I was originally considering the UT60S. But since I saw your review on the UT15B Max, I'm am seriously considering this one or the UT17B Max for the temperature function. The UT60S does have the NCV function added to it (which the UT15/17/18 Max does not) but I don't need the NCV function that much. Thanks man. Mabuhay, Thank you for this review and stay safe! 👍
Thanks for your comments. I don't know if you've come across them but the design of the UT15BMax and UT17BMax resembled a lot like the design of the Fluke DMMs bearing the same model name. The UT15BMAX wasn't cheap (I think the UT60S is cheaper) but it was worth it. The UT17B Max should be even better for not much more money. I prefer a separate NCV stick over the one embedded in a DMM. Safe testing sir!
@@ramschannelreviews Oh I forgot to ask this. Since you have the UT191T PRO too, which is better in terms of performance, robustness and input protection? I just checked the price of the UT191T PRO and it's cheaper than the UT15B Max as of today.
@@therealdaniboi The UT191T Pro is a good DMM. In fact it is the one sitting in my work shelf ready to use anytime. Rugged and its battery and fuses are easily accessible. However, I think the new, safety features that UNI-T embedded into the design of the UT15B Max justified its higher price. Those two, high speed input fuse protection aren't cheap, wrong input connection warning, two sets of test leads, rugged build as well, uses the more common AA battery instead of the 9V used in the 191T Pro, with adjustable backlight. The only thing I didn't like about the 15B Max, is that if you need to change the fuse, it's more a hassle than the UT191T Pro. But if you don't need those, the 191T Pro should be a good, lower cost alternative.
@@ramschannelreviews Thank you again. I'll update this comment of mine once I made my decision on what I'll end up buying. EDIT: I made the decision about 5 days ago and I went with the UT17B Max which arrived today. Honestly I was surprised on how solidly built this multimeter is. And it measures faster than my old Sanwa CD771. I am super satisfied with this meter and I will be placing this on my work table.
While I take a look at multimeter I noticed that the above cost as much as the UT61E Plus. From the spec the UT61E Plus remain better,right? I read that is necessary have two multimeters to be able to measure voltage and current at the same time. If you think that the Uni-T is a good brand, which low budget version, possibly with good fuses inside, can be considered? Do the UT89 series make sense? I'm curious about small project such Arduino and similar, but I don't know if their measurements of Resistance and Capacitance are sufficient. Plus they are manual,so at the beginning, harder to use.
@@nonsolorasatura9093 I appreciate your comments and inquiries. If you did not mention Andruino I wouldn't have known about this open source electronics platform. It looks like a great opportunity for personal projects. I'm sorry to say though that electronics aren't my primary use of multimeters, but main power monitoring (60Hz power supply for residential and commercial). The 61E+ has been commended by several reviews. Unfortunately I neither have it or the 89 series so I can't make an informed comment. But between these and the newer UT15B Max (or UT17B Max and UT18B Max) my choice would still be UT15B Max due to its superb high speed, 1000V, high interrupting capacity fuses, and several thoughtful safety features- suited for my purpose. It also comes with 2 sets of test leads: a standard tip, and a needle tip. I have no use for the needle tip but I think this is a nod to electronics usage. So yes I think UNI-T may have had electronics enthusiasts in mind when they designed the "Max" series. Be aware also that Fluke has a unit called Fluke 15B+ whose features are almost the same as the UT15B Max. Manual ranging DMMs have the advantage of speed IF you know the correct range to select beforehand. As far as I know some enthusiasts have ESR meters for more precise capacitance measurements. For highly precise resistance tests there are meters for this as well but they are quite expensive. Still, for overall usability I'd keep an auto ranging True RMS DMM always. The great thing about DMMs today is that one has a lot of choices. The 15B Max is a good option to consider.
I agree. It's quite a hassle though access the fuse of the UT15B Max. I'm not sure but maybe it's an added safety feature, to seal the back in this manner? Other than that, the workmanship on it was impressive. I thought it was expensive for a UNI-T DMM but when you use it, it's quite a solid multimeter worth its asking price.
