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BT Meter 570 C APP Review and why I sent it back 

unique3phase
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I was excited to get this as it measures DC amps and has Bluetooth connection for remote reading on your phone.
The BT meter 570 C app had too many things going wrong to keep it.
Measuring DC amps is different then measuring AC amps even though it appears like it would be the same. Measuring AC amps demagnetizes the steel core in the jaws. DC amps magnetizes it, leaving a residual magnetic field. That means you are constantly fighting a false reading. Watch the video to see how that impacts using the meter.
At the end of three days the meter when haywire and would not measure a simple battery.

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Комментарии : 42   
@theincapable
@theincapable 2 года назад
The REL is like the ZERO button on other clamp meters. Works as i would expect it to. You were just using it wrong because you have to calibrate just before you clamp the meter on. Drift in DC current mode is normal on other clamp meters as well.
@dennisgoodrum9060
@dennisgoodrum9060 Год назад
Thanks for that. I was having the same problems but this now makes sense. I will try again today and see if I get results that make sense as well. I kept wondering how to zero the thing out. BTW the PeakHold (brand) meters are exactly the same I have the PH-570C (without the blue tooth). The PeakHold website doesn't even list the model.
@boscodog4358
@boscodog4358 9 месяцев назад
Where can I get a hard copy user's manual 🤔??
@hustlaz2k
@hustlaz2k 3 года назад
just enjoy your garage! u have so many thing to test! good review sir!
@zikermu
@zikermu 3 года назад
Thank you very much for your video. It is really useful to me as I was considering purchasing this device.
@darrenm.4058
@darrenm.4058 4 года назад
Thanks for your review. Very helpful in that I'm having the exact same "weirdness" with this clamp meter. I've tried a few and need a good one for DC amps. This piece is going back. I'll look at fluke.
@unique3phase
@unique3phase 4 года назад
Hey thanks for commenting Darren. I don't do a whole lot of reviews and I feel better that someone else has had the same weirdness. I would hate to slam the thing if I was the only one.
@gaets04
@gaets04 4 года назад
Darren M. Kline has the best one model CL800
@jesustoldyoutogiveallyourm4880
@jesustoldyoutogiveallyourm4880 3 года назад
@@unique3phase I think you are supposed to zero the amps, using the REL button, before you connect it to a wire.
@gkeith4120
@gkeith4120 3 года назад
I bought the darn thing and saw very similar results to you the first thing I noticed is that continuity wouldn’t work unless I jammed in the probes
@ericcloudbolduc8840
@ericcloudbolduc8840 3 года назад
REL is like TARE on a scale, you don't use it with current going through it. Turn on... REL(with no current)... use the meter. I have found myself checking it from time to time, it does go off a little, but if you measure always in the same direction, seems pretty stable. For the price and Bluetooth, I found it very useful testing and creating a discharge curve for super capacitors... I am however experiencing a problem now with voltage readings... I think I tried to check voltage while on the AMPS setting... I think that busted something inside.
@Donp1949
@Donp1949 4 года назад
Thanks for the review, I bought a Fluke instead.
@unique3phase
@unique3phase 4 года назад
Yes, a lot more money but better then buying something that 's not going to work right.
@gaets04
@gaets04 4 года назад
I found that KLEIN model CL800 has the best one.
@radekw708
@radekw708 4 года назад
@@gaets04 damn but 3x the price the klein, fluke is 10x the price. I just want a good dc amps meter.
@jhonroberts2897
@jhonroberts2897 3 года назад
you set the metter to ac and the battery charger puts out dc batteries are dc as well
@javerselektronik7954
@javerselektronik7954 4 года назад
Thank you.....(dc amps/Rel buttom/jaw remain magnetic)
@uncleeddie5813
@uncleeddie5813 3 года назад
You are supposed to push the REL before clamping the meter, then it starts at zero. Just sayin ☺👍
@kenmiyamoto5562
@kenmiyamoto5562 3 года назад
Exactly. I purchased this and it works fantastically well. Considering the price this has got the DC current measurement it's great.
@patrikpallos8438
@patrikpallos8438 3 года назад
Is the transformer nearby is on? If it's a welding or charging unit it most likely has a scattered magnetic field. Maybe interfering with the measurement, high-end clamp meters do this too.
@bradsmith6268
@bradsmith6268 3 года назад
I bought this meter for the purpose of data-logging. My phone app ( iPhone 8+) connects as well as tablets with no trouble, but SAVING the data using their recommended iTools4 app, turned into a problem. The instructions say "computer" ? I believe I figured out that you can't download that app for a tablet, only a PC computer. So I DID download it to my PC, however that app turns into a driver device monitor system that I don't need, want nor trust. I'm thinking "free" app in trade for spyware. So I think this thing is NOT going to be a data logger as they advertise. All other functions behave similar to your excellent video demonstration.
