HT208D

Cons: - Battery: must remove screws to change batteries. Not big deal, but this would be a "nice to have" feature. - Beep: unit continuously beeps when measuring near zero ohms. Perhaps can be disable but haven't discovered how yet. Again not a big deal. Pros: - Purchased during Amazon Prime deal (July 8 - 11) and got fantastic price break - Overall solid and strong construction (possibly could easily withstand 3 feet drop) - Good display: easy to read in normal household ligting; and option turn on back light (illuminate) - Easily detect AC voltage near houshold sockets or behind walls - Easily measure AC and DC current (amps) using clamp (which easily opens, right amount of torque) - Provides option to automatically or manually perform measurements - Solid and durable case for unit, temperature sensor and measurement cables - Great for hobbies, or professional electrician or electronics work - Pleased with product, and would recommend or purchase again

I own both the HT208D and the HT208F. Both are a great value with a great many useful functions. I originally bought the D model because I wanted to measure the peak inrush current on our RV AC when I was debugging what turned out to be an on board generator problem. Even though I have a lot of good meters at home, none had inrush capability. The D performed very admirably, but as mentioned by many others, the display can be difficult to see in bright sunlight. Still, I liked the meter so much that I wanted a second one. That's where the F model (HT208F) comes in: It's not immediately apparent, but the F is identical to the D except that it has a standard (backlit) LCD display that is visible in bright sunlight. So if this is a concern for you, get the F model. It's a quality meter with features for most everyone.

The display has a very wide view angle up, down, and left. To the right it fades out from about 20deg off axis to 45deg, then becomes clear again. Very strange, and a big problem if I set the meter to my left (so that I am to the right of the meter, in the dead zone for the display). If I keep it straight in front of me, or to my right, it is quite nice. I like the extra display of meter temp that is always visible above the main display when the meter is on. Unfortunately that feature only reads in deg C, and I haven't found any way to change it. The DC clamp amperage seems pretty accurate, as long as it is carefully zeroed. This meter is useful and versatile enough that it bacame my main road kit meter in my truck. Very handy. I have a wish list for an improved version. I would love to see volts and amps at the same time. Even better would be volts, amps, and watts at the same time! If it had that, my Flir meter would probably never come out of the drawer.

Very good quality and value for the money. I bought this meter for some AC work after buying a Kaiweets multi meter. I was very impressed with the build quality of both meters

Great for automotive use! Reads down to 10miliamps, and its within about 10ma of my Snap On DVOM. Definitely accurate enough for draw tests on DC.

In my business before I retired, my default electrical test equipment was always Fluke. Not just because it's some of the best available, but because I could write it off as an expense. I'm retired now so cost IS an issue, so when I needed to replace my defunct Fluke clamp meter, I bought the HT208F because of all of it's quite advanced features for the price. The $10 extra to get the "F" display over the "D" display is well worth it because the F version is so much easier to read in sunlight with the backlight available for low light areas. I'll finish up to say that that I am VERY impressed with this meter. It's 1/5 of the cost of a Fluke that has similar options and it's seems to be quite accurate compared to other Fluke meters I still have (including my 117). I now use this clamp meter as often or more than I use my Fluke 117 because of the easier way to measure amps (and Inrush current). I often use the HT208F with the Triplett ET200 AC Line Splitter and GFCI Outlet/Receptacle Tester which makes measuring current even easier.

The accuracy is spot on with my fluke meters as far is voltage measurement and amperage reading. It does use a bidirectional clamp so you can tell amperage going in or out. the included t probe is not bad it gets the job done but we will see how long it lasts. the screen is easy to read and is nice and bright in dark places. The NC voltage sensing is a bit over sensitive for my taste but that's not the primary use for this and the flash light has come in handy. Overall they hit a home run on this meter both in functionality and price if your just going to carry one meter I'd suggest this one. The included probes are good but I would pick up a lead kit as it makes life easier haveing clamps and other ends

Bought this a few years ago, maybe used it 10 times, it is very hard to read the screen in any kind of light, using outdoors is out of the question, and now the digits jump all over the place and are 1/2 missing so you cant even use it any more, I thought with the good reviews it might be decent, but as always its junk.