radio-Shack Micronta and a Fluke model 116/322 set This one gets me clamp on DC current measurements and a much higher DC current range than my HVAC specialty Fluke has. For the price, it is hard to go wrong. with this meter.

I just went to the product description page (after checking the tracking AGAIN) can anyone who has this model confirm if it has a frequency or temperature mode? The UT210D has accuracies listed for Frequency and temperature, where the UT210E does not. But the ‘standard accessories’ lists a “point contact temperature probe” in addition to the test leads. For the record - I will be happy either way, just trying to clarify.

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Thanks!
And my understanding is it handles non-curent measurements just as fine at the same resolution as other “normal” UNI-T DMMs?