A superlative article. I'm going through the process of buying my first decent multimeter. God knows, there are so many out there! Often, too many choices creates problems. Comparing spec sheets goes only so far. So, listening to one's real life experience is a big help. I'm "sold" and will be buying an MM700.
I bought one in a pinch at a big box store my opinion of it is it’s a pile of junk. The auto range is horrible takes 3-4 seconds to get a reading. Even on manual range it’s 2 seconds for a stable reading. The leads are absolutely garbage. Personally I don’t recommend buying this one, save yourself some frustration and get a Fluke 87 or equivalent. Who has time to wait 3-4 seconds for a reading? This meter will drive you crazy and slow down your diagnosis to a crawl!
I mainly do low voltage stuff, cameras, internet, cable, alarms, stuff like that. I’ve been using a $7 meter from Harbor Freight, I’ve had it since before I started doing this stuff, and I’ve wanted a new meter for awhile. Was on a job today, yanked it off of what it was sitting on, and broke it all to hell. Grabbed this one from Home Depot, and I’m happy I did. One accessory you didn’t point out was the clip ends for the leads, that’s great for low voltage stuff.
Interesting, recently I ordered from Amazon the Amazon commercial 6000 multimeter. During a work on a boiler tank I replaced the heating element and I accidentally spilled water inside the tank on some cheap multi meters I was using. Even though it was inexpensive multimeter I opened it and I was able to dry the inside (it was drenched), this is why I decided getting IP rated multimeters. Getting one from known brand like fluke would have been prohibitively expensive so I just got the best one I could find on Amazon at a reasonable price. I should get it soon I hope it will be reliable and somewhat dependable.
It's a great meter. But being a fire alarm guy, it is a bit annoying that it defaults on AC. It would be nice it you could change to DC as default. My old one was megger, I loved that one. Nice review though bud! Just subscribed. Love me some klien, knipex, nws and bahco 👌
So question for you that I can't work out how to do on this meter. What setting do you put it on to measure quiessant charge. Aka turning the power off and measuring how many amps it pulls on battery only stable, then battery only in alarm
@@danstoolroom7700 I haven't used it much yet as I only got it a couple weeks ago. But looking at the meter I would put it on the 10 amps setting and 10amp plug hole. That's the setting I used to use on my old megger. It should still read lower currents on load tests, for example, if you was reading 200ma it would just show as 0.2amp. I never used the uA setting, I think that is for low current cct boards.
@@danstoolroom7700 *edit sorry just see you was talking about quiescent current aswell as load! My bad. If the current is really low, 10amp setting might be out of range, so you'd have to flick it over to mA
@@danstoolroom7700 Dan, I've been recently using a Klein clamp meter that does DC current. Absolute game changer for load tests, no need to unplug batts. Just clamp over the battery poss and pull the mains out. 👌
I want something accurate on DC voltage and continuity to replace a very old Fluke. Independent reviews have shown this to be a good choice. Thanks for an excellent overview review. The ability to measure temp is a big advantage. Having to use a separate adapter is a bit of a pain, even cheap multi-meters allow you to just plug in a temp lead.
that blue one should be very familiar to electronics hobbyist ;) especially those magnetic hanger design. Klein tools dmm are made in Korea by Finest (CMIIW), however I'd prefer fluke (be it made in China or US).
Great review. Question for anyone. On th MM700’s LCD (upper most right of display) there is a Bluetooth symbol. I can not find any information on its purpose or function on this meter. I’ve called Klein Customer Service. They don’t know either. Anyone?
Hello my friend, I have a question 😓 I buy this multimeter today, and i can see on the screen that it has a bluetooth symbol, you know why ? sorry for my english, I am from Mexico.
Nice Review. I bought this model late last year. It was about $110.00 Canadian and well worth it. I have used fluke brand at my work places, but I can't justify the price for home use. I had a couple of other cheap units which are OK for quick test, but for my electronics lab (hobby) I wanted a good meter.
Great review!! I bought the MM400 first, and had to exchange it. I was trying to test small circuit board capacitors for capacitance and I could not get the meter to give me a good reading. I was never able to zero it out properly. Even emailed Klein and they gave me a few suggestions. They suggested it may be a problem with that particular meter and said I could send it to them, or if it has not been too long, take it back to the store. I took it back to the store and exchanged it for the mm700. I absolutely LOVE this meter. I use it mainly for electronics, and have now tested about 300 capacitors with it. Very reliable and enjoy it immensely. I like that it came with the clamps, although for my smaller components, I did buy another smaller set to use with this.