TRUE-RMS but till what frequency ? Can it measure (duty cycle) of SMPS that works at 150KHz + (not the hiest frequency). What is the price ? In comparison to UT-139 how is behaved ? Is it costlier ?
I appreciate your questions but I'm not sure if this answers them. According to it's online users manual (I got the Chinese language printed manual) it's frequency response for AC voltage is, sine wave 40Hz- 500Hz; non-sine wave 40Hz- 200Hz. Rated frequency 10Hz- 10MHz. I suggest you download the English users manual for duty cycle and other details you might need. meters.uni-trend.com/product/ut15b-17b-18b-max/#Docs Price depends on where you buy it. From a local online Philippines seller it's the equivalent of around U$70 after promo discounts, amazon price was higher. It's way better than UT139C, but bulkier.
@@ramschannelreviews Just 200Hz for PWM signals ? Not worth the many. Anybody can buy a small single or dual channel oscilloscope for that many. ANYWAY, thanks for your answer
@@gamiwv You're welcome. I don't know if this means anything to you but the user's manual mentioned that duty cycle for square wave is up to 1kHz. An oscilloscope would be great, but unfortunately, I don't have one at this time. Thanks for your comments.
Thanks for the video. I have bought one and really liked it.The only issue is volume of the buzzer, is it loud enough cause the unit i receive is barely audible. Is there volume setting you can change for the buzzer ?
I appreciate your comments. Just now I tested the continuity buzzer of my unit. It was indeed not as loud as my Hioki DMMs, but the same in volume as my Fluke 107, in my ears. The Fluke 107 though has a higher pitch, while the UT15B Max has a bit lower pitch. Perhaps that may have caused the impression of a barely audible sound. Unfortunately there isn't a way to increase the volume.
I've had the 18b max on my wishlist for a while. It seemed like an auto ranging version of the ut89xd. The ut89xd is simply fantastic for repair work but I don't like manual range. I downloaded the user manuals and apparently the Rel feature only works on capacitance on the 18b. The Rel works on everything on the 15b and 17b. Why would they take that away on the 18b max.
Really? Sorry I also do not know why. I thought Rel works the same across all 3 "Max" series. Curiously, the Fluke 18B+, from which the UT18B Max seems to have been patterned after, didn't even have a Rel button. Actually I'm not really sure which came first the 18B+ or UT18B Max. But their designs have too many similarities to be mere coincidence.
@@playstation2bigs I can't mention a definite time, but these 9V Lithiums last much much longer than 9V alkaline batteries I used before. I have yet to replace any of them in my DMMs. My UT191T is a battery hogger but it's still on its first 9V Lithium battery. Granted, my test equipment sees light use only nowadays.
Thanks for watching. I have no UT16E+ so I can't make an objective comparison. But before I purchased the UT15B Max, there's quite a number of reviews for the UT16E+ that I've also read. In the end, I picked the 15B Max. Partly, because I already have the UT191T. But mostly because it's newly released and I was impressed with the usability and safety features of the 15BMax. It's a solidly built DMM. High quality fit and finish. I'd choose it again given the choice. That's just my subjective view. Your particular use case should tell you which of them would be more suitable for your purpose.
En realidad, existen multímetros digitales Fluke 15B Max y Fluke 17B Max, que tienen muchas similitudes con el UT15B Max y el UT17B Max. Pero no tengo ninguno de esos, así que no puedo hacer una comparación. Pero parece que Fluke 15BMax y 17BMax usan AC Averaging Method, mientras que las versiones UNI-T usan True RMS.
Wow! Well done. For taking us through it
Your welcome. Glad it helped. Thanks for your support!
@@ramschannelreviewsI just received mine.
I like the way you think. Very few manufacturers have the same level of attention to detail unfortunately.
Thanks for noticing. I appreciate it!
I was originally considering the UT60S. But since I saw your review on the UT15B Max, I'm am seriously considering this one or the UT17B Max for the temperature function. The UT60S does have the NCV function added to it (which the UT15/17/18 Max does not) but I don't need the NCV function that much. Thanks man.
