🔧 Mastech MS8264 Digital Multimeter with Temperature Measurement and Backlight – 30-Range (01DMMS8264) Review

I bought this multimeter for general home and car use. I bought it because of the good reviews online. I personally found something good and something bad in it. The counter has most of the features of similar devices in the same price range. The autorange feature is also very handy and works almost instantly. However, the feature I like the most is that depending on the setting you choose, the ports will blink and beep to let you know you're on the wrong ports. This is extremely handy as I…

I expected only average build quality and performance from this meter and to my surprise, it far exceeded my expectations. The gauge is very well packaged for safe transport and includes a set of thick, durable probes with protective caps on both ends - a very nice touch. The gauge itself is hefty, thick plastic with rubber stoppers on the ends; It's made for survival in the field and feels like a much more expensive product in my hands. It can be a bit large if you have small hands, but that's

I've had a Radio Shack DMM for years and it works fine. What interested me about this meter is that it has additional features like capacitance and hfe. In the past I haven't had a great need for these features, but over time parts like capacitors and transistors have become increasingly difficult to come by. Of course, you can order online for a dollar or two, but then you have to pay 6-8 dollars for shipping and wait. So this gauge can help me use some of the parts I've been collecting for…