Which One to Get? UT61E+ and AN870 Side-by-Side

In this video, I did a side by side comparison between UNI-T's new UT61E+ 22,000 count multimeter and ANENG's 19,999 count AN870 to help you choose which one fits your need. My in-depth reviews and teardown of these two meters can be found here:
UT61E+: • UNI-T UT61E+ True RMS ...
AN870: • ANENG AN870 19,999 Cou...

[@KerryWongBlog]

Please turn off "Stable Volume" in the video playback setting (the first menu item after clicking the gear icon) as for some reason, this new KZbin playback feature made the video much noisier than usual.

[@andrebalsa203]

This is a good comparison of these two multimeters, however I believe it's very important to note that the UNI-T UT61E+ costs around 80€ whereas the ANENG AN870 costs 26€, or about 1/3 as much as the UNI-T. So they are essentially for different budgets. Also for some reason UNI-T decided to not include a Temperature measurement function in the UT61E+. If one needs to measure temperatures then the ANENG AN870 is a better choice.

[@stryderx1]

He missed very important part with mains current measurement. I highly doubt aneng would last long

[@thedanyesful]

UT-61E (not plus) is still available and substantially cheaper. The plus is not a good value.

[@Todestelzer]

@@stryderx1 I wouldn’t measure mains voltage or current with any of these cheap MM… But for

[@stryderx1]

@@Todestelzer I am measuring mains 240 vrms for years, but current for sure too cheap to last

[@JohnUsp]

@@stryderx1 about the current, the UT-61E has a HIGH Burn Voltage, which is Very Bad for loe voltage circuits.

[@scaledtime8934]

Set voltage on 1 volt or so, and then rise or down by 1 mV to see more realistic result.

[@gmcjetpilot]

Here because I am deciding between these very two DMM's, 3 yrs after this video posted. I want the UT61E+ but buying the AN870 based on price. AN870 price has come down with accessories, case, where the UT61E+ has not. Price is 3 to 1. The UT61E+ looks great, love data logging, but realistically not sure how much I'd use it. I'd use Temp probe more, but frankly I found in general temp readings on multi meter temp probes hit or miss. I hope the AN870 is close. I do have a DMM with temp already and it is pretty good. However IR Temp gun or mechanical temp gauge are my go too for accurate temp.

[@andymouse]

The speed of the resistance measurement swings it for me as well...cheers.

[@Horozor]

I have both and i'm happy. 61e+ good input protection, Aneng has temp and can test white leds

[@MarceloBrunelli]

Excellent comparation, I chose to buy the UT61E + I have a UT139c too. Another excellent multimeter

[@recuperacaorecuperacao7329]

Qual a diferença? E pq escolheu o 61E? Estava pesquisando entre Units Anengs e outros.. Mas ainda n me decidi. Estava pensando em comprar 1 digital e 1 analógico (pensei na Proskit mas se conhecer alguma marca chinesa boa.. pode indicar tb).

[@MarceloBrunelli]

@@recuperacaorecuperacao7329 olha, o 61E+ é espetacular, eu escolhi ele porque a diferença de preço é pequena, então investi num equipamento top de linha. O problema é que pra mim sobrou equipamento de tão completo que ele é e devido ao meu pouco uso. Então estou com uma Ferrari nas mãos e usando pouco. Eu tenho um analogico também da Minipa, é outro equipamento que eu adoro, muito muito bom, e tem um preço bem bacana aqui no Brasil.

[@phonicwheel933]

Nice presentation Kerry: I just ordered an AN870 for field use as the display on my trusty old DMM finally gave up the ghost.

[@jtveg]

Both great value and accurate meters. Thanks for sharing. 😉👌🏼

[@deterdamel7380]

The AN870 is not accurate..

