Snap mounts into 2.1" X 1.5" chassis cutout. 2.65" X 1.59". No bezel. 1.84" x 0.78" display. 0.5" figure height. Operates on 9-12 Vdc.
Customer Comments
A customer from USA
It worked for me
After reading the comments about the isolated supply, I used a single 9V battery. The instructions say 50-60 mW, but I measured less than 1 mA into mine. A 9V alkaline battery will power it for 500+ hours at that current. I turn the meter off when I am not using it.
I strongly advise against powering two meters from one battery. I suspect that is the source of the problems cited in the other comments. Two PM-200s connected together at the supply probably makes a path between the measured voltages in each, resulting in catastrophic failure.
I monitor (but not at the same time) with one PM-200 a 2 amp current with a 0.1 ohm shunt and a 20VDC voltage with a 100:1 divider built of a 1.00meg series resistor, and 10.0K and 200. ohm resistors in parallel to ground. Without adjustments, this agrees with my Fluke within the last signficant digit.
The PM-200 was not design to mount in a sheet metal panel. I cut the hole exactly as specified. The meter went in fine, but rattled around. I secured it in place wiith four small drops of RTV.
The readout contrast is excellent. It looks good in my power supply.
A customer from MN USA
Connectors
In answer to the previous question, the 8-pin connectors at each end of the small cable CON-88 will work with this meter and others like it. The meter requires four connections with 0.2" spacing, so cutting alternate wires at each connector will provide two connectors with 3" leads. (Similarly, the 10-pin connector CON-2410 plugs onto other meters with eight pins spaced 0.1".)
A customer from Denver, CO
A question
Can anyone who has used one of these tell me what type of connector will work with them?
A customer from MOSS BEACH, CA US
Great price, does what I want
I got both this and the PM-123 LCD meter ($11.95) -- to see how each worked. --- I like this one better because its input is "adequately" isolated from the power supply such that it can be used to measure input voltages not sharing a common ground. For example you could use it with your DC power supply to measure current delivered from the positive rail, and at the same time power it from that supply. --- I haven't tested it fully but there seems to be about 10-15K resistance between inputs and power connections -- measured with a DVM and no power to the unit. I'm not sure all would be OK if the inputs were outside the power rails. Even though the price is low, I don't want to do a destructive test to see how much voltage it can take before smoking. :) I am going to get a few more for future power supply uses. --- This unit is slightly smaller in outer dimensions than the PM-128, but it appears that its LCD digits are a bit larger. The only reason I can see for getting the more expensive device is that it has a bezel that makes mounting it easier. However, if you make a cutout to exactly fit this device it snaps in place, looking all to the world just a pretty as if there was a bezel. --- The documentation for this is easier to decrypt than for the PM-128, which I am not sure I have decyphered.
A customer from MOSS BEACH, CA US
Incorrect comment
This meter requires an isolated power source, not a floating one as I stated above. The meter was tested with batteries and I failed to notice that the input is fixed at about 3 volts above power negative (-). While it is the case that this can be varied, doing so causes an incorrect reading.