Mark,
Stick with what you do mate!
I for one would have to be desperate to use something like that, & I would like to know a LOT more about it before I trusted my life to it.
I am a long term Fluke user, because it was what I was brought up on really, though it was always Meggers for IR testing.
Recently bought a Megger from MM, usual service, and impressed so far. (
http://isswww.co.uk/)
However, I digress, the reason I use quality kit is we sometimes have momentary lapses in concentration.
Friday I had a breakdown dropped on my by a customer for an end user, so I went there, & took some kit back to my customer for repair.
"While you're here", can you just wire up the extract fan on the spray booth for us?
OK, says I while you are fixing the bits, I'll wire up the booth.
Anyway, working workshop, kept getting dragged off to look at other things.
Rushing to finish as I had another breakdown to do on the way home, & was nearly an hour away at this time.
So, did the R1+R2 results, etc. then had a brain f4*t, and ended up trying to do the Zs with the meter on Rlow, just not concentrating, and rushing.
So what happens to the Fluke MFT?...
It beeps at me to tell me I am trying to measure continuity on a live circuit!
No damage, all fine, me included, after I called myself a t*4t.
That's one reason I use good brand test equipment, because if you have a lapse in concentration, it will let you survive.
IMHO, that is what is called "foreseeable misuse" under the EU equipment directives & the standards, so the equipment, should survive, however, I would not be so sure with a real cheap meter shall we say.
Buy known brand kit from a reputable supplier guys, you know it makes sense, your life & the lives of your family, or customers could well rely on this, and in doing this, you'll have done your best.
