The UT210e is a good little clamp meter. The UT15c 2x pole tester is also good. Admittedly you have to wade knee deep through a lot of sh't to get to anything reasonable😂.
I had one of these. It survived a lot of knocks. I hated the low diode test voltage and the captive leads. I patched it up after a cooling fan blade caught the leads and threw the meter against the wall. It now lives a happier easier life as a first meter for a local kid.
Now that's a tough guy. I hope this will be a trend going forwards in Uni-T meters... I mean we'd all love to have our metrahits, flukes and such, but many of hobbyists can't afford them.
Great tests! Over the years I have seen a significant difference between Uni-T's older designs (UT61E, UT139C) and newer (UT89X, UT123) that hints to more robust designs - although they still insist in leaving unpopulated parts on some of their cheaper meters (UT89X is one of the examples). They have even a more "industrial" product line that brushes with Fluke's prices (UT191 and UT195), although I have never seen one in real life.
I reviewed the UNI-T UT181A. Part 1 to review it, Part 2 to repair it after reviewing it. This is the most expensive UNI-T meter I have looked at but $$$ doesn't always mean a better product. Take that Keysight meter for example.
I did not expect it to hold up so well! While overall this meter is really bad as far as functionality goes, I could definitely see this as a meter to give to a friend/parent who is handy around the house but doesn’t know too much about electronics/electricity. It’s small,
Uni-T have upped their game a bit with the new meters, I still personally wouldn't use the vast majority of their meters for anything else than bench use or CAT II circuits (in a pinch) like a common wall socket, but it's nice to see.
May I ask you Joe where I can find the demagnetiser you made for the UT210E (I have it and it is OK to me to have it in my case) as well as what other improvements you made for this specific meter
If you are looking for the video, use the YT search off my main page and look for UT210E degauss. If you want to know where I posted about it, follow the link in the description of that video.
I know some people hate cheap meters and sure i get that, but when in the field some of these meters are good enough for the job and reliable, I think i am much like you where there is a happy medium between cheap and nasty to cheapish but decent and the UNI-T have a good range of such meters i got one that's outlasted some of my more expensive ones, plus the big screen and nice backlight is always good when in some dark corner in a roof somewhere. The UNI-T i have is UT33B+ had for a few years. It has two fuses and some movs forget the sizes. Last time i bought on the price was $20AUD I do recommend changing the leads that come with it, also it has a 600V range but yeah no touchy that one, most i test was 500DC hands where kept away. Fluke for the big stuff, there is a jaycar meters but i have no idea who they get them from Dave EEV would know or someone on the forums, the meters range from $60aud to $100+ they are decent but not to the level of FLUKe or DAves meter.
If you look at the data I have collect, I have ran more UNI-T products than any other. They never hold up well to my testing. This meter was a rare case when the product survived the basic ESD tests. It still could not withstand the same levels at the runner up from my original tests. Dave sells two rebranded Brymens which appear very robust from my tests. But he also sells that 121GW which did very poorly. So I wouldn't lump all of Dave's meters into the same class.
@@joesmith-je3tqSince Dave's home design 121GigaWatts meter failed various tests of yours and a certain amount of field testing by his customers, Dave has stopped reviewing newly released multimeters except for certain basement dwelling Chinese meters (Aneng and Kaiweets) 😂😂. Kinda difficult to criticise that pile of dog turds in the yard when one of the turds is your own 😂.
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A Uni-T meter that doesn't suck. I never thought I'd see the day.
Your videos and thoroughness never cease to impress me.
The UT210e is a good little clamp meter. The UT15c 2x pole tester is also good. Admittedly you have to wade knee deep through a lot of sh't to get to anything reasonable😂.
I had one of these. It survived a lot of knocks. I hated the low diode test voltage and the captive leads. I patched it up after a cooling fan blade caught the leads and threw the meter against the wall. It now lives a happier easier life as a first meter for a local kid.
Thanks for the video Joe. It is appreciated.
You are welcome.
Now that's a tough guy. I hope this will be a trend going forwards in Uni-T meters... I mean we'd all love to have our metrahits, flukes and such, but many of hobbyists can't afford them.
Compared with other UNI-T products I have looked at, I agree.
Waiting for your take on the uni-T 117c a 60k count meter they recently released
I second this.
Great tests! Over the years I have seen a significant difference between Uni-T's older designs (UT61E, UT139C) and newer (UT89X, UT123) that hints to more robust designs - although they still insist in leaving unpopulated parts on some of their cheaper meters (UT89X is one of the examples). They have even a more "industrial" product line that brushes with Fluke's prices (UT191 and UT195), although I have never seen one in real life.
I reviewed the UNI-T UT181A. Part 1 to review it, Part 2 to repair it after reviewing it. This is the most expensive UNI-T meter I have looked at but $$$ doesn't always mean a better product. Take that Keysight meter for example.
I would have expected that meter to fail at 1.5kv, i am impress. I hope they start making all their meter that are robust.
I did not expect it to hold up so well! While overall this meter is really bad as far as functionality goes, I could definitely see this as a meter to give to a friend/parent who is handy around the house but doesn’t know too much about electronics/electricity.
It’s small,
Yes, an eye-opener. I have a couple of Uni-T meters. Have you tested any Kleins?
If you read the description, there is a link to the data I have collected which includes all the meter brands/models.
Uni-T have upped their game a bit with the new meters, I still personally wouldn't use the vast majority of their meters for anything else than bench use or CAT II circuits (in a pinch) like a common wall socket, but it's nice to see.
May I ask you Joe where I can find the demagnetiser you made for the UT210E (I have it and it is OK to me to have it in my case) as well as what other improvements you made for this specific meter
Its in my office on top of the book shelf.
If you are looking for the video, use the YT search off my main page and look for UT210E degauss. If you want to know where I posted about it, follow the link in the description of that video.
Bet you anything that 'spark gap' is a BBQ igniter bypass.
I thought about measuring where it breaks down. I wonder if their thought was to force the fuse to blow. Seems like a very bad idea.
I know some people hate cheap meters and sure i get that, but when in the field some of these meters are good enough for the job and reliable, I think i am much like you where there is a happy medium between cheap and nasty to cheapish but decent and the UNI-T have a good range of such meters i got one that's outlasted some of my more expensive ones, plus the big screen and nice backlight is always good when in some dark corner in a roof somewhere.
The UNI-T i have is UT33B+ had for a few years.
It has two fuses and some movs forget the sizes.
Last time i bought on the price was $20AUD
I do recommend changing the leads that come with it, also it has a 600V range but yeah no touchy that one, most i test was 500DC hands where kept away.
Fluke for the big stuff, there is a jaycar meters but i have no idea who they get them from Dave EEV would know or someone on the forums, the meters range from $60aud to $100+ they are decent but not to the level of FLUKe or DAves meter.
If you look at the data I have collect, I have ran more UNI-T products than any other. They never hold up well to my testing. This meter was a rare case when the product survived the basic ESD tests. It still could not withstand the same levels at the runner up from my original tests. Dave sells two rebranded Brymens which appear very robust from my tests. But he also sells that 121GW which did very poorly. So I wouldn't lump all of Dave's meters into the same class.
@@joesmith-je3tqSince Dave's home design 121GigaWatts meter failed various tests of yours and a certain amount of field testing by his customers, Dave has stopped reviewing newly released multimeters except for certain basement dwelling Chinese meters (Aneng and Kaiweets) 😂😂.
Kinda difficult to criticise that pile of dog turds in the yard when one of the turds is your own 😂.