Learning dmm or multimeter

Ya’akov

Joined Jan 27, 2019
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@rsjsouza I will say the Wolfcraft VC-330 has turned out to be an excellent little low priced meter. AC and DC amps, with clamp, NCV, true RMS, capacitance, diode, and continuity. Nice solid build.

It's based on the same design as some others, but Wolfcraft is a German brand with a reputation to protect.

It is great for quick clampy checks on the bench, and it goes in the electrical tool bag when I am doing mains stuff.
 

rsjsouza

Joined Apr 21, 2014
425
@rsjsouza I will say the Wolfcraft VC-330 has turned out to be an excellent little low priced meter. AC and DC amps, with clamp, NCV, true RMS, capacitance, diode, and continuity. Nice solid build.

It's based on the same design as some others, but Wolfcraft is a German brand with a reputation to protect.

It is great for quick clampy checks on the bench, and it goes in the electrical tool bag when I am doing mains stuff.
This one is on my wish list (I think you meant Voltcraft, right?) - this is a rebadge of the highly acclaimed (by the enthusiasts) Uni-T UT-210E. I have seen teardowns of both variants and they are extremely well built. Definitely worth looking.

For the OP, though, they don't have Bluetooth logging.
 

Ya’akov

Joined Jan 27, 2019
10,235
This one is on my wish list (I think you meant Voltcraft, right?) - this is a rebadge of the highly acclaimed (by the enthusiasts) Uni-T UT-210E. I have seen teardowns of both variants and they are extremely well built. Definitely worth looking.

For the OP, though, they don't have Bluetooth logging.
I did, Wolfcraft makes a different sort of clamp which I also own, sorry.

Yes, it has the same brains as the UNI-T down to the annoyingly short backlight timeout. And, yes, no connectivity. But it's really a nice meter for what it is. It's no Fluke, but Fluke doesn't really make something equivalent anyway.
 

Phil-S

Joined Dec 4, 2015
241
DMMs are tools for electricians and electronic bods, the same way a chisel is to a carpenter.You get what you pay for.
By the time you've bought several unreliable cheap meters, you could be on your way to a decent one. and TTi (Thurlby) do first-rate power supplies.
The more attractive features thrown in for suspiciously low prices, the worse it gets. You might already have found that out.
If you are in for the long term, get a decent DMM to start with. My now very old Fluke 87 has paid for itself time and time again. What's more, it's accurate and safe. Once you connect one lead to 240-V AC, you are at the mercy of the DMM.
You could also investigate the secondhand market. If someone offered me a secondhand Fluke 87 for £30, I'd snap it up.
Pico do some nice PC scopes at reasonable prices. The big distributors like Farnell and RS also have reputations to maintain and are unlikely to sell duff products, unlike Amazon and BangGood for example
 
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