one thing that surprised me was the bargraph speed, wow that is fast for such a tiny meter! awesome Sanwa! the probes of PM11 are cute, smartly designed too.
PM11 case design has style with smart design added. I like their test leads too. They are very ergo and precise for chopstick measuring. Bargraph welcomed. As always sir, great detailed review!
Excellent materials are used throughout, including the case. Reminds me of a rugged Casio calculator case. Japan still makes the best electronics! Nice trick they did with the calibration potentiometers, access through the board. Top one is for DCV, near the middle is ACV. The door is oh-so easy to operate and protects the meter from hazards in a drawer or in your pocket. A real winner for basic multimeter duties. The display is beautiful, just like all Sanwas!
A nice meter for such a small package. The bargraph makes up for some of the slow ranging in resistance, but that said, it could be better. One of those little gas discharge tubes or a small MOV might fit between the red probe input lead and the black probe input lead on the component side of the board for added input protection, but it might have a clearance problem due to the selector switch. Anyway, great review.
Really love these reviews, it's a shame I know nothing about electronics. Would love to learn some. But still love the reviews as they are super cool devices and as gadget freak I love them
Electronics is a great venue..always something new to learn and incredibly exciting. Multimeters and other testing gear are a passion for many..sounds like you're well on your way 😀👍
@@KeepOnTesting Thanks Darren, I'm a bit long in the tooth now for new tricks. But still like your videos tremendously. I may try and do the DIY multimeter kit, if a soldering station ever turns up from China 🥴
No need to that if you read this book : How to diagnose and fix everything electronic by Michael Jay Geier Download this for free here : www.pdfdrive.com/how-to-diagnose-and-fix-everything-electronic-e167571083.html
Hi. I'm currently looking for a replacement for my stolen KYORITSU pocket size tester. Actually considering the HIOKI 3244-60 or SANWA PM11 . Which one do you recommend?
Argh..sorry to hear that .. Hands down the Sanwa is superior. I've had both and the Sanwa has a much better display ..faster to range and just feels superior 😊👍
Im super stoked to have found your channel! Ive been holding off on making a purchase till I was confident I was making the right choice. Your videos are a great help! (Im stuck on the UNI-T ut139c right now (the ut139s is dead sexy, but out of my 💲range) so if u could review it- that'd be awesome!)
Darren, remember back when you were strident in your criticism of Sanwa multimeters "from Japan" when they were made in China? Yes it was sellers choice but later after a couple of freebies from Sanwa, your Made in China annoyance dissipated.That's a red flag for me. It's a sweet way for companies to put former trusted reviewers on their side. They don't lose, you don't lose but . . . but we the viewers do lose. We lose yet another trusted voice who used to tell it like it is. It's another that was then, this is now scenarios. To regain trust you could begin by not taking freebies and do independent, unbiased reviews of meters you actually buy yourself, of whatever brand. Too many minions on UA-cam as it is. Last point, this is not a value for money meter and is overpriced. I said that, not you.
Jed ... I'm more strident now than ever before. I've seen firsthand how the Sanwa factory in China goes through extremely high QA Sanwa checks before sending out these instruments. Unfortunately.. to stay competitive it's hard not to outsource some parts of production. Fluke does the same thing and so does everyone else. I'll tell you the quality is still there and you can put a whole lot of pride in the fact that Sanwa Test equipment is still some of the best out there. I take offense when you imply that because I get to keep alot of gear after reviewing that I'm somehow tainted. That's pure BS. If you saw my SANWA-AMERICA.COM Review week you know that only 1 multimeter got 4 stars. That's because I tell them like it is. Sanwa has never ever tried to buy my vote ..far from it. They respect my opinion and always have high praise for constructive criticism.
Did you even see my review on the Sanwa YX360TRF? ua-cam.com/video/W_C0-u_qxZU/v-deo.html This meter was made in Japan and did abysmal. 😳 I spoke exactly how I felt about this meter..as always. Thx for watching 👀
one thing that surprised me was the bargraph speed, wow that is fast for such a tiny meter! awesome Sanwa! the probes of PM11 are cute, smartly designed too.
It's such a rarity to have a bargraph on such a small multimeter too..yes, great job!
PM11 case design has style with smart design added. I like their test leads too. They are very ergo and precise for chopstick measuring. Bargraph welcomed. As always sir, great detailed review!
A modest and beautiful measuring device. Thanks for the video. All the compliments from Egypt ❤
Thankyou my friend!
Excellent materials are used throughout, including the case. Reminds me of a rugged Casio calculator case. Japan still makes the best electronics! Nice trick they did with the calibration potentiometers, access through the board. Top one is for DCV, near the middle is ACV. The door is oh-so easy to operate and protects the meter from hazards in a drawer or in your pocket. A real winner for basic multimeter duties. The display is beautiful, just like all Sanwas!