[@jtveg]

@@deterdamel7380 How inaccurate is it though? Most meters even cheap ones are accurate to within 1 or 2 digits or

[@deterdamel7380]

@@jtveg My device is completly out of specs in some ranges (not talking about the hole in the mV-Range). The jacks for the leads are very lose (as shown in the video). For comparision the Habotest HT118 is a much better low cost DMM.

[@jtveg]

@@deterdamel7380 Ok, thanks for the info.

[@jarokowalski3355]

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[@pault6533]

I just measured a 22 mF capacitor on the AN870 no issues. I think the spec sheet might be wrong, wonder what the maximum really is. Perhaps I'm using a newer revision device.

[@tshackelton]

I have a 61e+ and a few aneng/zoyi meters and it's really night and day. The aneng is just another cheapy... and HT118 is a better choice for that price range. the Uni-T is a proper meter, everything works as advertised, it's quick and reliable, and there is some input protection. I really think this video could have benefited from just putting them side by side without the covers on(your existing teardowns are great, so you've got the content already). I saw that Aneng is selling a meter(SZ305) that has no fuse now (even worse, it says it's fused), so I'm done with them personally.

[@JohnUsp]

Excellent. About uV, I guess AN-870 is correct because 0.007 ~ 0.01

[@rcinfla9017]

I have two of original UT61E's. For the $70 price they are quite good. The nice part is the DC voltage is very easy to calibrate via internal pot adjustment. I bought a AN870 not expecting much but surprised its accuracy actually met the 0.05% spec. However, it varies a lot with relatively small environmental temp changes At 90 degs F it went to 0.14% accuracy.

[@xurshidsotvoldiyev3872]

Friends, which multimeter do you recommend? Uni-t ut61e+ vs ZOYI zt-225 ?

[@alfiolocatelli5093]

Hello dear, very detailed videos I appreciate your contents, especially this comparison and the review of the single meters themselves. Some days ago I was to take the Unit , but with this review I'm preferring aneng for low price and temperature measurement for me very important. I just want to kindly ask you if there are any others multimeters with this price/quality to check before buying! Thank you

[@XiaoNiu9369]

Hi Kerry, is the point of the bar graph or is it just a gimmick? TIA

[@alexmediagroup8971]

Where I live the Aneng is 1/5 the price of the Uni-T. It is only like $15 here.

[@mariobross4650]

UT61-E+ DEFINITELY

[@olafschermann1592]

What about safety? Would the $26 multimeter kill you measuring 1000V? Or are borh the same.

[@156dave]

which one can isolate hi energy short circuits without blowing your hand off

[@hansmoser162]

None of them, but a UNI-T UT161E can do.

[@budi0251]

I got An870 (zotek zt219) for around $25, very good meter for the price I'd say. UT61e+ currently is still too expensive that you'd be better off with trusty japanese brand (sanwa, kyoritsu, hioki, etc.) or even 2nd hand namebrand like fluke/agilent. I do have older UT61e, they drift easily quite a lot, OTOH it's pretty easy to readjust them with their trimpot. You probably needs to do that on monthly basis. ZT219/AN870 & UT61e+ IIRC are electronically calibrated, ie. no trimpots to drift. Compared their calibration is pretty in check to my fluke 287/289, dunno about long term drift yet. We need to check temperature drift too as well. My ZT219 does have 5uVDC noise floor when measuring very low resistance with DIY Kelvin clamp.

[@kunickocaudieus7250]

Zotek/Zoyi ZT219, Richmeters RM219 and Aneng AN870 are same Multi meter (including specifications) and it's looks like Manufactured by Zotek (just my guess)

[@budi0251]

@@kunickocaudieus7250 indeed, they definitely are. when you got it new and nicely properly calibrated then no problem it is. However as any multimeters they'd do need to get re calibrated from time to time and ZT219 seemed like not the easiest one to do calibration (realignment) yourself. they do use (IIRC) Dreamtech DTM0660 venerable chips, so their calibration procedure shouldn't be too far away from some internet sources, however each brand might have a slightly different ROM arrangement, so prepare for some trial and error (not to mention some equipment & software are required to read and reprogram its EPROM.

