AstroAIDigital Multimeter, TRMS 6000 Counts Auto-Ranging Voltage Tester Voltmeter Measuring AC/DC Voltage Current, Capacitance Resistance Frequency Temperature Continuity Diodes with NCV

Good DMM. As advertised!

Like the versatility and the features. Work light, noncontact AC power detector plus the other add on functions. The auto power off saves batteries and the batteries are cheaper to replace being AA rather than 9V. This is my second one of these meters. Used the first one for roughly a couple of years. First one got wet working on a sprinker and quit working. Immediately ordered another. Then took the first one apart to dry it out. Really like how sturdily the insides were build compared to other meters I have disassembled. Got it dried out and rinsed off with electronics cleaner and reassembled, it is back to working. The older one has taken numerous tumbles to concrete and steel and was still running till it got wet.I have 2 complaints about this meter.1. One was in the original write up on the meter. The auto ranging is slow to change ranges so if you are checking a bunch of wires for power or reading resistances there is a several second delay between wires while it ranges each new wire. With one or two wires that is no problem but if you are checking dozens or hundreds it would be way nicer if it ranged faster. Get very frustrated with the wait each time.2. Don't know about this meter but it looks identical to the original one and is the same model and the originals test leads were failing. Had a crack in the insulation in one lead and both leads there cracking at the strain relief to the probe. And this in only 2 years of moderate but fairly rough service use. Suggest plan on getting better replacement leads to put with it.While better water proofing would have been nice I truly do not think I can fairly expect it at this price point. Dreaming anyway. :) Overall for the price point I have been very happy with the old meter and expect that same of the duplicate new one

I have just received the unit in the past week or so, I have only used it to check some batteries.I was surprised to see that the batteries were preloaded in the unit, at first I thought I may have received a return item, but no, it was not a return. It appears to me to be very solid, it is well constructed, it does not feel or seem cheap.I feel it is a very good unit well worth the price. It will do everything I will need a multimeter for. This replaces my very old cheap little analog multimeter I bought from Harbor Freight many years ago. The instruction book is good though the print is tiny. I will be buying a hard case to store it in.

Works good and precise except with temperature measurement. I like the background panel light, big numbers, soft leads, overall its a good tester.

It look very impresive. It does the job

The digital screen on this unit has failed to show digits, back lighting works but display has stopped working, unit was on a shelf stored for a month when I powered it up display had stopped functioning now it’s just a paper weight 😫

Great customer support with this company 💎💎💎💎💎

My last DMM had 30 switch positions. I had to look closely to set it. I might have to set it repeatedly before the display showed that all the contacts had closed. I bought the Astro for the mechanical simplicity of auto-ranging. According to my voltage standard, the meter is highly accurate.The live-wire detector of my last meter was more reliable than reading AC voltage. The Astro is even better. As long as I turn the selector all the way to the right, a live wire will produce a bright light and a beep. If I press the function button to finish selecting it, a live wire will also cause the display to glow and say LIVE.The Astro's probe covers could prevent shorting with the side of a 20mm probe tip. When I need a whole tip exposed, I put the little cover in my pocket for safekeeping.The rubber jacket has a keyhole slot. Now I hang my meter by the back door, where the leads aren't in the way and I'll notice immediately if the meter isn't where it belongs.Update: Switching the meter on to check DC voltage is so simple that I don't even look. That's why I didn't see the warning light when I tried to check a car battery with the red plug in the 10A jack.Over the years, the meters I've bought have made it increasingly difficult to get to the fuses, and they've been increasingly fussy about fuse specifications. The Astro specifies a common 10A, 250V, 1/4 x 1-1/4" fuse. A 6 x 30mm will fit just as well. Naturally, I chose fast-blow.The rubber jacket came off easily. I didn't have to open the battery compartment. After I removed four screws, the back came off completely free. The circuit was undamaged.To me, ease of fuse replacement is a mark of a quality meter.