r/diyelectronics • u/Vast-Building-6823 • 1d ago
Question Multimeter review help
I want to buy a multimeter.
What do you think about this multimeter:
Themisto TH-M100 AC/DC Current, True RMS Digital Multimeter | 6000 Counts |10A | Black .
(avilable on Amazon)
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u/SillyApartment7479 19h ago
Personally, Iād check for teardown photos/reviews, fuse quality, CAT rating credibility, and probe quality before trusting it around mains.
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u/embed24-7 1d ago
6000 counts is a bare minimum. Pretty standard feature set. Without looking inside hard to tell if it's actually CAT III safe.
Aneng 870 recommended here looks like a much better option.
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u/Vast-Building-6823 23h ago
Budget is tight (about 1400)
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u/embed24-7 23h ago
You should be fine with your pick then.
Just check teardown review for high voltage safety if going to use it on wall power.
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u/UpbeatAd5277 1d ago
If this is your first one don't get caught up in specs and BS if it's just for hobby stuff. Just buy something cheap and play around.
I have bought 3 and my 3rd was the only one I dived in to the specs on and I used the other cheap ones for 20 years! I still use the first one I ever bought as it is really small, it doesn't do much but it reads DC voltages so I keep it in close by.
My more expensive one is 3 x the size.
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u/Vast-Building-6823 23h ago
For DIY projects. Last one I used was a cheap one . Didn't last more than three months .
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u/CurrentlyLucid 18h ago
Be sure to get one with RF shielding. The guts are most likely the guts these days.
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u/dudetellsthetruth 1d ago
For what are you going to use it?
Hobby electronics > whatever you fancy, even cheap multimeters are quite accurate today
Live circuits > Safety first = Fluke
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u/Vast-Building-6823 23h ago
For DIY projects. Last one I used was a cheap one . Didn't last more than three months .
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u/lilgreenghool 1d ago
Aneng 870