Customer Reviews for Palm-Size Handheld Digital Multimeter - DT830B

Palm-Size Handheld Digital Multimeter - DT830B

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Palm-Size Handheld Digital Multimeter - DT830B

Customer Review: Bad Product
Summary: 1 Stars

As others have said, it worked for a while but is now erratic and the ohm meter is dead. Save your money. Don't buy this one.

Customer Review: Better than expected!
Summary: 5 Stars

This tool is low cost and yet very satisfactory. Surprise, it uses two AA cells instead of the more common 9V battery. And the first set is included. The only thing I dislike is the color; but, I'll get used to it.

Customer Review: Better than the old model
Summary: 4 Stars

OK, I'll go ahead and say that no, this multimeter doesn't hold a candle to a Fluke, no, it doesn't "feel" as solidly built, and no, I'm sure it's not as accurate as the "professional" multimeters.

But I'm not a professional electrician, I'm a hobbyist.

I owned the previous incarnation of this meter, which is the "DT830B" pictured. However, what arrived was the "MM2003", looking like this: [...]

It's got a bigger display, the "audible tone" actually works in this version, and it has a signal generator which I will probably never use.

Also, the previous version seemed to "drift" under open circuit conditions...in other words, I would switch it on to measure voltage, and it would start showing fairly random numbers until I either placed the test leads on my voltage source, or touched them together. I guess there must have been some leaky grounding somewhere. This version no longer has that annoying behavior. However, the resistance measurement seems noisier.

And did I mention that the battery is included?

This is a great, CHEAP product for the casual hobbyist or someone who just needs to check continuity or make sure that their voltages are in the right ballpark. Toss it in the toolbag and don't fret about it.

Now, if you plan on doing any serious electronics work, you owe it to yourself to get a higher-end meter. But you already knew that, didn't you?

Customer Review: Broke after a week
Summary: 1 Stars

This multimeter worked great for a week -- now it's broken. I measured the AC V of a wall socket when I got it, now it won't measure that. It won't register anything on my car battery nor will it register anything on some DC power supplies I have.

Oh well, you get what you pay for.