Mabuhay, Thank you for this review and stay safe! 👍
Thanks for your comments. I don't know if you've come across them but the design of the UT15BMax and UT17BMax resembled a lot like the design of the Fluke DMMs bearing the same model name. The UT15BMAX wasn't cheap (I think the UT60S is cheaper) but it was worth it. The UT17B Max should be even better for not much more money. I prefer a separate NCV stick over the one embedded in a DMM. Safe testing sir!
@@ramschannelreviews Oh I forgot to ask this. Since you have the UT191T PRO too, which is better in terms of performance, robustness and input protection? I just checked the price of the UT191T PRO and it's cheaper than the UT15B Max as of today.
@@therealdaniboi The UT191T Pro is a good DMM. In fact it is the one sitting in my work shelf ready to use anytime. Rugged and its battery and fuses are easily accessible. However, I think the new, safety features that UNI-T embedded into the design of the UT15B Max justified its higher price. Those two, high speed input fuse protection aren't cheap, wrong input connection warning, two sets of test leads, rugged build as well, uses the more common AA battery instead of the 9V used in the 191T Pro, with adjustable backlight. The only thing I didn't like about the 15B Max, is that if you need to change the fuse, it's more a hassle than the UT191T Pro. But if you don't need those, the 191T Pro should be a good, lower cost alternative.
@@ramschannelreviews Thank you again. I'll update this comment of mine once I made my decision on what I'll end up buying.
EDIT: I made the decision about 5 days ago and I went with the UT17B Max which arrived today. Honestly I was surprised on how solidly built this multimeter is. And it measures faster than my old Sanwa CD771.
I am super satisfied with this meter and I will be placing this on my work table.
While I take a look at multimeter I noticed that the above cost as much as the UT61E Plus.
From the spec the UT61E Plus remain better,right?
I read that is necessary have two multimeters to be able to measure voltage and current at the same time.
If you think that the Uni-T is a good brand, which low budget version, possibly with good fuses inside, can be considered?
Do the UT89 series make sense?
I'm curious about small project such Arduino and similar, but I don't know if their measurements of Resistance and Capacitance are sufficient.
Plus they are manual,so at the beginning, harder to use.
@@nonsolorasatura9093 I appreciate your comments and inquiries. If you did not mention Andruino I wouldn't have known about this open source electronics platform. It looks like a great opportunity for personal projects. I'm sorry to say though that electronics aren't my primary use of multimeters, but main power monitoring (60Hz power supply for residential and commercial). The 61E+ has been commended by several reviews. Unfortunately I neither have it or the 89 series so I can't make an informed comment. But between these and the newer UT15B Max (or UT17B Max and UT18B Max) my choice would still be UT15B Max due to its superb high speed, 1000V, high interrupting capacity fuses, and several thoughtful safety features- suited for my purpose. It also comes with 2 sets of test leads: a standard tip, and a needle tip. I have no use for the needle tip but I think this is a nod to electronics usage. So yes I think UNI-T may have had electronics enthusiasts in mind when they designed the "Max" series. Be aware also that Fluke has a unit called Fluke 15B+ whose features are almost the same as the UT15B Max. Manual ranging DMMs have the advantage of speed IF you know the correct range to select beforehand. As far as I know some enthusiasts have ESR meters for more precise capacitance measurements. For highly precise resistance tests there are meters for this as well but they are quite expensive. Still, for overall usability I'd keep an auto ranging True RMS DMM always. The great thing about DMMs today is that one has a lot of choices. The 15B Max is a good option to consider.
Love this model, removable holster is really important to me. I hope uni-T will implememt autohold on their meters
I agree. It's quite a hassle though access the fuse of the UT15B Max. I'm not sure but maybe it's an added safety feature, to seal the back in this manner? Other than that, the workmanship on it was impressive. I thought it was expensive for a UNI-T DMM but when you use it, it's quite a solid multimeter worth its asking price.
TRUE-RMS but till what frequency ? Can it measure (duty cycle) of SMPS that works at 150KHz + (not the hiest frequency). What is the price ? In comparison to UT-139 how is behaved ? Is it costlier ?
