Equus 3310 Hands-Free Digital Multimeter

by Equus

Product Features

• Designed to troubleshoot a variety of automotive and household electrical problems
• Includes test lead holders for hands-free testing
• Safe and accurate
• Easy to use

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 10 x 6.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GKEXWA
• Item model number: 3310
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #3 in Automotive > Tools & Equipment > Diagnostic & Test Tools > Multimeters & Analyzers

Product Description

Equus Hands-free Digital Multimeters are designed to troubleshoot a variety of automotive and household electrical problems. They include test lead holders for hands-free testing. These digital multimeters are safe as well as accurate and are easy to use.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent budget meter, August 10, 2008

By 

J. E. Tomczyk (West Caldwell, Nuevo Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Equus 3310 Hands-Free Digital Multimeter (Misc.)

The best feature of this meter is the 10 Meg ohm impedance, which allows
accurate voltage measurements in almost any electronic circuit. Other
low priced meters with 1 meg ohm impedance will give false readings when measuring across resistances of 1 meg and above (you'd only get half the true voltage reading
because the voltage divides equally between the 1 meg resistor and 1 meg
meter.)
Clever features are the wrist strap (very handy) and the clips for holding the probes, which work pretty well if it's not rattling around inside a toolbox.

Another good feature for mechanics is the auto shutoff, which gives you a short beep after a few minutes of use, and a longer beep as it shuts off a few minutes later.
This preserves batteries and stops battery drain if the switch gets
accidently turned on (again, rattling around inside a toolbox can do
this) but in a lab environment it's a bother and it'd be nice to be able
to disable it.

We've bought five of these meters for use as readouts in High Voltage
lab experiments (the voltage divider circuits required 10 meg impedance
meters) and when compaired to our best $300+ multimeter, the voltage readings were spot on for two meters, and 0.02, 0.03, and 0.05 volts low for the other three, the worst being only 1/2% low. Hopefully they'll stay
this accurate.

In short, low price doesn't mean low quality.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good home and shop meter, February 12, 2009

By 

JW "JW" (NH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Equus 3310 Hands-Free Digital Multimeter (Misc.)

Overall, this is a good meter for home and shop use, especially for the low price. I was looking for a meter that would properly test batteries, and selected this one after a bit of research. I'm very happy with its performance, and would buy the same meter again.

PRO's: The meter has dedicated settings to test many battery types under load. Most general purpose meters can't do this. This is the perfect meter if you want to test your rechargeable batteries, and still want other more general meter functions. The ranges will be more than sufficient for most people. The continuity beeper is loud enough to be heard in noisy environments, which can be a problem with some other meters. The display is plenty big enough to see easily, even with my old eyes.

CON's: The ACV tops out at 500v, and the probe wires are only rated for 600v, fine for most uses, but not for 3-phase motors. The soft plastic clips that are supposed to hold the probes to the side of the meter are pretty useless.

A good meter, don't let the low price put you off as it's better than many more expensive meters.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Watch out for the different versions, November 19, 2010

By 

Networker (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Equus 3310 Hands-Free Digital Multimeter (Misc.)

There are 2 versions of this model; the Original Equus 3310 and the newer version the 3310 + (Plus). The Equus 3310 + is missing 2 things the original 3310 had which is: 1) A pop out tilt stand on the back of the unit (so it can stand on a bench or desk at a 45 degree angle) 2) Colored green or yellow bumper pads on the corners of the unit (to protect it from being dropped). Most of the reviews and the picture on the current Amazon Ad are for the 3310 original. I own 2 of these which I keep handy in 2 separate tool boxes and they are awesome! I sure wish I could find a 3rd one for my electronics workbench. The updated 3310 + version (now currently being sold by Amazon) actually says "3310 +" on the unit itself whereas the original only had 3310 on the unit. Removing the bumper pads is bad enough, but the missing tilt stand on the back of the unit is even worse. This means when using the plus version on a bench or desk it has to lay flat making it more difficult to read and use. For bench / desk use the tilt stand is a must, anyone who has used meters with a tilt stand will tell you this.

I've tried to locate places to purchase the 3310 original and I haven't found any. However the Equus 3320 Auto-Ranging Digital Multimeter has both the tilt stand and the bumper guards. Currently it's listed on Amazon for $18.14! I've found the 3320 to be as good or better than the old style 3310. The 3320 has all the great features of the original 3310 plus it does auto ranging (this is where you don't need to manually select the value or range for your measurement, the meter will choose the correct range automatically). I've found the 3310 and 3320 to be very accurate for meters in this price range.

Looks like the manufacturer decided to redo the 3310 and save a couple of bucks in manufacturing costs by eliminating the tilt stand and the bumper pads. They should've called the new unit the 3310 - (minus) :-)