HANDSKIT 830LN CHEAP-O Multimeter Review & Teardown!

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  • čas přidán 13. 06. 2020
  • HANDSKIT needs to improve this green CHEAP-O. Unfortunately, good accuracy just isn't enough to keep the 830LN out of the dog house. A disappointing 1.5 Stars.
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Komentáře • 55

  • @cam11548
    @cam11548 Před 3 lety +8

    I got it included in a soldering kit. The test leads are working perfectly fine for me.

  • @radius.indrawan
    @radius.indrawan Před 3 lety +3

    9:00 i wonder if the reading number represents the estimated percentages of the battery juice? for a 9V battery, 8V under no load is pretty much around 20% juice left, yes? (trying to spare this meter a little bit here.. 😅)

  • @Hotshotter3000
    @Hotshotter3000 Před 3 lety

    I got one and it seems to be working fine. I am not super experienced with using a multimeter (hence why I am watching this) but I have a question about the continuity selection. Does that test a wire to see if there is a complete circuit or what?

  • @LLai-pe6wp
    @LLai-pe6wp Před 3 lety

    excellent review.. got this thing with soldering kit too. I guess its good enough for me to do what I need to do.

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 3 lety

      Great to hear.. seems capable enough. It's an 830xx series clone so you know it's 👍good!

  • @parlenkow
    @parlenkow Před 4 lety

    Hello Darren!!! Good video you are generous 1.5 star!!! May be influent by the beatiful green color and the test leds with the aligatos típs! Thanks my friend and waiting for the next rewiew

  • @onairmastering
    @onairmastering Před 3 lety

    I just got this as a gift and I have a question, do you think the battery reading is actually volts?

  • @protarget1
    @protarget1 Před 4 lety +1

    Love your reviews Simple yet informative. So much so, after the review on the ZOYI ZT102A . Which BTW was another brill vid, I went and bought one. I love the Auto feature which is great because I'm setting up 12v electrics in my Camper Van. But something curious happened. by accident I have found 4 more false Auto settings .If you place the dial in between each functions mode settings starting from the mV dial mode. to, in between the A and mA dial setting. The Auto light comes up on the screen, and it works just like the proper Auto. Is this normal or is there a problem somewhere.???? BTW only tried it once. just in case I may damage the meter

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 4 lety +1

      I'm pretty sure thats a bug not intended for real world use.Anytime you get stuck between ranges its usually not a good thing. Thanks for the kind words!👍

    • @protarget1
      @protarget1 Před 4 lety +1

      @@KeepOnTesting Thanks for the info. It's works fine at the moment , lets see how it goes.

  • @HowTo5min-co3ni
    @HowTo5min-co3ni Před 3 lety

    Great review thank you

  • @GregoryEsman
    @GregoryEsman Před 2 lety

    My COM Port wasn't working that well either. I had to tilt the end of the lead that goes into the multimeter for it to register.
    If this is your problem just take the multimeter apart and lightly crimp the cylinder down. Put it back together and if you crimped it enough it'll work flawlessly.
    Just be careful. Small parts inside of the dial

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 2 lety +1

      You mean input jack. Yes you can crimp to make a better fit but you shouldn't have too.
      😀👍

    • @GregoryEsman
      @GregoryEsman Před 2 lety

      @@KeepOnTesting Thanks. I agree

  • @derektodd4126
    @derektodd4126 Před 4 lety

    Looking forward to your Sanwa program.

  • @watchmakerful
    @watchmakerful Před 11 měsíci +1

    The battery test sets a fixed resistance load and measures current, not voltage. For a 9 V battery it is usually 24 mA @ 9.0 V, for a 1.5 V battery 40 mA @ 1.50 V (on some models 50 mA). This function is identical to a DT-182.
    PS, for small watch batteries, switch to the 9 V test and expect 4..4.5 mA on a fresh battery.

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 11 měsíci

      Yes indeed..I realized this after the initial review. Definitely an unusual albeit interesting way to measure a batteries longevity. 👍 btw great tip for the watch batteries!

  • @TheRadiogeek
    @TheRadiogeek Před 4 lety

    I think on some other cheap multimeters with a battery tester mode the meter will display the current under some kind of load and not a voltage. Check the manual and see if it says anything about it. Nice review of a green steaming pile.😜

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 4 lety +1

      Green steaming pile..I like that !
      Believe it or not but there's not 1 mention about the battery function/range in the manual, smh. Food for thought though!

