/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1551774
The readings are actually fine. I think they’re only really made to be used until the shitty 9V battery dies and then you toss it and get a new one for free with a pack of zip ties. If you take the leads in and out too much, you’re going to break it. Everything is barely held together by the shittiest plastic case and a couple tiny screws. If you knock the thing off your workbench, it will crack in half. If you try and change the battery, you may strip out the plastic threads for the screws holding the case together. But they’re free.

I keep one in the emergency kit for my car, but I’m 50% sure it will be dead by the time I really need it. I shoulda scooped up more of these clearance Walmart meters for $7. The HF meter won’t go back together and I connected some alligators to the leads to use on other meters.

You can get a decent meter for $20-$30 that you can expect to work when you need it, and it’s such a useful tool that I would say it’s a good idea to spend more than free on a meter for your tool bag. But the HF ones still work fine... until they don’t work at all.