I have performed calibration and test equipment repair for many years in the Navy. Watching an electronics parts channel, they showed this unit and gave a very quick walk around. I purchased this through Amazon in addition to their HT206B clamp on. In the process of checking accuracy, both have performed almost perfect to the 'T'. Most of the multimeters and clamp-ons that I have repaired, calibrated, or simply checked; the Kaiweets has measured equally, and in many areas, better than the FLUKE meters. This meter is a great addition to any ones toolbox or work bench.
Appreciate your comments and hope you enjoyed the video. I have found all the Kaiweets meters I have looked at, tested and reviewed to be of the same quality you speak of. In regard to Fluke - I would say it depends on which model it is but I will say that this one and the HT118A I have clearly outperform the Fluke 17B+ I have. In all fairness to Fluke - the 17B+ isn't exactly what I'd call one of their premium meters - and I'm not saying it's terrible either - but I have several cheaper meters that are consistently more accurate than it is. Of course none of them are category III or IV either so it's a bit of a trade off.
great detailed review, good work. impressive innovative meter, display is great, but i keep my good bulky HT118A for 5 reasons, 1. MicroA 2. pF 3. B/W display for using it daily for hours.. 4. uses 2 AA battery i think 5. STAND. 118a CON is obviously Size/weight and "only" 6000RMS.. This compact smart meter could be a great secondary for mobile use, in the car, outdoors, garden, garage. but 118a remains the oldschool daily stationary workhorse..34:35 boiling water best temp test
After three weeks the KM601 is perfect. I needed a replacement set of "leads," and the Kaiweet's support team is second to one ...they sent me what I needed and more. I received a better response from the support team than you do on a new car, or new appliances at Lowes, or just about anything I've purchased in the past ten years that required contact with customer support.
It's the same model with a different brand badging. This is a very common occurance with these low cost multimeters. If there are fake ones out there I'm unaware of them.
The cellphone form factor is its biggest selling point for me, I’m placing it in a small edc nylon tool case so the thinner the better. It was a choice between Fluke 107, 101 and this model. I ordered this Kaiweets due to price, size, accuracy, and form. The stand isn’t as important to me- I never use them anyway. I’d rather hang a thin meter than a thicker one with stand.
Eh - pretty loaded question. Assuming I could have any Fluke I wanted, then definitely Fluke. However, if it's from my own collection I would NOT choose the Fluke I have - the 17B+ doesn't exactly impress me. And seeing as I don't have any Klein meters - no comment there. So I guess it would be the Kaiweets and this is assuming it's just for benchwork (CAT I and II stuff). Honestly I would rather just use my Uni-T UT8804N bench meter. Best meter I have.
Great video! Thanks. One thing: I purchased this meter as well, however when measuring capacitance mine takes ages until it shows numbers. Yours shows the measurement almost instantly, mine takes at least 5-7 seconds. Is that normal?
What capacitance values does it take that long? In my experience on this meter and most other low cost meters it often can take 5+ seconds to get a reading on higher value capacitors, say above 100uF. What probes are you using?
@@Patbwoy I'm asking what values you are experiencing this at. In higher values mine takes around 4-5 seconds, and it could also have to do with the probes you're using.
When the meter is in Smart mode, by touching both leads gives continuity which is fine. But when I move or touch the RED lead alone (tip is not touching anything) gives random resistance values from 0L to 99 M Ohms. This behavior confuses me if there is something wrong with the meter. Is anyone having this issue?
I haven't actually measured this but since it's an always on EBTN display it will be shorter battery life than average. Best to use rechargeables with this unit.
@uTube I appreciate the comments. Deciding which of these to get really depends on one factor - do you need a meter that can accurately measure in the picofarad range or not? If yes - then I would go with the HT118A. If no, then I would probably get the KM601 as the better count resolution would be more useful. If you must have a stand then the HT118A would be the better choice as the KM601 does not have a stand.
@@Sui778 UNI-T has released 3 new 9999 units as well. UT60S UT60BT UT60EU, what do you think of these? I am sure people would like a review on these too.
Second I saw this meter with the colour display, I was concerned about daylight readability, critical for my use cases. They should have used a daylight display like that in some smart watches, where bright colours are less important than legibility.
I have performed calibration and test equipment repair for many years in the Navy. Watching an electronics parts channel, they showed this unit and gave a very quick walk around.
I purchased this through Amazon in addition to their HT206B clamp on. In the process of checking accuracy, both have performed almost perfect to the 'T'.
Most of the multimeters and clamp-ons that I have repaired, calibrated, or simply checked; the Kaiweets has measured equally, and in many areas, better than the FLUKE meters.
This meter is a great addition to any ones toolbox or work bench.
Appreciate your comments and hope you enjoyed the video.