[@Shubham-9996]

Please tell me any channel who teaches Electronics from basic using practical s For m resistance to opamp and big circuit I am beginner Please help

[@budi0251]

@@Shubham-9996 Well, eevblog is a good place to start from any level of knowledge about electronics. Dave just started a whole new series of youtube videos about basic electronics, about resistor & voltage divider, followed by inductor & capacitor, then about op-amps, transistors, mosfets, test equipments, etc. He got 1k+ worth of electronics videos for all of us.

[@Shubham-9996]

@@budi0251 Thank you so much sir.......

[@R2AUK]

Older UT61E (without a plus) is even better. And as an old model it can be bought quite cheaply these days.

[@156dave]

My favourite DMM is a Fluke 75 mk5

[@diyelectronics5375]

ANENG HAVE NO SAFETY FEATURES INSIDE IN PCB

[@Marsandrey]

measure the voltage while increasing the frequency with AN870 :)))) from 20Hz to 20kHz

[@xzxzt4]

Price affect the effectivy of an instrument

[@muhammadrussell2174]

As an absolute beginner which one would best, Aneng AN870, Uni-T UT61C, Uni-T UT61E, Uni-T UT61E+ or something else? I will be using the multimeter for hobby and self learning. As I will be doing mistakes in the process how much safety should I consider and how much should I spent? Please advise and TIA

[@KerryWongBlog]

Well, none of these meter meters warn you if you have the leads in the wrong sockets for the current measurement (e.g. trying to measure voltage while your leads are in for current measurements) If that's what concerns you you might want to consider something like the Kaiweets HT118A I reviewed a while back kzbin.info/www/bejne/eanScqikaayFopo. IMO though, I'd get something cheap but useable (like an Aneng AN8008 or 8009) that way you won't feel bad if you damage it and you can always get better ones down the road after you have determined what features are most important to you. You may also want to start with circuits low voltages/low current for your own safety.

[@muhammadrussell2174]

@@KerryWongBlog Thank you very much for your in depth suggestion. I think I should go with the HT118A and upgrade later when I have better understanding. watched both of your video on HT118A great video 👍. I didn't find the Kaiweets brand but KKmoon is available for me. Both of them should be same inside, right?

[@prashanthb6521]

A quality D830 multimeters are enough for absolute beginners.

[@TYGAMatt]

I'm also a fan of UNI-T multileters. I have an Aneng DC current clamp, but it's not super accurate.

[@diyelectronics5375]

can you make a Video UT61E+ comparison test to your BK 2709b

[@juancarlossandoval5628]

Light reflection kills a good video comparison

[@KerryWongBlog]

Sorry, will definitely pay more attention to the lighting in later videos. It shows on camera differently than what I was seeing.

[@Todestelzer]

Buy a Brymen or Fluke MM. But the UT-61 is ok for DC measurements.

[@ianrosal1235]

when you test milli volt.dont press REL settings

[@federicosirica3696]

Interessante il confronto però secondo me le valutazioni sono sbagliate. Avere una cifra in più è importante perchè l'incertezza viene espressa in genere in percentuale sulla misura più un certo spostamento dell'ultima cifra a destra: se ne hai una in meno l'incertezza è in genere più alta perchè l'errore percentuale rientra di solito in un range 0.5%-5% (in base alla qualità) mentre lo scostamento dell'ultima cifra può essere anche di 4-5 cifre. In pratica l'ultima cifra è meglio non considerarla proprio. Dove misuri i voltaggi in microvolt poco inporta che l'UT61E+ arrivati a 10uv segni 0.01V, sembrando dare la misura corretta: sicuramente l'errore commesso è tanto alto da vanificare completamente quella misura. È un numero senza nessuna attendibilità insomma.

