🔧 Mastech MS8229 Auto-Ranging Multi-functional Digital Multimeter: 5-in-1 Tool Review

This thing basically does everything a beginner would need for basic electronics work as well as general house troubleshooting. Copes perfectly with wall voltage, was able to check whether sockets were hot or not. I've used this on a few boards to check if I have solid connections and have used this basically every time I order a new part to check for accuracy (resistance, capacitance, output power, etc.). The continuity setting is really good, but a bit hidden (you need to choose…

I really like this multimeter. It rattles a bit inside and I don't want to damage it when trying to open and find it. When received, the fuse is blown. Everything else works and it's a very good counter. It just doesn't live up to what I would expect from something at this price point. Edit: I replaced the fuse and now everything works. I bent the little metal holders for it and the rattle seems to be gone. I was trying to check how many amps my train model was drawing and during that time the…

Delivered on time, the gauge works great but I found it not like other types of probes. It gave me wrong voltage readings with other test leads I bought, so I went back to the leads that came with the kit. Nothing wrong with the included wires, it's just that if you need more than one hand I used leashes to hook onto the wires. I'll try mixing the supplied cables with the ones I bought and see what happens. UPDATE: Multimeter test leads and Extech. When I bought the multimeter, I opted for…