On my UT210E, the tips of the leads have inconspicuous covers that can be pulled off. You canāt really tell by looking at them. Try to see if you can slip them off.
I got one around Labor Dayā¦ended up about $42 but the price and the amount of discount coupon has fluctuated all over the place.
Whatās weird, looking at it without logging in, the price jumped to $58.99 with a 5% coupon (the checkbox). Once I log in thereās an automatic drop to $53-something with āprime savingsā, plus the 5%. I donāt think Iāve ever noticed this prime-centric discounting before. Anyway, not as great a deal but you can get out for about $51 with prime. If youāre not in a hurry, keep watching the listing until the price gets a little better. Last I looked the original plain 210E (non-pro) was about the same price or just a couple bucks cheaper but no discounts. I think it was around $44 on aliexpress from stores that are not the official Uni-T store, but then youāre kinda screwed if you get a dud or it fails down the road.
Been having fun with this. The pouch on mine was nylon, albeit the cheapie-cheap stuff with vinyl piping and a zipper that doesnāt look like itāll be around for the long haul. I bought one of the eva cases for it so I can have some extra room for additional leads and fat wire, plus that line splitter. There are eight million of these cases and ātheyā canāt seem to measure any of them accurately, but this one was a slight standout for size and turned out to be a perfect fit. Got it for $12 but now itās $17. Some other brands have smaller ones that are a pretty tailored fit for the 210E (one with a red liner comes to mind).
And yes, as Gchart said, the leads have tip covers. Slide those off and you get the full needle. That also reduces your cat rating (as if these are truly accurate there anyway, but). Iāve got better leads for my other meters so these are just going in the spares pouch but they look decent enough. Havenāt pulled them apart to see what the conductor is like but it certainly seems better than the junk ones out there that are like small hookup wire with maybe 7-10 strands and a blob of cold solder on the nickel.
By the way, if anyone needs some good clamp leads for meters, these are excellent. I donāt know if you could do better unless you make your own set which would cost a lot more. 18awg high strand conductors, super pliable cover (not sure itās silicone but itās not pvc), good fit and great spring tension. Not a deal, per se, but a good price on great leads. Most of the others out there are a smaller wire and canāt carry much current (fine for most things, though). For real hotrod lights youād probably want to go to a heavier wire than these.
Yeah, I remember reading that. Iāll be the last person to second-guess him, but he also didnāt test for that (the leadsā¦the circuit can be more or less ascertained by looking at it). I think theyāre fine for household mains and such but personally I would not trust them with phase work and higher voltagesā¦unless I had to I guess. That said, I have no idea if the primary maker of all these leads/ābrandsā actually does legit testing for the claims, despite any CE or UL labeling. So many times they do not (our IP-X ratings in lights is a great example, albeit even less regulated than electrician tools)ā¦rather they just put symbols and words out there because theyāre āsupposedā to, or they may design something legitimately (copy or otherwise) and then never pay the money for testing or subsequent redesign if necessary. Iām fine with that for some things, but not with others.
Actual usable inside measurements of the one I linked are 3-5/8ā x 7-3/8āā¦ā¦meter itself is just shy of 7ā. Thereās enough extra room lengthwise to fit a AA battery and plenty of space at the side for gizmos. Takes up a little more room in the chest than Iād prefer but itās nice having all that stuff together.
About $10?
As far as I can tell, the Pro version can measure AC Frequency. The non-Pro doesnāt have that function.
The Frequency function - so far - has not been able to pick up on PWM square waves.
I havenāt tried it on much yet to see if thatās the case for different PWM Freqs.
All the Best,
Jeff