I stumbled upon a Hioki DT4255 multimeter by accident, meaning to sell it, but it's so fantastic I decided to keep it. I love it. The instantaneous continuity is a huge plus, and has so many small quality of life things, like the short beeps indicating it's measuring. It's the little things that I'm increasingly realize make a bigger difference than specs.

Thanks. The products were thoroughly articulated and I appreciate your bravery and honesty. Beware the fluke cult minions. It's also interesting that the best review comes from someone outside a traditional English speaking country. Slow progress has no doubt made you immune to ths status quo. This is simply the most intriciate review, not for these multimeters but any available on the internet. You are at the top of your game. Excellent job. Can you do the Hioki 4371-50 or 4372 and a fluke clamp meter for comparison in the future ? Thanks.

Very nice review. Detailed, informative and entertaining all at once.

Perfect explanation. Thank you very much. This video taught me not to just blindly trust any renowned brand.

I own the Fluke 187, (New old stock) it is a 50,000 count meter, no longer available, but comes close to the Hioki 60,000 counts. Granted the Fluke line are expensive but are solid. The oldest is 28 years, (Fluke 867B) it recently developed rotary selector issues, common after 10 years. Took it apart knowing no parts would be available, but with luck, I was able to repair the meter, now back in service, (more of mantel piece). Their newest flagship is the 289, crap in my books, 50,000 counts, takes 20-30 seconds to boot up, heavy drain on batteries, and very large. I did enjoy your review, my only beef, 6000 count versus 60,000 is really not a fare assessment when comparing.

Today, there are several places to buy the 87V Max for $530 with the 175 probes, alligators, thermocouple. Even from Fluke Direct you can get $530. The next price up is $580 - $600. Then somer are much higher $700+.

I've owned DT4282 for more than two years now and I use it regularly at my little lab. This is an excellent meter which has managed to combine some advanced features with a classical user interface. To be honest, the only thing that I miss is the bargraph, and it's the only reason why this meter can't be absolutely perfect. This meter is still available brand new under 400 bucks at eaby with free international shipping directly from Japan. There is no other multimeter from a reputed brand, with so many features and high built quality that comes at a cost even closer to this. Fluke 179 comes around the same price with half of the features. This easily makes DT4282 the best bang for the buck in high end meter market. With this positve experience with DT4282, I'm thinking of getting their newest DT4261 on my bench.

Great comparison. Thank you for putting so much work into it. I have just bought the DT4261 with the bluetooth. It is better for my purpose. However, as you have mentioned a mA range would be nice on the Hioki 4261. The DT4282 has more functions which I could use for my hobby-things but I could not strech my budget.

Damn; your reviews are very addicting! Thanks a lot for all that info.

Many thousand thanks for a very interesting and informative review based on solid facts - excellent done !

Great video. I have a couple of Flukes 98 V (but not the MAX version) and they are great. An idea for a future video: Could you please give some practical examples when a True RMS multimeter gives valuable insight towards understanding an issue or helping when repairing a machine?

Excelent! On point and saved me money, thank you.

Great comparison but i agree with the comment about apples and oranges. The 87v Max is field service oriented and is designed to get jammed into oily and dirty places when being used. It is not a lab meter. For example you could play a game of football with the fluke and still use it for two months straight. As a heavy diesel mechanic, its a tough fluke meter every day of the week for me. I personally operate in dusty, filthy and oily environments frequently. The IP rating makes me much more comfortable. My only gripe are the probes for resistance and continuity testing when chasing problems in harnesses historically with flukes but in which case when you're so far heavily invested in your own tools you tend to buy the best tools from different brands knowing that no one manufacturer makes the best everything ie buying aftermarket probes This is a great video for people looking to learn about both meters at once. This was informative for me as for field service i have made the jump from 117 to 177 to 88V and now to the 87v max. I might add i also own the DT4221 for leaving in my ute and DT4256 for the workshop and to loan to the apprentices. So funnily enough even though it was an apples and oranges comparison, it was very helpful in chosing my next meter, as the 287 was not really on my mind. Thanks for a job well done

Can you test Megger, Gossen and Flir meters?

