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BG135024105 03/08/2020
My new meter arrived today, a MUSTOOL MDS8207, in what I can only say was a very quick delivery time. The unit arrived in 100% perfect condition, despite the sparse packaging, not even a single dent in the box. So that's a big thumbs up to start with. After unpacking the unit, I was extremely pleased with the initial quality. The feel of the plastic body in the hand is good. No cheap greasy plastic here. The test leads look and feel good too. The K-type thermocouple supplied look a little fragile and CANNOT be used with liquids, but that's been a bit picky. The flip-out stand under which the battery cover is located and the battery cover both have a positive click about them. Only time will tell how these two parts will wear, but I think they'll fair quite well. Fitting the batteries. There's a diagram on the cover which shows how the batteries should be inserted. The two outer ones are fitted first, for no other reason than you physically couldn't fit them if you fitted the middle one first, simple really. Turning on for the first time. Over the years I've found the rotary switches on meters to be a real problem with almost every meter I've used failing and requiring serious attention. The rotary switch here has a good positive click to it, and turns the meter off a both ends of its travel, hopefully this will make it last longer by virtue of having less movement. Again only time will tell here. Once on the display looks crisp, very clear and easily readable, even in bright lighting conditions. The only niggle for me, and I think I'm being really picky, is the surround of the LCD is too visible. Could have done with a slightly larger bezel. But that barely detracts from the overall quality of the display panel. In oscilloscope mode I think it looks as good as scopes costing many hundreds of pounds/dollars. My basic testing gave me very good results and high accuracy in all modes. To sum up then, for the cost this meter is quality, a real winner.
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