DVM850BL Kickstand

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This stand will replace the missing one from my second least favorite meter, which is a Velleman DVM850BL. I purchased mine for either $10 or $15 around 10 to 15 years ago. For some time, these meters were popping up on Ebay with half a dozen different names. Now companies are too ashamed to put their name on this meter, so it will simply have model numbers like DT850, DT830, DVM850, XL830, and more. I picked mine up at Microcenter en-route to a facility where I needed a volt meter. It was easier to pick one up there than to head back to the facility where my real meter was stored. The meter is of similar quality and has identical features and ranges as the freebie you can get at Harbor Freight, except... this one has a backlight. When I got to my destination and opened it, I found the stand for this meter was broken diagonally in half. It wouldn't be worthwhile to return it, and I hate throwing something out that could be minimally useful to me someday. So, I made a new stand for it, hoping it will be easier to give away to someone who can make better use of it than me. Make sure you check the photo's before printing this model. There are other cheap meters out there with the same and similar naming conventions. If your meter doesn't look like the one in the photographs, this stand won't work. The stand itself doesn't attach directly to the meter; instead, it squishes into the rubber case that holds the meter together when the plastic tangs snap apart the first or second time you open it to replace batteries. In any case, I made it, so here it is. Hopefully, someone may find it useful. CHANGE: 01262020. I decided to reuse this model to make a stand for the free Harbor Freight Centech multimeter. While working on the mounting apparatus for that meter, I strengthened this kickstand by adding additional material as well as a single rib down the center. I put the updated stand on my Velleman meter, so I decided to update the one left here. The new stand feels less flimsy than the old one.