[@deterdamel7380]

I also bought an AN870. The only pro's are the switch and the solid sound. The 20000 counts are realy pointless on the AN 870..

[@kaybhee6]

try 100 hz on that triangle.... ac+dc is not that

[@KerryWongBlog]

My point was that the meter should not get confused like that.

[@JohnUsp]

Your forgot the current, the UT-61E has a HIGH Burn Voltage, which is Very Bad for loe voltage circuits.

[@diyelectronics5375]

All aneng brand meter not good for me. Sometimes we can't help but forget a little, for example we measure high voltage we forgot to set the resistance range. it suddenly exploded because of the low quality protection in circuit because it is a cheap meter. which company will put a high quality component inside and then sell it cheaply. also think professional tech

[@KerryWongBlog]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Lacking proper input protection is one of the biggest concerns for many of the low-priced multimeters including ANEGN.

[@patrikmckane4903]

This test is basically useless. The unit is far more superior than the aneng.

[@Chris_Grossman]

I will never buy another Aneng meter. They are built with inferior materials, do not last, and do not stay calibrated.

[@hullinstruments]

That hasn’t been my experience but I only have a few of the meters. I’ve been extremely happy with the V8 model. I have two of them and I’ve used them constantly for over a year and a half. I like to keep cheap meters around so when I’m poking around in a high powered or sketchy situation… I’m not risking my benchtop 8.5 digit meters or any of my other babies. They are like my children 😂 But I have not had any major issues with any of the aneng products. I’ve used the V-8 and st209 daily seven days a week in professional full-time repair work. For well over a year. Of course I use a nice set of probemaster leads… But the meters have treated me fine so far. That’s just my experience though. And I know that’s the number one thing where cheaper meters fail. Consistency. I might get a dozen good meters and you might get a dozen bad meters and they could all be from the same batch.

[@Shubham-9996]

Please tell me any channel who teaches Electronics from basic using practical s For m resistance to opamp and big circuit I am beginner Please help

[@vachik979]

Что то, что то - праздник иррационализма и китайского дебилизма.

[@scaledtime8934]

Debilism or not we have cheap and well accurate device for electronics hobbyist.

[@vachik979]

@@scaledtime8934 Дешевое, не значит плохое. Дорогое, не значит хорошее. Есть удобное для работы, есть неудобное. То что я вижу, делали люди ничего не понимающие в измерительных операциях. Мне такое даже за 0$ не нужно.

[@TIMHOK_]

@@vachik979 а какие альтернативы?

[@capitaineserge_9747]

@@vachik979 нормальные приборы за свою цену, а по удобству у всех вкусы разные, выбор есть. Например, я себе выбрал с ручным переключением пределов без автоматического, потому что мне ручное удобнее.

[@vachik979]

@@capitaineserge_9747 Я вам по секрету скажу, я на фиксированных и работаю. Ибо удобно и быстро. А автомат, это когда по высокому и по низкому первая пробежка, чтобы понять что есть где. А далее в тех диапазонах, которые нужны. Тем более! И это проблема даже крутых и дорогих мультиметров, когда они на автомате на сложном сигнале (переменка с большим смещением) могут выбрать совсем не тот диапазон и показать погоду на юпитере. А нам такого не нать. ))

[@miguelc_seeker]

saludos, yo tengo el multimetro UT89XD, la pinza amperimetrica UT210E+ PLUS y la pinza amperimetrica UT203+, el medidor usb UT658 excelentes equipos para laboratorio, electricidad y automotriz, que para mi todo tecnico electrico/electronico debería tener, son confiables y a buen precio....... ahora voy a complementar con el UT61E+ ....... Greetings, I have the multimeter UT89XD, the UT210E + PLUS clamp meter and the UT203 + clamp meter, the UT658 usb meter, excellent equipment for laboratory, electricity and automotive, which for me every electrical / electronic technician should have, they are reliable and at a good price ... .... now I'm going to complement with the UT61E + .......