I appreciate your questions but I'm not sure if this answers them. According to it's online users manual (I got the Chinese language printed manual) it's frequency response for AC voltage is, sine wave 40Hz- 500Hz; non-sine wave 40Hz- 200Hz. Rated frequency 10Hz- 10MHz. I suggest you download the English users manual for duty cycle and other details you might need.
meters.uni-trend.com/product/ut15b-17b-18b-max/#Docs
Price depends on where you buy it. From a local online Philippines seller it's the equivalent of around U$70 after promo discounts, amazon price was higher. It's way better than UT139C, but bulkier.
@@ramschannelreviews Just 200Hz for PWM signals ? Not worth the many. Anybody can buy a small single or dual channel oscilloscope for that many. ANYWAY, thanks for your answer
@@gamiwv You're welcome. I don't know if this means anything to you but the user's manual mentioned that duty cycle for square wave is up to 1kHz. An oscilloscope would be great, but unfortunately, I don't have one at this time. Thanks for your comments.
Thanks for the video. I have bought one and really liked it.The only issue is volume of the buzzer, is it loud enough cause the unit i receive is barely audible. Is there volume setting you can change for the buzzer ?
I appreciate your comments. Just now I tested the continuity buzzer of my unit. It was indeed not as loud as my Hioki DMMs, but the same in volume as my Fluke 107, in my ears. The Fluke 107 though has a higher pitch, while the UT15B Max has a bit lower pitch. Perhaps that may have caused the impression of a barely audible sound. Unfortunately there isn't a way to increase the volume.
I've had the 18b max on my wishlist for a while. It seemed like an auto ranging version of the ut89xd. The ut89xd is simply fantastic for repair work but I don't like manual range. I downloaded the user manuals and apparently the Rel feature only works on capacitance on the 18b. The Rel works on everything on the 15b and 17b. Why would they take that away on the 18b max.
Really? Sorry I also do not know why. I thought Rel works the same across all 3 "Max" series. Curiously, the Fluke 18B+, from which the UT18B Max seems to have been patterned after, didn't even have a Rel button. Actually I'm not really sure which came first the 18B+ or UT18B Max. But their designs have too many similarities to be mere coincidence.
Are the test lead wires silicone or pvc?
I think it's PVC but one that's flexible and easy to loop. Printed on the cord: AWM 1803 VW-1 80°C E331984 2000V 18AWG WEISHENG.
@@ramschannelreviews Thank you so much for the information. Keep up the good work, your videos are great!
@@CrOwbaRVids Thanks for your support. I appreciate it!
What brand name of rechargeable 9 volts battery you are using in your old UT191T ?
@@playstation2bigs I don't have rechargeable 9V. I am using non-rechargeable Energizer Lithium 9V battery for my UT191T, as well as my Fluke 116.
@@ramschannelreviews ohhh does it last longer? How many months before it die ?
@@playstation2bigs I can't mention a definite time, but these 9V Lithiums last much much longer than 9V alkaline batteries I used before. I have yet to replace any of them in my DMMs. My UT191T is a battery hogger but it's still on its first 9V Lithium battery. Granted, my test equipment sees light use only nowadays.
ut15b max or ut61e+ which model is better?
Thanks for watching. I have no UT16E+ so I can't make an objective comparison. But before I purchased the UT15B Max, there's quite a number of reviews for the UT16E+ that I've also read. In the end, I picked the 15B Max. Partly, because I already have the UT191T. But mostly because it's newly released and I was impressed with the usability and safety features of the 15BMax. It's a solidly built DMM. High quality fit and finish. I'd choose it again given the choice. That's just my subjective view. Your particular use case should tell you which of them would be more suitable for your purpose.
Podrás comparar contra un multímetro fluke
En realidad, existen multímetros digitales Fluke 15B Max y Fluke 17B Max, que tienen muchas similitudes con el UT15B Max y el UT17B Max. Pero no tengo ninguno de esos, así que no puedo hacer una comparación. Pero parece que Fluke 15BMax y 17BMax usan AC Averaging Method, mientras que las versiones UNI-T usan True RMS.