@adrianpabloalvarez2523
@adrianpabloalvarez2523 3 года назад
I was reading that some manufacturers like some holdpeak multimeter I saw use normal carbon steel instead of electrical silicon steel. Carbon causes this hysteresis issue (the BH curve widening). What do you think?
@funone8716
@funone8716 4 года назад
Interesting video. Did Steven Cox ever use that air compressor you sent him?
@unique3phase
@unique3phase 4 года назад
No, one of my customers sent me a link to a Craigslist ad that Stephen put up selling the compressor. I never contacted him about it because in the craigslist ad he said he was getting a divorce and needed money. I felt bad for him, but of course the air compressor give away didn't turn out the way I had hoped. And for some reason he scraped the Unique3phase decal off the front of the thing. Kind of disappointing, but that happens sometimes in life. I have not followed him so I don't know if he did get divorced or what. Thanks for the comment.
@frankmattes4584
@frankmattes4584 4 года назад
Can I reset this Meter,to get a digital read out.????
@derekpeterson1643
@derekpeterson1643 2 года назад
Looks like you need to learn how/why your tools work. I’m sold, adding to cart now
@kimstockdale632
@kimstockdale632 4 года назад
Can you recommend a clamp on meter that measures DC amps as accurately as the AC amps you show? And are these clamp on meters good for measuring small DC currents, such as 20mA? I don't have much experience with clamp-on type meters, but that would be handy to measure small DC currents without breaking the circuit.
@unique3phase
@unique3phase 4 года назад
This is a good question Kim, but the answer is I don't know. Ac amps are just really easy to measure. You are talking about a current transformer and a meter that reads the output. Transformers are tried and tested and work great. Ac current demagnetizes iron.The dc measurement is a recent development in these meters. I found that the whole problem seems to be the dc magnetizes stuff. So I found that the REL button seems to be designed to demagnetize, or clear out, or get rid of what ever is left in the meter jaws. But that is not always the case. If you are really observant on this you can get a pretty accurate reading even down to 1 amp. But it is not worth using this because you are always in doubt about what it should really read. They tout up the bluetooth remote reading but that doesn't work because the rel button needs to be pressed to clear out the residual magnetism. If you measure something and then turn the equipment off and then on again with the meter just hanging there it will add some amps to the reading. It needed to be rel keyed again. I don't know how something like the Fluke would work, someone said they bought one of them.
@markhuru
@markhuru 3 года назад
I like theory of blu tooth, I have a positive draw, bmw, battery in back main fuses in glove box, could leave hooked up and monitor use ing phone?
@earthenergyhex
@earthenergyhex 2 года назад
mine was exactly the same, measuring 200Amps when it was actually only 7Amps
@chillzwinter
@chillzwinter 3 года назад
Glad I saw your review - I was about to buy this piece of crap.
@ballsyau1974
@ballsyau1974 Год назад
When someone has a little knowledge it is dangerous. This is how they work. You have to think, understand and double check
@jimmyb8942
@jimmyb8942 4 года назад
Good information, I'd like to see if the manufacturer can give some feedback on this incompetent product.
@unique3phase
@unique3phase 4 года назад
You know I don't normally do product reviews and I also wondered if the company would contact me. I figured that might see this and come up with some sort of explanation. The voltage measurement part worked at first and then went bad. The bluetooth worked for a while. And the DC amp measurement is not what you would expect. When you add it all up maybe the product was rushed to market or I got a bad one. But I think the DC amp measurement is going to be tough to work right. It is not as easy and simple as AC measurement that we are all used to.
@rossg9363
@rossg9363 3 года назад
The new Fluke 377 and 378 reads ac/dc amps AND voltage through the clamp on a doube display screen(first clamp meter EVER to do such a job) with Bluetooth connect to your phone... BUT it is $1450 aud 😭
@user-ek7qq7zz9x
@user-ek7qq7zz9x 2 года назад
can this multimeter be used as an oscilloscope or not? Можна використовувати цей мультиметр як осцилограф чи ні?
@boscodog4358
@boscodog4358 9 месяцев назад
Did you have any trouble getting your money back? I have one that is not 4mo. Old and I can't get it to measure anything.
@draken68
@draken68 3 года назад
Bluetooth worked on first night on both Android and IOS Phones. Two weeks later no connection just visible on bluetooth discover. Restarting everything no good.
@RedShiftedDollar
@RedShiftedDollar 3 года назад
Think of rel like a tare on a scale. It zeros out at the current level like if you want to tare a scale to zero out a bowl. Obviously if you lift the bowl afterwards the weight will go negative.
@radekw708
@radekw708 4 года назад
Wow this thing is got some bad software, almost bought it thanks. Saves me a return.
@DEVONLAD11
@DEVONLAD11 3 года назад
I just recieved the the same meter and the same probs plus the app is horendous
@svensimoens8699
@svensimoens8699 3 года назад
I don't have problems with it, but try some better maesure cables!
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