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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Nickel which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects and/or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Click to see Why is this here?
As of August 2018 the State of California has changed the requirements of the “Prop 65” law. We now must list on our website any possible chemicals the can cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive problem.
As an example: ABS plastic contains styrene PVC wire insulation can contain Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) electrolytic capacitors can contain Ethylene glycol Brass can contain Lead flame retardant pc boards can contain Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) Aluminum alloys can contain Chromium To put it simply we are a small company and do not have the resources to test every single part, so we list every thing as hazardous. Please recycle all electronic parts responsibly and under no circumstance eat, drink or smoke these parts and wash your hands after touching! |
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It is not talking | |
| I was very anxious to own a meter like this because my eye site is very poor, but I was very surprised that the meter only says "Already On" and nothing more I thought that I was sent a non-talking unit, or perhaps I don't know how to turn on the feature From the user manual it is not clear if you have to do anything to make it talk, so I suspected that I was sent the wrong meter When I called customer service, was offered a replacement and that they will make sure that I will get a talking meter The second meter arrived, but as the first one, it doesn't talk I read the other reviews and it seems that every one is happy with the talking part, and even in the video there is no reference to the talking feature It seems that it works for every one except for me. BTW, a friend said that it suppose to have a button on the positive probe and when you press it talks, none of the two meters I got has such a button If anyone has a comment please write a review and if possible explain how it works Thanks, John | ||
| - John, CA | ||
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And, about that backlight... | |
| Good value for the money, although I did buy it for $10 off on a weekly sale. Was going to buy it at full price, but got lucky on the timing. Lots of functions and range for the money. The voice does take a while to get attuned to, but it's surprisingly useful when probing tiny parts in tight designs - which reminds me, use better probes to get the best out of the unit. The supplied probes are poor quality. Capacitance range only has one setting, but the range to 20 millifarads is unusual for a meter at this price. As other reviewers here and online experienced, the selector switch on mine was intermittent when received. I rotated it ten times clockwise and counter-clockwise through it's complete range - so far that seems to have fixed it. Although the "manual" mentions how to turn on the backlight, and the video reviewer (& I) found the 15 second backlight timeout annoying, I found that if you press the "Hold/Select* " button until the meter beeps twice - the backlight won't time out. Or, I should say, won't time out in 15 seconds. Mine stayed on for 15 minutes, but I turned it off after 15 minutes to save battery life because the light is pretty bright - no doubt why the Mfg. chose to time it out so soon. | ||
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Limited vision and the talking DMM | |
| I have had my MPJA talking DMM fo4r about two years. I lost most of my vision about ten years ago. The meter and I have a love/hate relationship, but you would have to pry it out of my cold dead hands to get me to give it up. The meter has a bunch of scales that I will never use, but I have easily memorized the number of clicks to reach the ranges that I consistently use. The “off” position is at 12 oclock and is easily found by listening to the beeps as you approach the off position. It does not beep when at the off position. The voice is horrible, but after a while I began to understand what was being said. Getting it to speak a reading is somewhat “quirky” and unpredictable. Sometimes it will promptly offer up a new reading, while at other times, it seems to be tongue tied and it tries my patience. The meter seems to be rugged enough, as it has survived being dropped several times. I have tinnitus and a constant ringing in my ears. This prevents me from hearing the continuity tone on many DMMs, however this meter’s tone is loud and clear. It also has very little delay before indicating continuity. All in all, it has given me back my hobby of tinkering with electronics. Bill Allsopp | ||
| - Bill Allsopp, AR | ||
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35042 TE Digital Multimeter | |
| This is my go-to Digital Multimeter. The only thing that is missing is a carrying case or even a recommendation for one, which is why I didnt give it five stars! | ||
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Very good value and works within specifications | |
| Everything on the meter tested within the specifications. The voice feature works well. Tested True RMS with both a sine and square wave at different frequencies and the readings were quite accurate within the meters rated frequency response, and actually at considerably higher frequency than specified. Excellent for a low-cost meter. There was a minor issue at first where the meter did not power up on all selector switch positions, but after exercising the rotary selector switch a couple of times, it was fine. Perhaps it was a little oxidation on the contacts. The English translation of the manual is adequate, but difficult to understand, and perhaps even impossible, in some cases. But I always respect the effort and there was obviously effort to make a thorough manual. Plus, a printed copy is provided which is convenient. The test leads seem to be reasonably good quality. For the price, this meter is a very good value. | ||
| - Charles Kinzer, CA | ||
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Works great | |
| Works great, I have ha no problems with readings or the talking part of the multimeter. | ||
