Di-Log DL6507 faulty design??

[La Poste]

Ok I am one of the people who bought this product and as yet have not had any trouble but then I haven't used it much.

I have read two posts complaining about the Dilog being faulty, one from "Taffy Duck" and one from "D80", both are members here.

So has anyone else bought this meter, have you had any problems or are you satisfied with it?

Are there any suppliers out there that have had more than usual numbers of returns.

Any comments appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[D80]

It's got a 24 month guarantee so I wouldn't sweat too much.

Having looked through the net about it it being dead on arrival seems a little awkwardly common. I've got a cheap pos from Maplin now (£15!) that goes down to 1mA. It's probably more suited to what I do anyway although to many others it will be nothing more than just a toy.

 

[Geordie Spark]

It's got a 24 month guarantee so I wouldn't sweat too much.

Having looked through the net about it it being dead on arrival seems a little awkwardly common. I've got a cheap pos from Maplin now (£15!) that goes down to 1mA. It's probably more suited to what I do anyway although to many others it will be nothing more than just a toy.

Can you please tell me what the catalogue / part number of this meter is?

Thank you

 

[D80]

Can you please tell me what the catalogue / part number of this meter is?

Thank you

Is a link better? Autoranging Digital Clamp Multimeter : Multimeters : Maplin Electronics

Catalogue N82CB, Description Unit-T UT201 Clamp

£14.99 until 21st March.

 

[megger mark]

From looking at our sales figures, out of an average of 100 sold, 3 were returned for repair. For the price and the functionality it's not too bad a meter.

A suitable alternative if you've lost faith would be either the Kewtech KEW2434 or maybe the Fluke 360 or Megger DCM300. There's about £100-£200 price difference though. Saying that were not your forum sponsor, so a private message to them would be a good next step.

 

[Engineer54]

Ok I am one of the people who bought this product and as yet have not had any trouble but then I haven't used it much.

I have read two posts complaining about the Dilog being faulty, one from "Taffy Duck" and one from "D80", both are members here.

So has anyone else bought this meter, have you had any problems or are you satisfied with it?

Are there any suppliers out there that have had more than usual numbers of returns.

Any comments appreciated.

Thanks.

It's a dammed good budget leakage clamp, that competes with much higher priced units, and often betters them. Apart from the two complaints i've seen on here, i've not heard of anyone else having any problems with them....

As for this Unit-t clamp meter , it's not a leakage test clamp and should not be used as one, it's range and resolution restrictions will give you wild unreliable results. It is what it is, a low end budget amp clamp with resistance and voltage ranges...

 

[Spudnik]

Can someone highlight the problems with these meters?

Thanks.

 

[D80]

I've gone through 3.

First one from local suppliers, worked fine for around 6 months then died, screen would display nothing on most settings and best I got was a bleep when turning the dial. Got a refund as they couldn't replace it for up to 2 months, no good to me.

2nd one came from ISS. Arrived with dead battery, I replaced battery and it did nothing at all, totally dead.

3rd one from ISS. Arrived with faulty screen (is it a 9, an 8, a 3 or a 1 I have no idea as the LCD display is faulty on that part of screen) and its readings massively off, was giving 28. something Amps for my immersion heating, whereas my Kewtech Clamp meter was reading at 12 odd amps. Returned for a refund and out of pocket from the returns, its not a unit I could really hold any trust with now especially given Taffy Duck's return and the failure of the unit that was due to go to him.

 

[Engineer54]

It'll be interesting to know what representations Megger Mark will be making to the manufacturer about these highlighted failures??
I personally have had no problems at all with my unit, but then my test equipment doesn't get thrown around in the back of a van.

 

[D80]

Nor does mine, and given two failed (for me anyway) upon delivery, they never even got near the van other than when I dropped them off at local post office to return them!

 

[megger mark]

It'll be interesting to know what representations Megger Mark will be making to the manufacturer about these highlighted failures??

I will show them this thread and ask them to offer a reply

 

[Engineer54]

=megger mark;485488]

It'll be interesting to know what representations Megger Mark will be making to the manufacturer about these highlighted failures??

I will show them this thread and ask them to offer a reply

Even more interesting, to know what there reply will be?? lol!!

 

[Chrisd1990]

Megger mark, message me please mate I need to ask you a couple of questions.

Cheers bud