Thanks for interesting video.

Very high quality content. Thank you for making this video.

I remember someone saying that Hioki min/max mode is implemented as "always-on". It's on by default and you can always track the min/max since powered on. And they have a "clear" button to clear the storage so it starts from 0 again.

Nice job on this, very thorough. Flukes are not really made for technicians. They are made for maintenance personnel who follow (initially if they are good) written instructions. Many of these instructions are 10 or more years old. Flukes are designed NOT to change.

I have been a maintenance and field engineer for the past 36+ years. I would like to say "FLUKE = CONFIDENCE". Other meter brands come and go, better, more features, we've seen them all. BUT the only meter which you can trust when you are cold sweating at 3 AM, alone with a machine and the Customer is waiting for the repair, and the single reading that you take would decide which part to replace and have to make a decision to wait for 1 hour till the part arrives on site, I only trusted the reading from a FLUKE. DEPENDABLE. P.S. I still have a FLUKE 8060AA (1989) working as new. Let's wait for the other meters 30+ years banged and beaten in the field, the judge.

People always say that fluke is better. Fluke is very good, like Keysight and Hioki. They are for me the top brands. I have Fluke multimeters and they are amazing tools, but when i tested the DT4282, from Hioki, I've noticed that a really powerful tool, appear and join the show for high end equipments.

i never use the buzzer feature on my fluke meter i do not see the point as i look at the display for the actual reading

Fluke is great but its expensive for the brand in most cases

After watching this I don't know if I should buy an 87 now (I was considering it), that closeup on the current shunt was shocking!I don't know whether I should get a 121GW, Hioki or a Uni-T maybe...

You do such a great job getting details in not many consider important, especially 'usability'. 'This should be working! I read the manual. I did what it says. WTF?" sort of thing. ;-)

Fluke 87 V Max HAS nanosiemens! It is selectable by RANGE.

I bought the 87v max, i assume it will last for electrician work and still use it for hobbies. I hope i don't have to buy another one after warranty lifetime ends

Would have bought this meter in a heartbeat, except it has no bar graph. Such a shame to be missing this function.

Thankyou. Very good work. Can you please measure microvolts with both meters, AC and DC. This would be helpful when looking for leakage current in automotive. The noise floor is very important.

Мультик огонь! Обзор тоже огонь! Показал все важные детали, о которых простые обзорщики даже не знают. Мужик! Где-то тихо плачет Ака Касьян с его любимыми плюками.

Will the front-end rotating mechanism of the L9300 become loose and wobbly over time?

3:04 Fluke 87V MAX has a "version for explosive environment and also a version for automotive?" How are these versions distinguished?

I don't know what this is. I don't know what a multimeter is. but you make me want to buy a hioki multimeter.

I think those two multimeters should not be compared, they are not of the same category, Good Night Man, 🎩

Are there any good meters with rechargeable batteries?

17:53 You neglected to mention that these threads can also be used to attach alligator clamps which are pretty handy and much more likely to be useful to the average person.

Great video, shows almost every thing. I'm going to buy Hioki DT4282

Going to pull the trigger on fluke 87v then I stumbled on this video.. Finally decided to get hioki Dt4282. Japan equipment quality is no Brainer for me

Such a great detail video, although i have a Fluke meter, i would buy a Hioki multimeter in the future.

I run a fluke 86 iii- still badass

Thanks 3 for 🎉

Are there any smaller multimeters you recommend? I was thinking UT133A

You are quite right - Fluke DMM´s are obsolete and highly overpriced - I agree with you they don´t deserve to be classified as industrial standards - the DMM´s are practical jokes- I do dislike them ! Hioki is a much better choice and brand as you correctly concluded and I will purchase one then I can afford it. Lastly many thanks for your honest review based only on facts ! Many Greetings from Stockholm ( Sweden ) and Jan Eklöf

The theatrical part on the probe sectıon might turn off some people who are fans Fluke like football fans. It might do some injustice to your objectivity which you clearly demonstrate when you criticize Hioki.