  • @pakoortiz7528
    @pakoortiz7528 Před 2 lety

    What battery do you need to turn on the multimeter?

  • @steph2211
    @steph2211 Před 4 lety

    Hey buddy at least it's green 👍

  • @nagabhushanjoshi254
    @nagabhushanjoshi254 Před 4 lety

    Nice review 👍, Good looking Multimeter, unfortunately not accurate, Winapex 8101 has almost the same price but accurate readings, Hi Darren is the winapex clampmeter review coming ?

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 4 lety

      Yes indeed 👍 the review for the clamp will be out in early July.

  • @TRONMAGNUM2099
    @TRONMAGNUM2099 Před 2 lety

    I've seen similar multimeters reviewed, and they said it was milliamps of the battery. I guess that is useful but probably not as useful as it just showing the voltage. The best would be to show both. Not gonna happen at this price point.

  • @watchmakerful
    @watchmakerful Před 11 měsíci

    0:40 Cheap like borscht 😀 do you actually like borscht?

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 11 měsíci +2

      Depends on the borscht! I grew up with it but never really appreciated a good bowl of borscht until my wife made it for me..😊

  • @vhonvhon6523
    @vhonvhon6523 Před 4 lety

    👌

  • @markr87
    @markr87 Před rokem

    I got one and working sjut perfectly fine. I think you are unlucky. Btw you used the battery tester totally wrong. That is not voltage, but more like a weak try to show percentage of the battery

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před rokem +1

      No its fudged. I received another unit and it displayed the 1.5/9v function perfectly. This dmm wasn't meant for prime time. Thx for watching 👀

  • @just_arandom_guy8209
    @just_arandom_guy8209 Před 4 lety

    So low performance? Unbelievable! I had it in my aliexpress whishlist! Generally i had some respect for the products of handskit, they always looked better quality than other no name products.

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 4 lety +1

      Yes it was really disappointing. Appears my unit was made in a hurry!

    • @just_arandom_guy8209
      @just_arandom_guy8209 Před 4 lety

      After i saw pros and cons to end of the video, i can say that i wouldnt have problem with that dmm. High accuracy is important for me! The disadvantages are easilly fixable :)

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 4 lety +1

      @@just_arandom_guy8209 Surprisingly good on the mV/mA ranges. Just terribly put together and now the Resistance range completely died. A permanent OL.
      Too bad really..

  • @dontvvlog9823
    @dontvvlog9823 Před 9 měsíci

    Capacitor

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 9 měsíci

      No capacitance support for this multimeter

    • @dontvvlog9823
      @dontvvlog9823 Před 9 měsíci

      @@KeepOnTesting sad

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 9 měsíci

      @@dontvvlog9823 It's a DT830 clone (classic) unfortunately that chipset the ICM 7106 never had capacitance.

  • @iven4843
    @iven4843 Před 2 lety

    Tried to get it working for a solid 20 minutes before seeing your video. I have the same issue, what an aweful joke

  • @ManojPaulll
    @ManojPaulll Před 4 lety

    First comment

  • @derektodd4126
    @derektodd4126 Před 4 lety

    Holy SH one T. This unit even @ 10/11 GDP is a disaster.

  • @halrhoads6194
    @halrhoads6194 Před 4 lety

    Very disappointing. Will certainly avoid this "turd".

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 4 lety

      Definitely, I still can't get over the huge test leads for such small multimeter! A real hodgepodge.😅

  • @yambo59
    @yambo59 Před 4 lety

    Wow, zero quality control here - even the Harbor Freight freebie 830's work better than this, too bad. Nice looking case though-lol

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před 4 lety

      👍 At least the green doesn't glow in the dark..🤣

  • @stevenprince9907
    @stevenprince9907 Před rokem

    Why have that annoying music in the background.?????

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před rokem

      I've toned it down since. Music should enhance not detract . 👍

    • @stevenprince9907
      @stevenprince9907 Před rokem

      @@KeepOnTesting good because I turned it off well before the end. It might be just me but I couldn't hear a word you was saying. I honestly can't understand why a teaching video has to play music in the background 🙄

    • @KeepOnTesting
      @KeepOnTesting  Před rokem

      @@stevenprince9907 It's not a teaching video it's a review. You do understand the difference correct?