A great shirt pocket meter for the tech who gets around on the job and not always at his bench.
Great review?maybe review a Keysight in the near future?
A nice meter for such a small package. The bargraph makes up for some of the slow ranging in resistance, but that said, it could be better. One of those little gas discharge tubes or a small MOV might fit between the red probe input lead and the black probe input lead on the component side of the board for added input protection, but it might have a clearance problem due to the selector switch. Anyway, great review.
Thats one nice pocket multimeter,and yey,its made in japan
Thank you for this review. It looks like great build quality and engineering.
Sanwa's pocket DMMs look really good!!
I really apppreciate the bar graph
It's very basic DMM,once again nice build quality by SANWA....Fits in a emergency tool kit.....
Really love these reviews, it's a shame I know nothing about electronics. Would love to learn some. But still love the reviews as they are super cool devices and as gadget freak I love them
Electronics is a great venue..always something new to learn and incredibly exciting. Multimeters and other testing gear are a passion for many..sounds like you're well on your way 😀👍
@@KeepOnTesting Thanks Darren, I'm a bit long in the tooth now for new tricks. But still like your videos tremendously. I may try and do the DIY multimeter kit, if a soldering station ever turns up from China 🥴
No need to that if you read this book : How to diagnose and fix everything electronic by Michael Jay Geier
Download this for free here : www.pdfdrive.com/how-to-diagnose-and-fix-everything-electronic-e167571083.html
@@bhushan9066 Thanks for the advice. I will get the PDF. Thanks again
@@seangannon193 its a great book..actually have it on my bench :) Thx Bhushan
Nice sanwa meters
If they provide it in dark chocolate brown colour, it would look tasty because of those ridges on the front.
Yes, but then it would need to be Swiss :)
Hi. I'm currently looking for a replacement for my stolen KYORITSU pocket size tester. Actually considering the HIOKI 3244-60 or SANWA PM11 . Which one do you recommend?
Argh..sorry to hear that ..
Hands down the Sanwa is superior. I've had both and the Sanwa has a much better display ..faster to range and just feels superior 😊👍
Cool. Thanks for your fast answer.
Will follow your advice.
@@enterBJ40 No problem. Let me know how you like the Sanwa.. 😃
I wonder why the stylus is curled like that?
It fits into the side groove on the multimeter housing for hands free probing..
PM11 or PM3? thank you.
PM11 !👍
PM3 made in China, PM11-Made in Japan.
PM11 is better built and has a nicer display.
2 Sanwa's in 2 days. Darren you are destroying us viewers.
Might be a cataclysmic week my friend!😁😄
👌
Very nicec
very small very useful
Hi darren, i want my sanwa prize, cheers to Tijuana guy ✌️
I wish my Mexican amigos the best 👌 Keep On Testing!
Im super stoked to have found your channel! Ive been holding off on making a purchase till I was confident I was making the right choice. Your videos are a great help! (Im stuck on the UNI-T ut139c right now (the ut139s is dead sexy, but out of my 💲range) so if u could review it- that'd be awesome!)
So glad you found us! I'll be reviewing that multimeter in October...😃👍
Darren, remember back when you were strident in your criticism of Sanwa multimeters "from Japan" when they were made in China? Yes it was sellers choice but later after a couple of freebies from Sanwa, your Made in China annoyance dissipated.That's a red flag for me.
It's a sweet way for companies to put former trusted reviewers on their side. They don't lose, you don't lose but . . . but we the viewers do lose. We lose yet another trusted voice who used to tell it like it is. It's another that was then, this is now scenarios.
To regain trust you could begin by not taking freebies and do independent, unbiased reviews of meters you actually buy yourself, of whatever brand. Too many minions on UA-cam as it is. Last point, this is not a value for money meter and is overpriced. I said that, not you.
Jed ... I'm more strident now than ever before. I've seen firsthand how the Sanwa factory in China goes through extremely high QA Sanwa checks before sending out these instruments. Unfortunately.. to stay competitive it's hard not to outsource some parts of production. Fluke does the same thing and so does everyone else. I'll tell you the quality is still there and you can put a whole lot of pride in the fact that Sanwa Test equipment is still some of the best out there.
I take offense when you imply that because I get to keep alot of gear after reviewing that I'm somehow tainted. That's pure BS. If you saw my SANWA-AMERICA.COM Review week you know that only 1 multimeter got 4 stars. That's because I tell them like it is. Sanwa has never ever tried to buy my vote ..far from it. They respect my opinion and always have high praise for constructive criticism.
Did you even see my review on the Sanwa YX360TRF? ua-cam.com/video/W_C0-u_qxZU/v-deo.html
This meter was made in Japan and did abysmal. 😳 I spoke exactly how I felt about this meter..as always. Thx for watching 👀