Keithley 2110 DMM Review - oh and Puppies too!

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Gerry Sweeney

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In this video I do a review of a brand new Keithley 2110-120 bench top multi meter.

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@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob, thanks for the comments. Yeah they could have made a killer meter if they put an OLED display in the thing. Gerry

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah I did think that too, it feels like a better display *needs* to be hacked in but as you say, that project can be added to the list....thanks for the comments

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Tommy, yeah they are neat little boxes, well built for the money, really cannot complain. Gerry

@gerrysweeney 10 жыл бұрын

Indeed, I found that when someone pointed it out to me. Its actually built quite well but the display is terrible. Interestingly Picotest seem to market the same meter but s a 6.5digit - firmware changes perhaps. Gerry

@reflow7 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Gerry, I have aqquired one of these units , and would just like to say:- Good review :-) keithley make some very accurate kit which i buy and use, i was offered a rigol 3058e in similiar price base.......NO! scopes yes middle end multimeters no.....the 2110 although adopted by keithley is awesome for the discounts going about at the moment, the support is second to none, i have an old keithley elecctrometer and its still bang on today..........36 years later amazing really! I also have a vichi 8145 its ok but its so slow...i use it for donkey low priority work :-) I mount my 2110 to the right and slightly up this way the pants lcd is awesome and different on my bench...bargain

@gerrysweeney 10 жыл бұрын

yeah people do say that. But with two of them, so far....they have been excellent. Go to sleep at around 9PM, up again at 6PM so not too bad. Gerry

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

You are right, I just had a look. So without the power chord its better but it still moves around, not as much though - its workable, thanks for pointing that out. I am there with you on the "display annoys me" as you probably know :) Gerry

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment and for watching, glad you found it useful. Gerry

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

I was probably being a bit lazy to be honest, I think VirtualBox works fine too but I have had trouble with it in the past, I will probably give it a try and see how it works. Thanks for the suggestion

@PapasDino 11 жыл бұрын

Nice review Gerry...don't feel like the Lone Ranger, blew the current input fuse recently on my Agilent 34405A (it's soooo easy to do if you're not paying attention!). Maybe someday test gear manufacturers will include Mac software...then I'll be able to get rid of the PC at the bench! Dino

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes Martin is definitely getting a cal lab together. Mind you, I do want one of those 8.5 digit HP meters...and I am seriously thinking about building my own high precision voltage reference using a Kelvin-Varley divider and an LTZ1000 - oh somebody stop me....

@RobB_VK6ES 11 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you aren't running a cal lab. That's Martins teritory :) The display is a bit of a disapointment, blue on blue is never a good combination and particularly poor when the display is inverted. Smacks of trying to be trendy IMO and at the same time paying homage to the early HP displays. I'd like one of those sexy OLED displays which are well suited to a bench meter but not so on a handheld. Nice review. Thanks Gerry

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Well spotted, yes they look identical, thats disappointing for Keithley, I wonder who the OEM is...thanks for pointing this out.

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Agree, and for £400 its really at a good price point - perhaps Keith would argue that the display is a contributing factor to the lower price point.

@joephysics980 10 жыл бұрын

The display clearly shows that they messed up the design, applied a horrid bandaid, and are trying to dump it on the market... Great video though, and puppies are always good video guests.

@greywolf271 9 жыл бұрын

Joe Physics Keithley must have contracted the design of this to a faceless chinese company

@EIKAinc 5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. It looks ugly and I will never like this display. Also, device acts as GW Instek DMM. I see nothing from Keithley here.

@salvo2889 11 жыл бұрын

Let's have a look at Picotest M3510A / M3511A They seems to be identiacl!

@DavidLeeMenefee 11 жыл бұрын

Now I know what DMM not to get. Thanks. Thumbs UP

@skonkfactory 11 жыл бұрын

If you use VMware Fusion, mapping the USB port is literally one click and it just works.

@klystron44 8 жыл бұрын

I apologise for nitpicking but being older generation, it appears so easy. I will excuse you on the voltage setting, agree would have expected it to be 240. The reason us older folk are touchy about supply settings is in the valve era voltages were rarely regulated and relied upon this being set to the nearest 5VAC. The camera angle was probably better for viewers, backlighting would be better reduced. Like your relaxed style it is better than some frantic sites. Regards Rog. Lke the puppies I have an Akita!

@gerrysweeney 8 жыл бұрын

+klystron44 No apologies needed, thanks for the comments. Gerry

@ChipGuy 11 жыл бұрын

They really tried to copy the 34401A, but the display is a big big fail. TC input is nice though.

@OneCoolDude08 11 жыл бұрын

Even if the review sucked, I would thumbs up for the cute puppies! But wasn't a factor since the review was well done. I love the old Keithley meters, but they seem to be headed in the wrong direction ever since Danaher Corp. bought them. Having a giant bezel to make a tiny display appear bigger is kind of scammy. We could hack in a bigger display but I already have enough projects as do most people.

@dtiydr 10 жыл бұрын

1/2 thumb up for the puppies and 1/2 for the great review. :)

@gerrysweeney 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@OneCoolDude08 11 жыл бұрын

If I was lucky enough to get one for free like you, then yes I would hack it. But to spend 600 USD on a DMM knowing you have to mod the display has me looking at other meters. I really like the looks of the UNI-T flagship bench DMM, but it's out of my budget right now! (unemployed at the moment, so I'm in the poor house!) So I'm actually going to get an older Keithley DMM once I sell some junk on eBay to fund that purchase, lol.

@Gringo_In_Chile 11 жыл бұрын

Pity because otherwise it is good value for the money. But like you, its still not an option for me because of the dismal display.

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah I am glad I am not the only one - the display is poor.

@ISmellBurning 11 жыл бұрын

Yes very useful Gerry! PS. I reckon you can kiss some of your leads goodbye with those two guys around. ;)

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is a problem, its not even hard to get it right.

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, they already ate my sons headphones....I have banned them from the lab here, its probably too dangerous a place for the puppies to be honest...

@klystron44 8 жыл бұрын

To me the display on the 2110 is better than the 2015. To blow the mains fuse by not checking supply setting is for apprentices. A free meter for this review, they are spoilt.

@gerrysweeney 8 жыл бұрын

+klystron44 I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion of course, personally I don't much like the ultra cheap LCD display module they have fitted to this meter, backlight is uneven, viewing angle is poor. In terms of blowing the fuse, yes I probably should have checked that before I plugged it in. However, in my defence, this was shipped to me here in Europe with a European power cord so I think it was reasonable I assumed that the voltage was already set to European voltage. Keithley are a world class global brand, they know how to sell all over the globe so shipping something to a region with the wrong voltage set is below the standard I would have reasonably expected from them. If it was a cheap brand then you could understand it, but its no. Or is it....! Take a look at the Picotest M3510A.

@Gringo_In_Chile 11 жыл бұрын

If it fails the continuity test... for ME, it's over, moving on.

@gerrysweeney 11 жыл бұрын

Ta...

@dand8282 6 жыл бұрын

"Build quality feels quite nice" as cheap lightweight plastic parts fall off into your hands...

@TKomoski 9 жыл бұрын

Gerry get back to producing

@bustersinclair 7 жыл бұрын

the protective plastic film is still on the display....that's why it looks like that. and this is a review? you may be smart, but pretty numb at the same time. I believe your head got in the way .

@gerrysweeney 7 жыл бұрын

I guess so, thanks for your comments