rjxj wrote:
Where have you been shopping that the rest of us haven't? All this stuff is basically the same.
Not the same. Totally different business ethics in Asia. Besides, trinkets in question are off-brand, fly by the night, no QC of any kind. 4 digits would ensure that lat east first 3 are correct.
My solar controller is US made. Nice features and top-notch quality. You should see it to understand. My solar cables and battery cables are US made, real copper in wire and lugs, not copper clad aluminum advertised as "copper". My all-band radio is Japanese made, better quality than Chinese knock-ff that I tried and better than US-based China-made 12V trailer radio. I do have several items from Amazon, but only where quality doesn't matter or when it's a real brand - then I can expect some QC.
Like I mentioned earlier, I'm not getting this volt meter for myself - would never buy something important when quality is so questionable. I'm getting it for a guy that it very poor and doesn't have any display, meter or multimeter around his shack.