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#3022869 17-Jan-2023 17:23

I think I've decided to get the MM400 Klein. They are highly rated and seem to cover everything I need and more.

For $50 USD impossible to beat the combination of quality price and features. Annoyingly, it's $150-$200 here.

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#3022908 17-Jan-2023 19:07

networkn:

I think I've decided to get the MM400 Klein. They are highly rated and seem to cover everything I need and more.

For $50 USD impossible to beat the combination of quality price and features. Annoyingly, it's $150-$200 here.

On amazon.com.au for NZD 88.73 incl GST and free shipping to NZ

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#3022988 17-Jan-2023 21:00

johno1234:

On amazon.com.au for NZD 88.73 incl GST and free shipping to NZ

Thanks. It was $10 more expensive than getting when we are in the US, but worth that to not have to drag it round with us, no matter how small it is.

Thanks for everyones recommendations, MM400 Klein is what I ordered. Hope it's awesome.

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#3022990 17-Jan-2023 21:06

lets hope its not shocking

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#3022993 17-Jan-2023 21:28

Jase2985:

lets hope its not shocking

I made a mistake with 240v once when I was building my headphone amplifier. If not for our RCD, I'm pretty sure I'd be dead now.

If it involves 240v these days, I am definitely involving a sparky. It's just not worth the risk.

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#3022996 17-Jan-2023 22:03

I got this:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004146200800.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.31.33291802sB4dH2

Seems good, good range of features.

How long it will last remains to be seen...

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#3023433 18-Jan-2023 22:21

Jase2985:
just get something thats CAT III rated for 600V and you should be good

And don't be tempted to pay extra for one labelled as "true RMS". If you can't explain what it is you're really being sold here, you don't need it.

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#3023434 18-Jan-2023 22:23

mdooher:
I got a Fluke from AliExpress. It is the real deal

This is one of those word combinations where you know there's something wrong but you can't quite put your finger on it.

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#3023435 18-Jan-2023 22:27

Rust:
I have the Klein MM2300A, which is very similar to the MM400 that you linked to above. I find the Klein brand to be excellent products. Measures Voltage, Amperage, current, frequency, resistance, diodes .. all the necessary stuff. The MM2300A is auto-ranging, I would assume the MM400 is also.

Klein do decent stuff, meaning they're careful about what products they put their brand to. Uni-T, which came up in another thread, are also pretty decent once you get past their budget stuff, just be careful about the confusing sub-models for each type. Owon are also decent.

Avoid any no-name Chinese brands which have cut every corner possible. If you don't know why, watch YouTube videos where people set them on fire by running nowhere near their claimed current or voltage limits through them, or expose their dodgy circuitry in teardowns.

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#3127448 13-Sep-2023 22:50

A few months have passed since the last reply to this post.
I have been looking at the MM400.
It’s available on the Amazon Australia website.
Is it correct to assume that this model wouldn’t be on the Australian site if it wasn’t compatible for Aus and NZ?
Also any other suggestions for other models close to this pricing?

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