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Excellent meter for beginner electronics enthusiast

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2011

I've been using this Velleman DVM850BL meter and I can say it works great. For the price you get a lot of features, including bonuses like an audible continuity test, diode test, transistor test, and a replaceable internal fuse. At this price point, it's a great meter for a beginner electronics enthusiast. It is non-auto ranging, which I like. The construction is sturdy and well made. Pair this meter with an extra set of test leads such asBanana to Minigrabber Test Lead Setand you will have yourself a great setup for your digital multimeter needs. The only downside I've seen is the lack of an auto-off feature, but that's pretty minor. Overall this is a great meter at a bargain price. * Edit 2011-11-28: fixed incorrect wording due to autocomplete mistake. Should read "replaceable fuse".

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colton surveying instruments

JUNK

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

Its a piece of JUNK, maybe good for a one time use

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colton surveying instruments

JUNK

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2019

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Its a piece of JUNK, maybe good for a one time use

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Null Reference

Excellent meter for beginner electronics enthusiast

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2011

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I've been using this Velleman DVM850BL meter and I can say it works great. For the price you get a lot of features, including bonuses like an audible continuity test, diode test, transistor test, and a replaceable internal fuse. At this price point, it's a great meter for a beginner electronics enthusiast. It is non-auto ranging, which I like. The construction is sturdy and well made. Pair this meter with an extra set of test leads such as Banana to Minigrabber Test Lead Set and you will have yourself a great setup for your digital multimeter needs. The only downside I've seen is the lack of an auto-off feature, but that's pretty minor. Overall this is a great meter at a bargain price. * Edit 2011-11-28: fixed incorrect wording due to autocomplete mistake. Should read "replaceable fuse".

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bright_smiles

Great Meter, good bang for the buck!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2014

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I was tempted to give this 4 stars instead of 5 simply due to the strong VO (Volatile Organics) odor when I first opened the package, (and for months afterwards). However, I knew this would eventually dissipate, and it has. I suspect that maybe it was the reason we got such a great little meter at such a great price! I use this meter all over, in computers and electronics, household appliances, battery testing, continuity testing (yes, it does take that annoying second, but it does work!), automotive, you name it. I have tested millivolts, milliamps, 1.5, 3, 9, 12 V, etc batteries, 110V household, even 220V on my pool pump. It's told me what I need to know every time, and it is simply indispensable around here. My old one was a piece of crap that I paid $35 for at AutoZone 10 years ago, that I was never sure I could trust, and finally chucked it and bought this little beauty. Yeah, that strong organic smell was something else to start with, but I minimized my exposure to that (and my family's) and it's died down now, and I have a really great meter that I'm very very happy with. The backlight is nice, the dial feels great and is easy to turn yet locks firmly onto it's setting, and both the meter face and the actual digital readout are all very easy to read. The little stand on the back is very handy and also good and sturdy, and doesn't slide around on your work surface. I'm very happy with this meter, and would not hesitate to buy another one, actually, it would definitely be my first choice. Great deal, excellent quality, plug your nose for a few weeks and you'll end up with a really nice meter.

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Dave

Consider Spending A Bit More

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2016

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This multimeter might be fair for the price, however, in my opinion, it has a "cheap" feel to it and turned out to be defective and so was sent back. In some positions, the display did not render unless the main dial was heavily pressed down upon. The battery supplied with the unit showed dead according to my reliable Amprobe battery tester. A new battery didn't help matters.

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John Anderson

Good GOD it smells horrible!

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2023

It's fairly accurate but the continuity latching leaves something to be desired. It does its job as a really, *really* basic multimeter, but you're better off getting an Innova 3320 meter second hand or perhaps a Venlab meter. Or literally anything else for that matter.

The backlight function is, erm... not very good. It appears to run on a capacitive circuit, meaning that if you press it, a capacitor inside holds a charge and then quickly dissipates until it turns off. That also means that if you hold the light button down, it'll stay on, but only for the duration that you keep it pressed. It's not very practical if you want to at least *see* the display hands-free while your hands are busy using the probes.

Also, I don't know what sort of material the manufacturer used for the green cover but it smells like it crawled out from the depths of hell to personally torment my olfactory senses. I had banished this smelly green demon into a drawer for over a year after purchasing a less unpleasant meter and forgot about it until just recently, and the smell hit me so hard that I thought something had died in it. Nope. It was just this thing.

I'd say it's a great meter to give to someone if you hate them. Otherwise, please, for the sake of your sanity, purchase another meter.

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no way

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2011

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not durable at all, used it a few times worked well at first then started having problems with readings and the sound for continuity started fading away till no more, product has been in my tool case so it gets tossed around allot but not too often and now it does not work. poor quality

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Amazon Customer

Great for what it is

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016

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Pros: Product works as advertised. Cheap, accurate, and very practical for the average user who does not need super precise readings. Also comes with a backlight that makes the screen bright blue so you can read the black 7 segment display readout. Has all the functionality you ever need from a DMM

Cons: Backlight only lasts for ~3 seconds. After that, you need to push the BL (backlight) button again to reactiviate it. This short backlight duration can be a nuisance especially if you're using this DMM to diagnose why your house lights went out. Also, the test leads that come with this multimeter are not too durable. After a few uses, the leads have shown signs of discoloration and dis-figuration from being used on testing active/live home outlets.

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Brandi Nicole

I was so happy to come across this

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016

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I ordered this for my husband. He is an electrician and needed a new one. These are usually very expensive, I told him I would check amazon before he went and paid an outrages price. I was so happy to come across this. It saved us so much money. He said it works great and he was very suprised at the quality. He has used it all week and has no complaints so far!

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tartantyger

A bargain substitute for an expensive alternative

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2012

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I carry tools and test equipment, including a digital multimeter, whenever I travel on my motorcycle, mostly to assist other travelers who haven't been as focused on vehicle maintenance as I am. After losing or damaging a couple of $130 meters, I decided to try something rather less expensive - like 1/9th the cost; I'll not feel such a "sting" if something happens to it. Surprisingly, I've tested this against my "bench" Fluke 115 and, while it's more temperature-sensitive than the Fluke (and won't do true RMS measurements, which aren't all that important away from my shop), it's quite accurate at temperatures from 50F to 100F, and really very noticeable (might have something to do with the bright green case); I suspect I'll be less likely to lose it at an "incident" than the Fluke 113's I've used in the past. All in all, an excellent substitute, and a bargain to boot.

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RLopez

Can't Hear Continuity Signal

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2018

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I owned an earlier model of this voltmeter and was very satisfied with it. Unfortunately, I accidentally damaged it beyond repair. So, I ordered what I thought was an exact replacement. Returned the first one because I could not hear the continuity signal... assumed it didn't work. Received the second one and again, could not hear the continuity signal. Turns out you have to hold the meter up to your ear so you can hear the signal. Keeping the second one only because of projects I'm working on. I will be buying a different brand soon.

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