Vici VC99 Review & Teardown from Banggood
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- Vici VC99 Review & Teardown from Banggood
Vici VC99 Multimeter: Multimeter Tester : ban.ggood.vip/ex10
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Hi Paul, got one of these a while back, sent it back for a refund because of the quality of the input jacks. Simply atrotias. In my opinion put the same money into an Uni-T..Best wishes from Northern Ireland.
Great video once again. I bought this multimeter a long time ago, and hardly use it .By the way, what is the name of the little board for current checking you're using and where can I get it? I looked on your amazon store and couldn't find it. Thank you very much and keep the great work.
I own a viccy99 and they are really slow it was my first multimeter before knowing the Uni-T or Aneng. Can you please let me know about the current tester that you had? Thanks for the video
You're a brave man for taking that thing apart. Too expensive to be classed as cheap but alot of these sold in the world market.
I take em apart so you dont have too lol
Thanks, I went with the ow18b versus vc99 and fluke 15b. great vid.
The chomp out of the shunt is a very common way to calibrate the shunt. It stretches the copper out.
Question: How accurate is your resistance standard?
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It's pretty good. I used precision resistors.
The back support looks pretty flimsy too. One unintentional push and I guess it will break.
I just noticed there is a VC99+ model out now but I can't find any comparisons.
Hi Paul, which aneng multimeter do you prefer the AN8008 or the AN8009 and why?
My choice is the 8008. I like built in square wave gen.
Agree with your assessment. I think we all (many times) hook up the probes the wrong way when selecting a diff variable. You just get quicker feedback when you are measuring volts but have amps hooked up lol.
Quicker feedback...yeah, that's a very scientific way of saying blow up right?
@@learnelectronics It'll wake u if ur tired
how close is this to the VC837
Thanks so much, I'm the one who suggested a review. Seems a bit of a mixed bag, I'm glad I went for an Aneng Q1 instead now.
Moonbrony, sorry it took so long to get one. Yes you are better off with the Aneng.
I have this meter. The sensitivity drops at the higher frequencies. But it will read to 40 mhz.
A 4 watt cb on a good 50 ohm dummy load (14 volts AC) will give a reliable 27.18 reading.
Hi Paul, great video as always. You put big smile on my face every time when you mention 🦘 Dave in your videos.
By the way I had one of those ~10yrs ago and was named Vichi or Vichy VC99...Was order from eBay for 20€ or so. Trashed in few days because of Slowness in general But especially because of death slow continuity test.
One question: I’m about to order owon xds3202e scope for $370 (free shipping) for my home lab. What you think about it, or do youhave some suggestion(s)?
Thank you
While I have never had my hands on that particular model, I am a fan of Owon test gear.
Thanks
Hi Paul,
I was wondering what would really kill a nice Rigol (or other) oscilloscope. 5 volts I don’t worry about. 12 or 20 volts at 5 amps makes me wonder. Where are the limits? I’m sure ground first is right but could you throw some flags, please? I’m not sure at all that I want to calibrate the frequency and voltage on the grid....
Thanks,
Nick
By Rigol killer, I mean the scope that will push the 1054Z out of the top spot. But to answer you question, your sope is rated for a maximum voltage. What really ends up being the death of many first scopes is not understanding the outside of the bnc connector that your probes plug into goes directly to your electrical ground.
You never want to probe your household grid without a thorough understanding of live neutral and ground. In the US neutral bonds to ground in the household service panel. Accidentally mix up live and neutral when probing your outlets and no more scope.
learnelectronics Thanks Paul! I like the scope a lot and didn’t want to do something stupid!
not fair, check frequency and amp. current Accuracy please Thanks
Well, I'd say it rates 3 Ho Hums at best. Much better meters available for that kind of money. Thanks for the video Paul, have a good Holiday.
No protection for the battery wires. They can chaff against the soldered connections that they pass over. The 'bite' out of the current shunt is how they trim for voltage drop across the shunt.
Banggood seems to think bigger must be better cause they always charge to much for these full-size multimeters. For $40 you can get the aneng q1 which is a great multimeter. Great review Paul to bad the vici 99 did not live up to the rep it has in some places. You have a great day my friend.
I'd suggest the Aneng 860B+ for a meter in this class, it's only $23
I'll be keeping my Mastech. Full Disassembly to change a fuse ?
Crazy right?
$40 seems like a lot for this meter. I have a couple Uni-t 136s and they were only $15 each. And yes, they are also super OK ! Nice big display on that meter though.
I’d love to visit Paul’s Multimeter Museum. And buy a grab bag on the way out.
Vichy on the advert and Vici on the unit itself
Another great video Paul. Seem to be a nice unit, I think for the price and performance I would still go 8008. KJ4CDM
Me too!
Pretty interesting multimeter, man. 😊
It's weird how close some times Chinese companies get to a great product, but end up screwing it up. LOL
While watching the your video on the features I just looked Directly at the Counts .... 6000 :) 3:18 ... second item on the features after LCD display :)
Thanks I missed it.
Glad I looked at your review of this meter.. I was tempted, as it seemed a lot of bang for your buck in the advertising. Reality was disappointing. ...Thanks for that detailed appraisal Paul..
