Thanks for watching.

lol

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's always good to see the changes put to the test.

Whilst trying the 14k transients, I hit a heartrate of 130bpm and an anal sphincter scale of 9.6 expecting something to blow up in that multimeter! LOL

Imagine sitting next to them.

In these parts that 9.6 figure would be referred to as ones 'pucker factor'. Guess the terminology is regional... :)

I was wondering if something else would give out but there were no signs of any problems. If something starts to breakdown, I will normally see it on the scope or hear it. Looks like they did a fine job with the layout.

Thanks and enjoy your new meter. I use mine frequently and even after the abuse I put them through, they both continue to perform very well.

I am not much of a TV person myself. Anymore, it's rare I even watch the news. I've pretty much given up on the major networks. That BM235 is one tough nut to crack. I hit it with some of the highest transients and saw no problems. The 869s was not as robust but still far better than the majority of the meters I have looked at. Enjoy your new hobby and the new meter.

I agree about TV. Anything I watch now days is entertaining and educational like your videos. Reading books on electronics, some of the old books from the 40's and 50's are great for tube gear. A lot of hands on repairs and builds of tube gear and analog power amps I spend time on. I wish I would have gotten into this stuff young for my career as it was always interesting to me. Your engineering skills are amazing. What is your background into it if I might ask?? Thanks again for the cool videos! can't wait for the next.

Electronics is fun. Stick with it.

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it.

He will never tell you, has his own quirky reasons for it.

Sorry for late reply :-) Just bought this meter and am reading up on it. My Maplin White Gold (which is well protected for it's age) got called an antique last week :-( I change it's leads every 10 years whether they need it or not :-) It has helped me commission probably 500 VSDs, servo and DC drives plus umpteen soft starts, star-deltas, Korndorfer and conventional motor starters. It's been used for phasing 12 pulse 11KV transformers between secondaries and in the DC trip circuits. It was across a direct shunt when a 2500A DC breaker popped on a particularly nasty series wound DC motor. It suffered no damage despite the huge inductive arc splatter coming out of the arc chute and who knows what EMC and circulating currents. Various 240 and 480VDC slate bed relay controls also tested with it: Inductive coils, lots of volts, thin wires and bad earths.... The problem is if someone asks, how old it is, when was it last calibrated and (crucially/comically) where did you buy it, it might not stand up in court Your Honour. I can understand not telling the transistor part. Obviously a knowledgeable source saying explicitly "do this to improve your meter's safety" is a) putting themselves at risk and b) does not invite friends from the multi-meter manufacturer. I'm not knowledgeable and have no KZfaq status, so my guesses would be: Y1 or SS8050 is quite common. Almost any modern NPN SOT23 BJT would probably out-perform the 2N2222. Several high current fast switching types now exist such as FMMT 620. This is 1.5A, quite high breakdown voltage, high gain and fast to turn on. That would have been in a TO220 package not many years ago, not the grain of black pudding rice it fits in now!

I just noticed the transistors in the meter on a high res photo from someone else show VLR on top. This is a 2SC5866 I think. It is a fast 2A device in a slightly oversize SOT23 package and is much more robust than the 2N2222 mentioned. An upgrade since this video?

Isolation? If you really need isolation, you will need for example two handheld meters. The two K-type inputs - inputs are on the COM and A jacks which are connected by a large HRC fuse and a shunt.

We would have to take your word for it. If you decide to make a video showing it, please post the link.

@@joesmith-je3tq Well, I would probably have to update my 869 first with the mods. It is reassuring to pick it up and dig into HV cabinets even stock.

@@Ruudwardt It's a pretty robust meter as is. I'm sure I've caused more than one kid with a MOT to damage their meter after seeing me run them up so high. lol.

I don't normally disclose such details to discourage modifying a safety device.

@@joesmith-je3tq OK- I asked Just for curiosity...

That's a long wait....

Using Google to do a quick search of "DM830A and Brymen" shows its a BM829s. Greenlee has a fairly big markup with from what I see, no added value. The BM829s may be found on Brymen's site at: www.brymen.com/PD02BM820s_829s.html

joe smith That explains it. I thought for the price of the Greenlee at $250+ it would be in the 869s category. I wish Brymen would distribute in the US. Had to go through TME to order my 869. I guess if Greenlee has a re-branded 869 it will be $600+. Amazing markups they put on these for just adding their name.

TME is where I bought mine. I had no problems with them. Greenlee charge that much because it has their custom green boot.

Wow! TME sells the BM829 for $179 US. The Greenlee DM830 I've seen for over $350 on Ebay from some distributors. Folks really need to research prices on stuff to not get hosed. TME had the best price I could find on the BM869.

I think TME is pretty much where everyone I post has bought their's from.

I've thought about editing all the details out and maybe just giving a 10 second pass/fail. Hello, 14KV test passed. Later.