GreenleeDM-830A DMM, TRMS AC+DC,DUALTEMP

Excellent meter. Has all the options. Excellent price and build quality. A precision instrument. Really delivers on all specifications.

This meter is really good, except for 1 major flaw that made me return it. There are also a couple minor annoyances that are not show stoppers, but not good in my opinion.DCV and ACVThis meter has excellent accuracy and is a True RMS meter. It also has a high number of counts for a very good precision reading.ContinuityThe continuity test is so so. It is very fast response, but is not latching. Has a scratchy sound to it, which I don't like. In general you can live with it since it is very high speed, but a latching beep would have made it aces.BacklightThe meter has a really nice backlight. Only issue for me is that when you shut off the backlight, it stays on only for 30 seconds. Not cool. When I turn on the backlight, I want the backlight to stay on until I shut it off.Rec function (aka Min Max)The record function is good, but lacks a "Fast min/max" mode for high speed transient detection.Diode TestChecks standard diodes fine, but can't test even a red LED. This is a show stopper to me. The meter only outputs 1.5V for the diode check, so it can't forward bias even a standard Red LED with a 1.6 forward voltage. My bremen 869 puts out 3V, and the fluke can even forward bias a white LED. A 1.5V diode test is inexcusable these days. Even my 25 year old Fluke 29 puts out 2.9V on the diode test function.Hold FunctionThe hold function is just OK. when you have a value on the screen and hit hold, it will lock the value into the display. This is ok, but not nearly as useful as the fluke AutoHold feature. AutoHold lets you set it, then take your measurement, and the meter will automatically hold the reading for you. For instance, if you hit autoHold, then measure the resistance of a resistor, you will hear a beep and the meter will have locked in the value of the resistor. This is a very handy feature, and one that a Vanilla hold really misses.Overall this is an excellent meter, that is built well, will be safe to use even at mains voltages (CAT iV rated). Brymen is the OEM of this meter which is sold as the BM-257. It is a good meter that will last a long time. Just don't rely on it for LED testing.

This review is for the Greenlee DM-830A. I recently noticed this is not the meter being advertised on this page.So I have used this meter for a while now. It does everything I want it to. A few things I would point out to people before purchasing tho.* It does everything you could want a meter like this to do, and it seems to do it very accurately.* It is a very large meter compared to every other meter I have owned or borrowed.* The update speed is not always the quickest when running in dual display mode, but speeds up when running just one test at a time.* A really nice feature which relates to the above point is, if you put it to volts only and not Hz at the top it remembers that setting even after the meter has been switched off. This may not seem like a big deal, but it's one of those touches that shows the thought that went into building it.* If you read everything closer than I did you will know that the meter runs as a non-contact voltage finder, but if you use your test lead it doesn't pinpoint as I had assumed, it turns into a contact voltage finder.*The backlight works well and the beeper is audible.That's all for now, but I will update if I find anything else that may be of interest. I am happy with the purchase.

I have bought the cheap meters before on Amazon and had some sort of issues, I finally decided to buy one quality one and be done with it, glad I did! This has all the features I need plus a few more....Bryman built this for Greenlee and did a great job of it and included nice silicone test cables with it. Highly recommend!

I work in the electrical field for many years and also do small electronic repairs. I purchased this meter because you get more for the money than you get with similar features from other professional brand meters.The Greenlee DM-830A is a true RMS, well made, solid with features easy to use and has a good accuracy.The large lightened display is a great feature, especially when you are testing or troubleshooting motors, electrical, electronic controls, or electrical panels in poor visibility areas.The continuity test mode has a loud and robust sound, the meter is fused for overload protection, has a lifetime warranty, and comes with a carrying case. The feeling and functionality of the meter is similar to the Brymen BM829 multimeter, that I had when I worked in Europe.