How would you rate this against the Owon 18b Paul?
Any idea's yet Paul??
I guess you don't have a preference then?
How much
This is what i love about this channel.. For me EE is just a hobby , so i dont need a Rohde & Schwarz scope , Rigol PSU and Multimeter etc ... If i had alot of money to burn i would maybe consider it , but since i really dont have any use for such expensive equipment im much more interested in "bang for the buck" , like i love the Aneng 8008 cause its plenty accurate for my use, has a nice big screen etc.. I just want the fancy stuff in videos for comparison .. And for some reason i dont get bored with multimeter reviews.. But many of the other channels are reviewing stuff that most hobbyist dont need or are willing to spend that much money ..
I am one of those who totally agrees with using good probes for all the reviews, and my plan is to get a pair of the nice ones you are using , but im also thinking about getting a cheap Hantek scope soon, and I was wondering if buying better probes for a cheap scope will make any diffrence or if thats just money better spent on something else like a cheap Logic analyzer or some ?
Buy the Probemaster scope probes. I bought them for my Hantek they are fabulous.
yeah, a new video =D
That beeping drives my dogs crazy. The Multi-meter appears to be junk. It's slower than molasses in the freezer. I purchased a $20 multi-meter from a overpriced mom and pops electrical shop and the continuity works as fast as you can touch it as well as all other functions. But you can't calibrate it either.
That DMM is truly unimpressive ... costs Double the Aneng 8008 (and it 's 9000counts) and is lower specked, and ..it fails on some of your test's .... truly not a good investment.
Another brick in the wall :P (Just kidding) Crystal clear screen. ProMaster Leads: Since they have less resistance than the supplied ones and also has tables with standarized values, it evaluates better the test for all meters. In a summary, one less variable to deal and what left is the meter . Additional it could be done a comparrisson between probe master and supplied leads on continuity but on the ut61e video it is shown the reason i belive. Where did you get the current tester? To pull the stand out use a microSD to SD adapter or a plastic letter opener to avoid scratches
I bought it from Ebay. Just search current standard.
@@learnelectronics I've found but it was a tough one :S needed to add mA to search query.
I am a bit disappointed about your uA test, when the meter is this much off something is wrong, either the meter is not calibrated in the uA range or your test setup failed. The easy way to check it is to add another meter in series and compare the readings.
In the tear-down you also skipped removing the display, at minium there is a blob behind it, but there might be more.
I kinda gave up when I saw how bare everything was. Just not a great meter.
Hi Oaul, I'd take it off your hands for $15 delivered. It's not very impressive is it?
Make it 17 to cover the PayPal fees and its yours....assuming you are in the US.
Where's the Beef? For a full sized meter at $41 I couldn't do it.
But wait! The Hz counter went up to 23 MHZ!
please check victor vc 97 !
I bought one some years ago. that overshoot in autorange mode is outrageous, the bar graph is darn slow, the housing is brittly flimsy plastic, limited input protection, min max is slow as a worm, same with that capacitance function. for hobby use or low precision work maybe that multimeter will do but not not for average electronics
Yep. The Aneng wins hands down for half the price.
learnelectronics are you familiar with T.E.S multimeters? one of taiwan's flagship brands? they grew side by side with escort back in the days. good mid priced meters they have. and with loads of features too I mean real features like a responsive bargraph, capacitance function etc.
No, but I'll check them out
learnelectronics thanks. looking forward for a review
You better not use this DMM for higher voltages....
It’s good to have more than one meter but this shouldn’t be the main DMM.
Yep, that's what i said in the video...
Why buy no name junk when you can get a ex-tech for about the same money? I am very happy with my ex-tech ! got a darn good deal on it when our local radio shack went under, paid 20$ for it on clearance....but you can usually pick them up for 50$ or so on eBay.
Did you listen to what I said at the beginning of the video? No?
I said:
"A viewer asked me to review this meter."
Does that answer your condescending question?
@@learnelectronics Sorry you took it like that, was not meant that way, was just meant to inform your viewers, not you that you can get a good DMM for the same money, instead of that junk, seems most of your viewers are beginners, and they should know rather than waste money on something that they will have to chuck in the trash in a year or so or if they loose interest in the hobby has no resale value!
I am not really impressed by this “not so cheap” multimeter, it won’t be on my Xmas wish list, that’s for sure!
The Aneng is way better for 20 bucks.
learnelectronics the back of the circuit board is such a wasteland, surely they could have put the fuses on the reverse side of the board. I don’t know how many screws you had to take out to get at the fuses, all I know is that it was way too many for my liking.
Not impressed but a good review.
A very good external imitation of the Fluke except you can tell the plastic is kind of cheap. Everything else looks kind of good and kind of not so good, and the name they choose, "Vicy" for a meter? Come on. The name tells it all.
But for 50us I guess it gives more for that value.
One thing it beats the Fluke though is the brighter display. I don't understand why Fluke never fixes the poor brightness of their displays meters. Having such a great performance in their information in it. I have an 189 but with my eye issues I have to constantly turn on the light on the display. Good light display it has but runs out my batteries faster.
Good review man. Thanks a lot. Just like you. I would choose another meter for that price though.
Rubbish meter