I purchased the MM700 in a pinch, I got sick of not having a Multi Meter and I needed one to test my alternator / battery. I have been wanting to get more into electronics repair as I have been building PCs and doing phone / tablet repairs so I picked up the MM700. I would just replace entire boards rather than trying to fix them and always wished I could repair the boards. I've saved them, all of them. So I have plenty of test stuff around. Do you think the MM700 is good for my usage? Do you know how to set it so it will default to DC rather than AC? That is the only thing I don't like about it, clearly more for electricians in the field.
Hey Dan, I don't know about anyone else but I would certainly be very interested in hearing more about what you do and maybe even how one goes about getting into that line of work etc... (I'm not sure if maybe you were an electrician first or what not etc).Just thought I'd mention it incase your taking video requests lol. Anyways hope all is well and loving your videos from the emerald Ilse (the northern bit so not too far from yourself aswell weirdly).
I'm trying to edit some of my videos to improve them and this is the one I'm practicing on. This is the last edit but there will be a new video uploaded in th morning.
2 Questions please & thank you: 1.) Is the temp testing lead capable of testing a solder iron tip temperature ? 2.) Can it function as a millivolt meter IE. read 20mV @ 175kHz bandwidth ?
Thanks man just got mine today great review
A superlative article. I'm going through the process of buying my first decent multimeter. God knows, there are so many out there! Often, too many choices creates problems. Comparing spec sheets goes only so far. So, listening to one's real life experience is a big help. I'm "sold" and will be buying an MM700.
I have had two mm 600. Always been happy with them
@@rryanreidi just bought an mm420. What do you make of that?
Sorry guys this will be the last edit of this video, hopefully will help to improve future videos
I bought one in a pinch at a big box store my opinion of it is it’s a pile of junk. The auto range is horrible takes 3-4 seconds to get a reading. Even on manual range it’s 2 seconds for a stable reading. The leads are absolutely garbage. Personally I don’t recommend buying this one, save yourself some frustration and get a Fluke 87 or equivalent. Who has time to wait 3-4 seconds for a reading? This meter will drive you crazy and slow down your diagnosis to a crawl!
I mainly do low voltage stuff, cameras, internet, cable, alarms, stuff like that. I’ve been using a $7 meter from Harbor Freight, I’ve had it since before I started doing this stuff, and I’ve wanted a new meter for awhile. Was on a job today, yanked it off of what it was sitting on, and broke it all to hell. Grabbed this one from Home Depot, and I’m happy I did. One accessory you didn’t point out was the clip ends for the leads, that’s great for low voltage stuff.
Interesting, recently I ordered from Amazon the Amazon commercial 6000 multimeter. During a work on a boiler tank I replaced the heating element and I accidentally spilled water inside the tank on some cheap multi meters I was using. Even though it was inexpensive multimeter I opened it and I was able to dry the inside (it was drenched), this is why I decided getting IP rated multimeters. Getting one from known brand like fluke would have been prohibitively expensive so I just got the best one I could find on Amazon at a reasonable price. I should get it soon I hope it will be reliable and somewhat dependable.
Nice mate I hope its a good meter, I've never tried any of the amazon tools so I can't really comment. Let me know what it's like
It's a great meter. But being a fire alarm guy, it is a bit annoying that it defaults on AC. It would be nice it you could change to DC as default. My old one was megger, I loved that one.
Nice review though bud! Just subscribed. Love me some klien, knipex, nws and bahco 👌
So question for you that I can't work out how to do on this meter. What setting do you put it on to measure quiessant charge. Aka turning the power off and measuring how many amps it pulls on battery only stable, then battery only in alarm
@@danstoolroom7700 I haven't used it much yet as I only got it a couple weeks ago. But looking at the meter I would put it on the 10 amps setting and 10amp plug hole. That's the setting I used to use on my old megger. It should still read lower currents on load tests, for example, if you was reading 200ma it would just show as 0.2amp. I never used the uA setting, I think that is for low current cct boards.
@@danstoolroom7700 *edit sorry just see you was talking about quiescent current aswell as load! My bad. If the current is really low, 10amp setting might be out of range, so you'd have to flick it over to mA
Thanks bud
@@danstoolroom7700 Dan, I've been recently using a Klein clamp meter that does DC current. Absolute game changer for load tests, no need to unplug batts. Just clamp over the battery poss and pull the mains out. 👌
I want something accurate on DC voltage and continuity to replace a very old Fluke. Independent reviews have shown this to be a good choice. Thanks for an excellent overview review. The ability to measure temp is a big advantage. Having to use a separate adapter is a bit of a pain, even cheap multi-meters allow you to just plug in a temp lead.
