Hi,

Planning to get a multimeter for simple home DIY stuff.


So many on the market. Which are the better/accurate/reliable one to get.


Going by the number of buys on Shopee, are the following worth getting?





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Between these 3, Uni-T is ok.

Personally i'd stick with kyouritsu haha.

Uni-T is better from the other 2.

Some more got NCV function so can detect power line in the wall.

My uni-t dont know how many time drop already.

This post has been edited by hr_elie: May 22 2023, 10:41 PM

cheap one is cost cutting design, if anything goes wrong, it has no safety feature - will blow up in a manner that can and will hurt. This blow up usually happen when wrong mode is selected.
its like using a car without airbag and seatbelt

if you just use for AA battery or 9V battery test any meter will work, however don't use elcheapo meter for AC (mains) work.

IMPORTANT- if you are touching 230V u need at least a CAT III 300V rated meter.

Kyoritsu clamp meter KEW2117R will serve you well, safely.
Else Uni-T UT201 to 204 (some new version old version- diff by red clamp black clamp- u research urself lah) clamp meter.

1. Cat III 300V rated
2. Clamp meter for contactless AMPS measurement. See #5
3. Auto-ranging make life easier
4. True RMS measures modded waves better (inverter output).

5. Note: NOT all clamp meter can measure capacitance.
6. NCV light, test pen light, all need Live-Dead-Live and best to just shutdown power when working on 230V.

This post has been edited by ceo684: May 22 2023, 10:47 PM

Uni-T or Sanwa or Pro'skit or got budget go for fluke.