Peter Bindels
Looking to *finally* buy a multimeter I can rely on to show the actual numbers that come out. Specifically looking for one for small electronics work. Accurate resistances, voltages, currents are a must. Unlikely to ever use transistor or capacitor measurement inputs. Want it to be a reliable device that lasts longer than the cheap trash I used so far. Any recommendations. Budget is ~25-75 euros.
Oct 2, 2023 at 8:38pmWeb
Show threadOliver SchönrockOct 2, 2023

@dascandy42

Brymen meters are very very good:
https://brymen.eu/product-category/multimeters/

BM235 is in your budget.

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Show threadPeter BindelsOct 2, 2023
@oschonrock Looks nice. They don't seem to have understood non-Windows existing for the USB connection though. Kinda sad.
Show threadOliver SchönrockOct 2, 2023

@dascandy42

I have not tried, but suspect someone has solved this:

EEVBlog is central for this stuff..

initial searches:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/getting-brymen-bm869s-working-with-sigrok/

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/program-that-can-log-from-many-multimeters/

Solved: Getting Brymen BM869s working with sigrok - Page 1

Solved: Getting Brymen BM869s working with sigrok - Page 1

Show threadPeter BindelsOct 2, 2023
@oschonrock The EEVBlog guy is kinda... nope. Thanks for the links though!
Show threadOliver SchönrockOct 2, 2023

@dascandy42

He is an acquired taste, I agree.

The electronics community with very knowledgable people on the forum however, is probably some of the best around.

(BTW, eevblog rebrands brymen meters. They are cheaper direct).

They are "almost fluke quality for" much much less.

Show threadPeter BindelsOct 2, 2023
@oschonrock Yeah... I'd looked up the price for a Fluke and decided its out of my price range.
Show threadOliver SchönrockOct 2, 2023

@dascandy42
Yeah I have a fluke 175 and a BM789.

The 789 is by far the better meter for about half the price.

Show threadSumilumiJun 7, 2024

@dascandy42 @oschonrock I was at Imperial College last year and spent some time in the freshman Halls. Imperial’s engineering school is on par with MIT, certainly a top 10 in the world engineering school. All EE / EEE students i spoke to told me they learnt everything they know from ‘Dave Jones’ and he was the main reason why most of them chose Electronics engineering as a degree.

Nearly everyone’s base / start level of EE knowledge was way above my generation’s (80’s/90’s) graduation level.