Saludos desde Chile..que les puedo decir..Klein Tools una larga Historia de las Mejores Herramientas del Mundo..Un Gran Abrazo..
Sorry my friend I don't speak this language
that blue one should be very familiar to electronics hobbyist ;) especially those magnetic hanger design.
Klein tools dmm are made in Korea by Finest (CMIIW), however I'd prefer fluke (be it made in China or US).
Great review. Question for anyone. On th MM700’s LCD (upper most right of display) there is a Bluetooth symbol. I can not find any information on its purpose or function on this meter. I’ve called Klein Customer Service. They don’t know either. Anyone?
Hello my friend, I have a question 😓 I buy this multimeter today, and i can see on the screen that it has a bluetooth symbol, you know why ? sorry for my english, I am from Mexico.
Nice Review. I bought this model late last year. It was about $110.00 Canadian and well worth it. I have used fluke brand at my work places, but I can't justify the price for home use. I had a couple of other cheap units which are OK for quick test, but for my electronics lab (hobby) I wanted a good meter.
Thankt mate an electrician will always do a better review of these the functions i need to use are mire basic
I've looked at several reviews of this meter and no one does a review of the frequency measuring capability.
Thanks - nice review!
Thanks mate
Would be nice to see what the internal input protection really looks like, but sounds like his work doesnt permit it.
In diode mode, if you have a short, does it make a beep sound?
Not sure I'll check for you
@@danstoolroom7700
Thank you.
I also want to know how fast it beeps or respond. Less than 1 second? I appreciate your help.
@@danstoolroom7700 So does it beep?
Great review!!
I bought the MM400 first, and had to exchange it. I was trying to test small circuit board capacitors for capacitance and I could not get the meter to give me a good reading. I was never able to zero it out properly. Even emailed Klein and they gave me a few suggestions. They suggested it may be a problem with that particular meter and said I could send it to them, or if it has not been too long, take it back to the store. I took it back to the store and exchanged it for the mm700.
I absolutely LOVE this meter.
I use it mainly for electronics, and have now tested about 300 capacitors with it. Very reliable and enjoy it immensely. I like that it came with the clamps, although for my smaller components, I did buy another smaller set to use with this.
Glad you like it, i use mine for anything other than alarm work, its my go to
I purchased the MM700 in a pinch, I got sick of not having a Multi Meter and I needed one to test my alternator / battery. I have been wanting to get more into electronics repair as I have been building PCs and doing phone / tablet repairs so I picked up the MM700. I would just replace entire boards rather than trying to fix them and always wished I could repair the boards. I've saved them, all of them. So I have plenty of test stuff around.
Do you think the MM700 is good for my usage? Do you know how to set it so it will default to DC rather than AC? That is the only thing I don't like about it, clearly more for electricians in the field.
UEI makes the Klein multimeters. I have used UEI meters for almost 50 years and they are rugged and accurate.
Dan the ma, good video brother
Hey Dan, I don't know about anyone else but I would certainly be very interested in hearing more about what you do and maybe even how one goes about getting into that line of work etc... (I'm not sure if maybe you were an electrician first or what not etc).Just thought I'd mention it incase your taking video requests lol. Anyways hope all is well and loving your videos from the emerald Ilse (the northern bit so not too far from yourself aswell weirdly).
Will do mate I'll sort a video out soon
Great review. Thank you.
Can measure to 20 ampere dc battery.
Thank you Dan❤
Great video!
Thankyou very much
It turns off after 30 mins . . . .
That's a long-ass time
Thumbs up for the joke.
Can't remember what joke I said lol
@@danstoolroom7700 if you drop it from a 15 story building it will break into pieces
Haha yeah I'm glad it made you laugh
Really Dan... ?
I'm trying to edit some of my videos to improve them and this is the one I'm practicing on. This is the last edit but there will be a new video uploaded in th morning.
Should all be sorted now for future vids
@@danstoolroom7700nice one daniel
2 Questions please & thank you:
1.) Is the temp testing lead capable of testing a solder iron tip temperature ?
2.) Can it function as a millivolt meter IE. read 20mV @ 175kHz bandwidth ?