Cheap and good DMM (<25$) (for hobby) ?

korkfoto · 2019-01-14T09:24:03.000Z

Hello!
I have a DT –380B (clone, I suppose) that shows the digit “1” no matter in what mode is. Apart the moments when it goes bezerk.
Screen
Inside
I don’t know why.
I tried some better probes. The same result.

I would like to recommend me a cheap and good DMM. I usually measure batteries and some cables.
Thank you.

P.S. Don’t mind the battery, I tried with a new one. Same results.

HKJ · 2019-01-14T09:43:38.000Z

Search for Aneng AN8002 / AN8008 / AN8009 (These meters do also exist from other brands)
They are cheap and much better than DT-xxx meters.

You can compare multimeters here: Index of reviewed multimeters table

Agro · 2019-01-14T10:09:31.000Z

That’s about the price of Uni-T UT210E if I remember correctly.

korkfoto · 2019-01-14T10:13:02.000Z

Thank you!
How does ANENG 8002 compare to this one? https://www.lidl.ro/ro/saptamana-actuala.htm?articleId=17337

This is about 15 euros.

HKJ · 2019-01-14T10:20:08.000Z

korkfoto:

Thank you!
How does ANENG 8002 compare to this one? https://www.lidl.ro/ro/saptamana-actuala.htm?articleId=17337

This is about 15 euros.

The Aneng has autorange, this means it packs more ranges into fewer positions on the rotary switch.
This is stuff like real continuity and diode test, capacitance, frequency, temperature.
It can also show up to 6000 instead of 1999

Cereal_killer · 2019-01-14T12:49:51.000Z

Agro:

That’s about the price of Uni-T UT210E if I remember correctly.

Got a link? I need another and my last one was $43. I was actually just looking last week and the only one I found in the $10-25 price bracket was the 210A (AC only clamp meter)

korkfoto · 2019-01-14T19:37:58.000Z

Thank you, HKJ, thank you all.
I think I’ll go for ANENG 8002.