someone had a lot of fun while editing this :)

I bought this a couple of years ago and am satisfied with it, best of the cheapies if you ask me. Looks sturdy and more expensive than its price tag. I recommend it if you're looking for a cheapie.

I like how you went into the internals. Great vid don't know why so many thumbs down

Thanks!

can you use rechargeable AAA batteries in this or is it not advisable?

It was nearly there, Darren.

I forgot to add, on your intermittent live function, looks like your jack connections are soldered to the board ok in the video, does it act the same with different leads-? Maybe the lead jack sleeve needs to be pullled out of its hole and squeezed together a bit -? Im just guessing and after squeezing the sleeves together a bit I like to wrap a single turn of electrical tape around the outside of the lead jacks before slipping them back into their holes, they fit tighter in the holes and makes the leads fit nice and snug. Also fair warning, if you take this one apart all the way its got the PITA spring and ball bearing switch detents design along with a LED panel and backlight that are not screwed down to the board, so reassembly is a bit like surgery-lol I laid in a touch of grease to the ball bearing ramps before reassembly, works very smooth but still nice and solid. I finally got the combo down for reassembling it with much less frustration but it sure would be easier if the LED panel was screwed to the board instead of just laid into its recess . Let me know if you find out the issue - im curious to see what your problem is as mine works great. My VFC comes up after I hit the Hz button then the VFC button, the manual says it stands for "variable frequency voltage", Im guessing its something for measuring motors or-??? Overall I really like this little 10,000 count meter, its not perfect but what sub $20 meter is-? lol

want this just for capacitor testing.

Hi Derren, while you are testing/reviewing you should add ac current and dc current measurement.

Ive got one of these and like it quite a lot, not perfect for sure -- but one of the biggest things its 9999 count - true RMS, good capacitance range, nice big display, great looking rugged case and doesnt feel cheap - except for the leads - like most cheap meters. Yeah the continuity could be better, but even my Fluke 17B+ isnt what it could be as with many meters especially cheap ones. Ive seen far worse than this for same money. I like it overall even with its flaws.

Thanks for the review. Which one is best budget multimeter, according to your test?

Nice demo, thanks. When do you think one should buy this model over the DM100C? Is it worth buying the DM100C for the extra few euros/bucks?

MUSTOOL MT109 does the same 100MΩ resistance and 100mF. Thanks for the reviews.

Very nice video! Subscribed.

I am looking for an auto range multitester that is equipped with protection from 220 volt voltage so as to avoid damage when measuring 220 volt voltage but the selector position is wrong. does this multimeter have such protection? Such protection is important because I often forget to turn the selector in the right direction so that the multimeter burns and breaks

Bought this model 2 on eBay from Hongkong and China .

VFC is something to do with testing electric motors I think

The Fluke 289 goes up to 100mF and 500 Meg Ohm, but then again it's not a cheap meter by any measure. As for the MESTEK DM91A, I would buy myself one if it weren't for the slow continuity, deal breaker for me. Nice review.

The VFC mode should be for testing output of a three phase variable frequency drive, to filter out the carrier frequency and show only the actual output frequency. Although if anybody is working on a three phase motor he probably shouldn't be using a $25 meter.

THANKS

Uni-T UT-61E costs around £30 ($40 USD) and does 220mF capacitance ±(3.0%+5) and 220Mohm resistance ±(0.5%+10).

I bought it perfect mini device and good work but it is measurement beatwean 45hz and 400hz

i Like it bro

Hi Darren where did you buy the orange case on your et8101? thanks.

DM100C reabviews pls tnx bro

Where did you find (ebay please) the magnetic case/cover/holster at 3min21s? Please do reviews on dmm cases/covers/holsters.

i think it is better at the end of video if you write down the list of pros you see and list of cons

I hope it had min/max feature.

JUST RECEIVED TODAY DM91A . TESTED CONTINUITY VERY SLOW TO RESPONSE . NOT RECOMMENDED .

Had this exact meter. What a piece of crap. However, your intermittently working live function is probably just a manufacture defect, mine worked well. What bothered me very much is that when i measured 9v battery using the battery mode for a little too long, a fuse got blown, then the regular DCV measurement got completely incorrect reading. It took me a while to figure out the fuse blown directly resulted in the inaccurate DCV reading. After I replaced the fuse, the reading got back to normal! i was like WTF? And although the meter can warn about blown fuses, it sometimes doesn't work/warn you. I can't even recommend this meter to hobbyists. This is just a random meter that its measurements and behaviours are just too random. If you had to troubleshoot a board while troubleshooting your meter at the same time, it'd be a living hell.

Thumb up from me mate :)

VFC..voltage free contact

could it be the range switch? press down on it, ive had to tweak them

how to calibrate this one?

It's also cheaper than the an8008

Sounds effects ruin this otherwise informative video.