Customer Reviews:
 Its cheap and it works! May 27, 2004
G. Lewis (Wales, UK)
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
I bought this for making my car stereo installation hobby a little easier. It does just that.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!
 Compact and handy May 22, 2009
M. Greer (UK)
7 out of 7 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.
Effective Multimeter January 21, 2010
Tim Davies (Sussex, England)
The first thing to say about this multimeter is that it's very small. The build quality is decent, a moulded plastic shell, protected on the back and round the sides by the lighter blue rubberised coating. This is removable to access the battery compartment, preventing them from falling out accidentally. It takes non-standard size batteries, which is a point to consider if it is to be used heavily. Other issues for continuous use would be a lack of a stand or LCD backlight.
My major issue with it is the continuity test. This is achieved with a setting on the resistance test area of the dial, and simply changes from a 1 on the far left of the display to a valid reading if there is a connection. I would have liked a dedicated mode with a bleeper, so you can tell without taking your eyes off the test subject.
Overall, however, for occasional use testing fuses, batteries, DC supplies or anything else, it's a nice little tool.
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