When I make measurements, I always use BM869s "BRYMEN". But when an unexpected measurement happens, I always check it with FLUKE289. When I get external verification and they want to see what the measurement looks like, I always show them the measurement with FLUKE289. I never have problems when they see FLUKE! All instruments are calibrated, certified, but only with Fluke I have no problems. This is the bare reality!I don't know HIOKI, it must be a very good instrument. The BM869S is also an excellent instrument, both are better than FLUKE. But are they equally reliable, traceable, calibrated, credible, stable when you compare them with FLUKE?

Fluke does not auto range when using relative mode

I never heard of Hioki. Is that in the same league as Fluke? Never seen them sold anywhere but seems like a very good design.

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I have 2 of the DT4282's........I also have many Flukes which I now hardly use much

you call the diode test having its own position stupid.... but this is 1 of the most commonly used test on circuit boards!

Joe Smith likes the Brymen multimeters. Bm235, BM789 and Bm869s. I agree with Joe.

20:12:27: Hold on there! I do own a Liebherr fridge and it sucks. When I bought, I paid the twice the amount what a Beko or Bosch fridge cost at the time. Yes, they are mechanically sturdy with door handles, shelves etc but keeps producing icy walls and freezing everything close to these walls (also on the non-freezer part). That is next to all that far*ing noises it makes (they just did not update their design when environmental regulations required a change of gas type). Next time better Beko or Bosch.

ya we can fucking hear it DUH!

It is incorrect to compare a device with 6000 count with a device with 60,000 counts. Hioki DT4282 should be compared with Fluke 289 or at least 287...

Jiri, you’re comparing apples to oranges. If you want to make a fair comparison, then compare the Hioki DT4282 with Fluke 287.

Why is the high end Hioki racing through different values even when it is just lying on the table? The Fluke is solidly at ZERO!

maybe adjust the settings on the 85v to match the Chinese knock off. maybe a fairer test.

unstable as windows 95 😂😂

Man you are BIASED!! But for well explained facts and reasons. Much nuanced and detailed. thank you sir!!

Švejk style review, a kind of interesting , if you like Švejk

HIOKI brand was so amazing it's has made in japan wow much better than the Fluke many components inside " while the Fluke is so expensive '

This is such a funny obviously bias video 😂unfortunately no amount of stupid compassions will erode Flukes reputation for quality and accuracy but good try but a massive fail.

"Superiority" is racist! Next time include meters from Africa and South America in your comparison. ; )

The more I learn about DMMs, the more I'm convinced Fluke is some weird cult.

Beats up on the fluke by plugging and slamm8ngmitmaround. Lousy review..get another job..

I don't accept this review

The HIOKI 4261 Is not designed nor is aimed at any electronics use. It is simply for the average electricians that won't even need to use (measure) currents in the range of microamps. This is the reason why. And by the way, I've got a Fluke 85 V version and is a fast and a great and long lasting multimeter but as you pointed out has lots of shortcomings therefore I'm gonna "surely" buy a HIOKY 4282 soon. I really like the dual display and the warning functions, more stability, more accuracy, and an overall a much nicer layout and display. Well done HIOKI I'm your costumer.

LOL... Fluke is very good but it is indeed overpriced... Amprobe (also owned by Danaher, same company that owns Fluke) is great; Flir, Testo, Hioki, Sanwa, Ideal, CEM, Greenlee, Klein, Brymen, Extech, Southwire, Uni-T, Voltcraft, Gossen, Ideal, Etc.... are great - multimeters also depend very much upon usage, needs, environment, personalities and budget: outside, inside or bench and personal preferences !!!

Fluke is overpriced lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!