thank you jaykay. i have this exact model and could not figure out how to check for continuity. very helpful. now i can get my bike registered tomorrow!
I clicked on your video so that I could learn how to actually use the meter. Unfortunately, I am still not sure how to actually check anything. I had the video on full page, but I couldn’t see how or where to place the probe. Maybe you could do another video where you use the meter to checkout something, example Christmas lights.
Nowhere did the title, description, or myself state I was going to teach how to use a meter. If that's the kind of video you want, you should search for it directly. I'm sure you will find thousands.
I have a very similar meter branded as actron CP7848. The selections on the dial are laid out differently, and mine doesn't have the side adjustment thumb wheel. Very useful for tracking down a parasitic battery draw with the analog needle movement. Right now it needs the positive lead re soldered, and possibly a new fuse to get it working again.
another advantage of analog meters is that they don't require a battery to measure voltage, allowing you to put one in the trunk and forget it's even there.
I don't have any hybrids, that's for sure. Somewhere at my dad's house is my old DC voltmeter. It's digical, but requires a 20 minute warm up period to stabilize. And you have to zero it every time, and also calibrate it; each has their own adjustment knob and mode to switch it into for that. I don't remember the brand, and I think one of the LED 7-segment displays have a segment or two out, but last I knew it worked.
I have the same mini analog multitester as yours here in the Philippines. Even the writing at the back is the same. But i think mine is much older and very much used. It was given to me by the foreman that renovated our house about nine years ago. The multitester now is the same as it was when given to me. I only using it these past several days ago, together with my old regular size analog multimeter (i had it and using it since my schooling in computer(1996), still in very good condition. With them also is my digital clamp multimeter, for comparing which is better to use for this and that. Thank you sir for sharing🙏❤️
Hi, i have the same product but unfortunately one of the resistances is burnt and I can't find out what it was. I'd appreciate if you could help me with it. On top left of the board from our view when we open it there are 3 ones which are used as DCmA, then the middle one(2nd from the top) is totally burnt. I would solder a new one if you could tell me what to buy.
Actually your Sunwa meter was made in Japan, there's a cheaper knock-off of it named Sunma that is made in China. You said it is "not a precision instrument," which multimeters would you consider to be precision instruments?
No kidding, huh. I didn't find the needle and its movement to be very quality. An old Simpson analog meter, or perhaps a newer Fluke digital meter, I would trust a lot more.
I see this meter listed under a variety of similar names. Sunwa, Samwa, Sunma etc. Apparently there is a Japanese company called Sanwa that makes multi meters so I bet these are all spin offs of that name with the intent of causing confusion in buyers hoping to get a quality meter.
I actually noticed that myself last night while searching for it, a plethora of similar names. Sort of like the Dollar Store Super Sharpie knock off called Super Skerple! In the font they use, at a quick glance you wouldn't notice. Oh, we make malkel for you in China! Appalentry, they make metels too!
@@jaykay18 I have a similar meter to yours but I can't find it right now. If it's not exactly the same it's almost exactly the same. Think it was a Wal-Mart $5 cheapie but it worked for what I needed it for.
thank you jaykay. i have this exact model and could not figure out how to check for continuity. very helpful. now i can get my bike registered tomorrow!
Glad this helped!
I clicked on your video so that I could learn how to actually use the meter. Unfortunately, I am still not sure how to actually check anything. I had the video on full page, but I couldn’t see how or where to place the probe. Maybe you could do another video where you use the meter to checkout something, example Christmas lights.
Nowhere did the title, description, or myself state I was going to teach how to use a meter. If that's the kind of video you want, you should search for it directly. I'm sure you will find thousands.
Oh the wild swinging of the readings, easy to watch, and something digital can't give you.
But digical is "better".
Well the analog meter certainly isn't throwing an error code because it wasn't called the best.
Right!
I have a very similar meter branded as actron CP7848. The selections on the dial are laid out differently, and mine doesn't have the side adjustment thumb wheel. Very useful for tracking down a parasitic battery draw with the analog needle movement. Right now it needs the positive lead re soldered, and possibly a new fuse to get it working again.
I'm rather surprised this one works at all.
another advantage of analog meters is that they don't require a battery to measure voltage, allowing you to put one in the trunk and forget it's even there.
Yes, that's very true!
I am fortunate to have all three types of meters, analog, analog/digital hybrid, and digital.
I don't have any hybrids, that's for sure. Somewhere at my dad's house is my old DC voltmeter. It's digical, but requires a 20 minute warm up period to stabilize. And you have to zero it every time, and also calibrate it; each has their own adjustment knob and mode to switch it into for that. I don't remember the brand, and I think one of the LED 7-segment displays have a segment or two out, but last I knew it worked.
I have the same mini analog multitester as yours here in the Philippines. Even the writing at the back is the same. But i think mine is much older and very much used. It was given to me by the foreman that renovated our house about nine years ago. The multitester now is the same as it was when given to me. I only using it these past several days ago, together with my old regular size analog multimeter (i had it and using it since my schooling in computer(1996), still in very good condition. With them also is my digital clamp multimeter, for comparing which is better to use for this and that. Thank you sir for sharing🙏❤️
You're welcome.
Hi, i have the same product but unfortunately one of the resistances is burnt and I can't find out what it was. I'd appreciate if you could help me with it.
On top left of the board from our view when we open it there are 3 ones which are used as DCmA, then the middle one(2nd from the top) is totally burnt. I would solder a new one if you could tell me what to buy.
You're probably better off getting a new meter, these aren't of any kind of quality and can be had for a very small amount of money.
Actually your Sunwa meter was made in Japan, there's a cheaper knock-off of it named Sunma that is made in China. You said it is "not a precision instrument," which multimeters would you consider to be precision instruments?
No kidding, huh. I didn't find the needle and its movement to be very quality. An old Simpson analog meter, or perhaps a newer Fluke digital meter, I would trust a lot more.
Ok ! Thank you
You're welcome.
I have a couple analog meters, two VOMs and a VTVM by RCA(model WV-98C).
Nice.
I see this meter listed under a variety of similar names. Sunwa, Samwa, Sunma etc. Apparently there is a Japanese company called Sanwa that makes multi meters so I bet these are all spin offs of that name with the intent of causing confusion in buyers hoping to get a quality meter.
I actually noticed that myself last night while searching for it, a plethora of similar names. Sort of like the Dollar Store Super Sharpie knock off called Super Skerple! In the font they use, at a quick glance you wouldn't notice. Oh, we make malkel for you in China! Appalentry, they make metels too!
@@jaykay18 I have a similar meter to yours but I can't find it right now. If it's not exactly the same it's almost exactly the same. Think it was a Wal-Mart $5 cheapie but it worked for what I needed it for.
Most times that's all you need, just a basic meter. Unless you're doing high-tech repairs.