I have found all the Kaiweets meters I have looked at, tested and reviewed to be of the same quality you speak of. In regard to Fluke - I would say it depends on which model it is but I will say that this one and the HT118A I have clearly outperform the Fluke 17B+ I have. In all fairness to Fluke - the 17B+ isn't exactly what I'd call one of their premium meters - and I'm not saying it's terrible either - but I have several cheaper meters that are consistently more accurate than it is. Of course none of them are category III or IV either so it's a bit of a trade off.
great detailed review, good work. impressive innovative meter, display is great, but i keep my good bulky HT118A for 5 reasons, 1. MicroA 2. pF 3. B/W display for using it daily for hours.. 4. uses 2 AA battery i think 5. STAND. 118a CON is obviously Size/weight and "only" 6000RMS.. This compact smart meter could be a great secondary for mobile use, in the car, outdoors, garden, garage. but 118a remains the oldschool daily stationary workhorse..34:35 boiling water best temp test
I actually prefer the HT118A myself - slightly more accurate and better useable range for capacitance. To say nothing about the stand.
Great tear down and review. This looks like a very nice meter with that huge color display. I'm amazed how cheap these things are.
After three weeks the KM601 is perfect. I needed a replacement set of "leads," and the Kaiweet's support team is second to one ...they sent me what I needed and more. I received a better response from the support team than you do on a new car, or new appliances at Lowes, or just about anything I've purchased in the past ten years that required contact with customer support.
Good deal - glad you're happy with it. And yes Kaiweet's service has always been pretty good/responsive.
Excellent multimeter good accuracy 👍
Is that a silicone mat? I bought one of those and threw it out because it made my hair stand on end with static.
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Thanks!
Looks like GVDA GD-128 and habotest HT-116. Are all three from the same manufacturer? Or are some of them genuine and some are fake?
It's the same model with a different brand badging. This is a very common occurance with these low cost multimeters. If there are fake ones out there I'm unaware of them.
Thk you so much for the test is nice.
The cellphone form factor is its biggest selling point for me, I’m placing it in a small edc nylon tool case so the thinner the better. It was a choice between Fluke 107, 101 and this model. I ordered this Kaiweets due to price, size, accuracy, and form. The stand isn’t as important to me- I never use them anyway. I’d rather hang a thin meter than a thicker one with stand.
Well as they say - whatever works, right? I use mine exclusively on the bench so yeah, the stand is kind of preferable to me.
Kaiweets vs Klein vs Fluke....you can only use one...which will you use?
Eh - pretty loaded question. Assuming I could have any Fluke I wanted, then definitely Fluke. However, if it's from my own collection I would NOT choose the Fluke I have - the 17B+ doesn't exactly impress me. And seeing as I don't have any Klein meters - no comment there. So I guess it would be the Kaiweets and this is assuming it's just for benchwork (CAT I and II stuff).
Honestly I would rather just use my Uni-T UT8804N bench meter. Best meter I have.
HT126B or KM601?
KM601 good accuracy
How do you get companies to send you stuff to review
That's easy. Do enough reviews and they will start reaching out to you. Or you can contact their support and offer to do it.
@@Sui778 i reached out to kaiweets to review a multimeter we will see 🤞
HTB126B or KM601?
Great video! Thanks. One thing: I purchased this meter as well, however when measuring capacitance mine takes ages until it shows numbers. Yours shows the measurement almost instantly, mine takes at least 5-7 seconds. Is that normal?
What capacitance values does it take that long? In my experience on this meter and most other low cost meters it often can take 5+ seconds to get a reading on higher value capacitors, say above 100uF. What probes are you using?
@@Sui778 So you're saying that's to be expected from this meter? I was only asking since the meter in the video doesn't take that long.
@@Patbwoy I'm asking what values you are experiencing this at. In higher values mine takes around 4-5 seconds, and it could also have to do with the probes you're using.
When the meter is in Smart mode, by touching both leads gives continuity which is fine. But when I move or touch the RED lead alone (tip is not touching anything) gives random
resistance values from 0L to 99 M Ohms. This behavior confuses me if there is something wrong with the meter. Is anyone having this issue?
I wish they had a center Dial instead of a button for adjusting.
I'm not a huge fan of the new "cell phone" design in general.
Hi like your blue mat where did you buy this mat ??? like your video
Thanks! I bought the mat off Amazon - several companies carry the same ones in different sizes.
Great testing video.
Thank you!
Didn’t hear any beep testing diode or continuity.
Approximately, how long does the battery last on this multimeter?
I haven't actually measured this but since it's an always on EBTN display it will be shorter battery life than average. Best to use rechargeables with this unit.
Great review, been waiting for better reviewers like yourself to get a review out. This flashy new model or the 2 year old tried and tested HT118A?
@uTube I appreciate the comments. Deciding which of these to get really depends on one factor - do you need a meter that can accurately measure in the picofarad range or not? If yes - then I would go with the HT118A. If no, then I would probably get the KM601 as the better count resolution would be more useful. If you must have a stand then the HT118A would be the better choice as the KM601 does not have a stand.
@@Sui778 UNI-T has released 3 new 9999 units as well. UT60S UT60BT UT60EU, what do you think of these? I am sure people would like a review on these too.
@@utube9487 A couple of others have asked for that already. Looking into it.
Second I saw this meter with the colour display, I was concerned about daylight readability, critical for my use cases. They should have used a daylight display like that in some smart watches, where bright colours are less important than legibility.
How accurate is this multimeter
It is slightly more accurate than a HT118A on my reference standard tests. So it ranks among the better cheap handheld DMM's I have tested.
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