Is the bad design of the IDEAL multimeter tilting bail really that a-typical? Should you expect to be able to poke the buttons on a multimeter while it's standing up?
Dave does some comparisons to find out.
Were they all pinned agains the wall except Ideal? I'm not defending Ideal in fact mine looks to be crap out after using it once. Not sure if leads or needs to be calibrated.
its funny how people will defend a product over stupid stuff, theres no reason why the stand shouldn't hold the meter up even when pressing buttons and thats the end of it, designing out a feature JUST because "oh its meant to be handheld" and with no disadvantage to keep the feature or not is pretty crap in any case.
Why don't you see how it stands up while rotating on a microwave platter? Should be an interesting and satisfying test. Then after its been in there for 5 minutes attempt a tear-down. "It couldn't even withstand a high RF environment, what a piece of s**t!!!" ;D
I use similar IDEAL branded multimeter in the field and I'd never thought to use it with stand. use stand if you want to use it as a desktop meter – oh wait you can get desktop meters…
Definitely agree, even if the stand is not intended to be used for pressing the buttons how you were (without grabbing from behind with your other fingers), it sure gives the impression that the buttons can be pressed in this fashion. Not a refined design as a quality product would be.
Old news here, but just watched this vid and I think it is the best (and simplest) in-your-face example of a mechanical design fuck-up. You wonder how could this have passed without someone, at some meeting or at some test bench, saying: “Hey this is not so good”. And, what would it have taken to change the bail and modify the injection mold. Great, Cheers, Mark
i dont see touching the window sill as an issue. it wouldnt have helped the ideal. its not an issue of the meter sliding back, which the sill would have helped, its a matter of the bale folding under the force applied to push the button.
that said, i really dont see it as that big of an issue. id be much more concerned about how it functioned, its reliability and accuracy.
I remember when this clip came out, still laughing :)!!
Not very Ideal 😭😭😭
It's not IDEAL for use! 😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you good sir, sometimes they just need this… sadly enough…
Funny– I have this meter– and the bail (stand) broke off. It was always a pain. Decent meter, at least to me, otherwise.
Were they all pinned agains the wall except Ideal? I'm not defending Ideal in fact mine looks to be crap out after using it once. Not sure if leads or needs to be calibrated.
I have several meters which were at the price point of 100-150 and it can have the buttons pressed and not fall over
Freaking hilarious
its funny how people will defend a product over stupid stuff, theres no reason why the stand shouldn't hold the meter up even when pressing buttons and thats the end of it, designing out a feature JUST because "oh its meant to be handheld" and with no disadvantage to keep the feature or not is pretty crap in any case.
Why don't you see how it stands up while rotating on a microwave platter? Should be an interesting and satisfying test. Then after its been in there for 5 minutes attempt a tear-down. "It couldn't even withstand a high RF environment, what a piece of s**t!!!" ;D
That. was. GREAT!! I hope the design engineer sees this video and facepalms. hahahahahahaha
hahaha what a donald duck meter.. ofc you should be able to poke at it while its resting on the stand 🙂
Lol even my 14€ cheap multimeter doesn't fall off when I touch the hold button
If you dont want it send it my way, I cant afford one
I agree, you should call the company let them know
I could have done with that heap o shit 🙂
Now i used my first tester… 12v bulb and two wires 😉
Epic! Keep it up !
great stuff
I use similar IDEAL branded multimeter in the field and I'd never thought to use it with stand. use stand if you want to use it as a desktop meter – oh wait you can get desktop meters…
Definitely agree, even if the stand is not intended to be used for pressing the buttons how you were (without grabbing from behind with your other fingers), it sure gives the impression that the buttons can be pressed in this fashion. Not a refined design as a quality product would be.
I love Dave Jones viewer response videos. He sure knows how get his point across the line 🙂
Lol 2:03
resting against the window is irrelevent, the fail is still valid because the tilting fail folds in when the buttons are pressed
Old news here, but just watched this vid and I think it is the best (and simplest) in-your-face example of a mechanical design fuck-up. You wonder how could this have passed without someone, at some meeting or at some test bench, saying: “Hey this is not so good”. And, what would it have taken to change the bail and modify the injection mold. Great, Cheers, Mark
I got a Super Cheap Auto(SCA) Automotive one and it does not do this.
I'm pretty sure there is a meter resting against the window … just saying.
Old topic but…Why does it have a stand if you can't push the buttons while it's on it? Stop defending amateur hour product design.
ROFL xD
i dont see touching the window sill as an issue. it wouldnt have helped the ideal. its not an issue of the meter sliding back, which the sill would have helped, its a matter of the bale folding under the force applied to push the button.
that said, i really dont see it as that big of an issue. id be much more concerned about how it functioned, its reliability and accuracy.