Draper 52320 Digital Multimeter

Its not much bigger than my mobile phone, it has a soft plastic outer casing to protect it from clumsy people like me and comes with a battery.

Among the features it has a diode tester, resistance tester, AC current, DC current and a 9V battery tester. For the AC, DC and resistance tests it has a number of ranges which you can select with dial depending on whether you are testing a car battery or something bigger (up to 200v I believe). The AC range is ample for testing mains current.

I'm no electrician but it suits my hobby fine. A tenner well spent.


Nice piece of kit!   December 23, 2009
Michael Christofi (UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I have one of these to test AC volts and Resistance. Both work fine! There is enough fuctions on it to do what any normal DIY user needs! My only complaint is that is doesnt have a buzzer on it, which is really useful, but this wont effect my review as i didnt claim to have one! P.S i work as a lighting technician and this is what i use in my tool box so cant be bad! well recommend!


A gift   August 4, 2010
Angela Wright (Manchester)
The recipient of the multimeter seemed happy with the gift so I assume it must be fine.


Excellent value for money   March 20, 2010
Dr. Antoni J. Janik (North Yorkshire)
It took 5 mins to diagnose a problem of a discharging motorcycle battery using this meter. It is well protected by its rubberised case and works well with an easy to see readout, I bought it on the basis of reviews already made and am not dissapointed. Well worth the money.


Compact and handy   May 22, 2009
M. Greer (UK)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

This meter requires a small (3cm long) 12 volt battery, type A23S. The one supplied with the meter was dead on receipt and this type is not that easy to find in the shops (luckily I have a Maplin's store handy!) I do not know the expected battery life, but another time I will select something which uses a more common type of battery.