Conclusion
Now that the Fluke 233 has been compared with a budget multimeter, it is time for my final verdict.
Build quality of the Fluke 233 is very good, it offers extensive functionality and its insides are
constructed safely. It does indeed live up to its reputation. Moreover, Fluke offers excellent support,
spare parts and accessories, and reparation and calibration services. The main pro of the UNI-T
UT60A-cn is its price, combined with the fact that it performs well enough for low voltage and
current applications.
For professional purposes, I would recommend the Fluke 233 over the UNI-T, because of the superior
build quality (and thus reliability) and the many support options: I could not find any premium
support options on the Uni-Trend website. I think professionals will gladly pay the premium price in
exchange for the certainty of good support. Also, the removable display module makes certain jobs
easier and a lot less dangerous.
For personal or hobbyist purposes, however, the story is different. Premium support and calibration
services are too expensive for personal use. Also, the superior build quality of the Fluke 233 does not
warrant its high price: even if the Fluke will last five times longer than UNI-T, buying five UNI-T
meters is still more economical. If you are specialized in high power applications, I would absolutely
recommend the Fluke 233 over the UT60A, because of the questionable safety and the lack of
continuous high current measurements of the latter. If you mostly use your multimeter for building
or debugging low or medium power systems, however, I would recommend a cheap meter over the
Fluke, unless you absolutely want to go for quality, need the removable display module, or simply
have money to burn. With the money you save, you can buy a low-cost oscilloscope, which adds
much more value than the Fluke 233 for these applications.
Feedback
I hope this review has been useful to you. If you have any questions or feedback about this review, or
would like more information about a specific feature of the multimeter, please post a message, and I
will try to answer them. Finally, I would like to thank Alistair Winning and Fluke for giving me the
opportunity to test this multimeter.
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