cheap multi meter

[robby]

Mar 29, 2013 15:33:24 GMT fred said:

Mar 29, 2013 15:27:03 GMT robby said:

I have the very same one here fred , works a treat

Not sure where me mate got it? Looks about the same as the ebay one, but must be slightly different! Or, knowing my mate, he's busted it up in some way!

I was worried as Ive got gear coming to rewick my EVOD and Vision Ego, but no meter to accurately measure the resistance.
I'll probably get that one from ebay, coz I can send it back if its not tenth resolution.

The one in the post above from Kirrielad looks like good value if it has the backlight and rubber shroud, I`ll be getting one if it has what it says it has. fred theinhaler
It looks like it has a continuity buzzer as well which can test for broken fuses without having to look at the meter. Very handy.

[fred]

Ooooh - rubber shroud - that's the one for me - constantly bouncing things off the floor these days, only most things don't seem to bounce any more!

[robby]

Mar 29, 2013 15:48:01 GMT fred said:

Ooooh - rubber shroud - that's the one for me - constantly bouncing things off the floor these days, only most things don't seem to bounce any more!

me too lol, the stand would be handy on it to for visibility, and the backlight would be a real bonus, I have messaged the seller just to be on the safe side.

[fred]

Mar 29, 2013 15:50:12 GMT robby said:

Mar 29, 2013 15:48:01 GMT fred said:

Ooooh - rubber shroud - that's the one for me - constantly bouncing things off the floor these days, only most things don't seem to bounce any more!

me too lol, the stand would be handy on it to for visibility, and the backlight would be a real bonus, I have messaged the seller just to be on the safe side.

OK - keep us posted if you would - if it pans out, that's what I'll get.

[theinhaler]

i have just ordered one so i will update the thread when it arrives and i have used it robby

[robby]

Mar 29, 2013 15:48:01 GMT fred said:

Ooooh - rubber shroud - that's the one for me - constantly bouncing things off the floor these days, only most things don't seem to bounce any more!

I am pretty sure it is this one,



It DOES have a backlight and it DOES have a soft rubber shroud, and I have bought one lololol  fred

[kirrielad]

Mar 29, 2013 15:31:19 GMT robby said:

Mar 28, 2013 23:04:44 GMT kirrielad said:

Got this one myself


Look at this on eBay:

Digital LCD Multimeter Voltmeter Ammeter OHM AC DC Circuit Checker Tester Buzzer

bit.ly/11U2HCS

Nice little meter, does it actually have a backlight, and is that a rubber type shroud around it?, the stand bit is handy as well kirrielad

robby Yeah it has a backlight the you can use to see the readings better. It's in a rubber shroud, but it ain't really anything significant maybe 5ml or so. Can't complain for the price tho

[robby]

Mar 29, 2013 23:22:25 GMT kirrielad said:

Mar 29, 2013 15:31:19 GMT robby said:

Nice little meter, does it actually have a backlight, and is that a rubber type shroud around it?, the stand bit is handy as well kirrielad

robby Yeah it has a backlight the you can use to see the readings better. It's in a rubber shroud, but it ain't really anything significant maybe 5ml or so. Can't complain for the price tho

It`s excellent mate. I read somewhere the light only stays on for about two seconds before you need to hit the button again, but I can cope with that. Is there a button on the left opposite the backlight button with "hold" on it?

[kirrielad]

robby Seems to stay-on on mine until you turn it off again.Yeah hold button on the top left mate.

[robby]

Mar 30, 2013 0:27:37 GMT kirrielad said:

robby Seems to stay-on on mine until you turn it off again.Yeah hold button on the top left mate.

brilliant!!

[Adam78]

yep it's a good cheap little multimeter that XL830L one, on mine the blue back light only stayed on for about 5 - 10 seconds and then would go out on it's own.

but if you're handy with a soldering iron it's dead easy to take the back off and fix that



just solder a bit of wire or the leg of a capacitor/resistor across those 2 points and the light stays on as long the multimeter is switched on

[robby]

brilliant Adam78 I`ll even get to mess about with it lolol

[Deleted]

Mar 30, 2013 1:01:31 GMT robby said:

brilliant Adam78 I`ll even get to mess about with it lolol

Yeah but you can't polish it lol.

[Adam78]

Mar 30, 2013 1:01:31 GMT robby said:

brilliant Adam78 I`ll even get to mess about with it lolol

without the light I was always forgetting to switch it off after I'd used it and the little blue LED doesn't use much power, had the same 9v battery in it since I got it about a year ago.

[robby]

Mar 30, 2013 0:58:30 GMT Adam78 said:

yep it's a good cheap little multimeter that XL830L one, on mine the blue back light only stayed on for about 5 - 10 seconds and then would go out on it's own.

but if you're handy with a soldering iron it's dead easy to take the back off and fix that



just solder a bit of wire or the leg of a capacitor/resistor across those 2 points and the light stays on as long the multimeter is switched on

Got my meter today from Ebay and did the mod suggested by Adam78 above, works a treat. The light was going off after about 3 seconds, it would be a pain to keep pressing the button. Now the backlight comes on as soon as the meter is switched on. You could say that it is wasting the battery energy, but I have lost count of the number of PP3s I have gone through because I forgot to switch the meter off. Mine has a green backlight on it, nice and bright. Really pleased with this purchase. £5.65 posted First Class. 


Dont be tempted to tweak the pot inside, it`s probably how they calibrated it