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Fluke meters?
I am considering purchasing a Fluke meter to do some
alignments & repairs here. Can anyone reccomend a Fluke meter model or anothere brand model? 73 & thanks for all replies, CLinT remove ... "SO" to reply |
A cheap digital one from Maplin or RS will be just as accurate, save loads
by not paying for a name. "CLinT" wrote in message ... I am considering purchasing a Fluke meter to do some alignments & repairs here. Can anyone reccomend a Fluke meter model or anothere brand model? 73 & thanks for all replies, CLinT remove ... "SO" to reply |
A cheap digital one from Maplin or RS will be just as accurate, save loads
by not paying for a name. "CLinT" wrote in message ... I am considering purchasing a Fluke meter to do some alignments & repairs here. Can anyone reccomend a Fluke meter model or anothere brand model? 73 & thanks for all replies, CLinT remove ... "SO" to reply |
Kyle2 wrote:
A cheap digital one from Maplin or RS will be just as accurate, save loads by not paying for a name. "CLinT" wrote in message ... I am considering purchasing a Fluke meter to do some alignments & repairs here. Can anyone reccomend a Fluke meter model or anothere brand model? 73 & thanks for all replies, CLinT remove ... "SO" to reply I prefer a Fluke anyway. This is why: When measuring resistances in a cabinet with a running Variable Frequency Drive I got nothing but house numbers with the feature rich no-name-multimeter, that I was using by then. When using a Fluke I got correct readings. The reason: The cheap MM was sensitive to the RFI, which the VFD generated - the Fluke was undisturbed by the massive RFI. That was the model 77 which is old now. But you may find a used one as a bargain. If you want to measure with strong RF-fields present then there is a difference and you get what you pay for. TANSTAAFL. If you go for bench meters also konsider used Keithleys and BBC Metrawatt. Kind regards, Eike |
Kyle2 wrote:
A cheap digital one from Maplin or RS will be just as accurate, save loads by not paying for a name. "CLinT" wrote in message ... I am considering purchasing a Fluke meter to do some alignments & repairs here. Can anyone reccomend a Fluke meter model or anothere brand model? 73 & thanks for all replies, CLinT remove ... "SO" to reply I prefer a Fluke anyway. This is why: When measuring resistances in a cabinet with a running Variable Frequency Drive I got nothing but house numbers with the feature rich no-name-multimeter, that I was using by then. When using a Fluke I got correct readings. The reason: The cheap MM was sensitive to the RFI, which the VFD generated - the Fluke was undisturbed by the massive RFI. That was the model 77 which is old now. But you may find a used one as a bargain. If you want to measure with strong RF-fields present then there is a difference and you get what you pay for. TANSTAAFL. If you go for bench meters also konsider used Keithleys and BBC Metrawatt. Kind regards, Eike |
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says... I prefer a Fluke anyway. This is why: When measuring resistances in a cabinet with a running Variable Frequency Drive I got nothing but house numbers with the feature rich no-name-multimeter, that I was using by then. When using a Fluke I got correct readings. The reason: The cheap MM was sensitive to the RFI, which the VFD generated - the Fluke was undisturbed by the massive RFI. That was the model 77 which is old now. But you may find a used one as a bargain. If you want to measure with strong RF-fields present then there is a difference and you get what you pay for. TANSTAAFL. On the other hand, I almost reached the point of insanity with a brand- new Fluke 65 IR thermometer awhile back, trying to measure my car's exhaust header temperatures with it. Every time I held it at the (extremely awkward) position and orientation needed to aim the laser at any of the exhaust ports, it would shut itself off. The only thing that stopped me from sending it back to Circuit Specialists for a refund was the fact that it would *only* shut off when used under the hood of the car. I could never reproduce the problem anywhere else around the house. The problem turned out to be EMI from the Electromotive HPV aftermarket ignition system. (After turning the ignition off, the thermometer stopped shutting down.) Caveat mensor. -- jm ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.qsl.net/ke5fx Note: My E-mail address has been altered to avoid spam ------------------------------------------------------ |
Fluke's DMMs do cost much more than generic ones. They guarantee accuracy
that the others can't touch. I've always been amused that Radio Shack and many other inexpensive DMMs don't publish accuracy specifications. If you want something for relative measurements (peaking, etc) and hobby use, you have a wider field available. If you use it for a living and it *has* to work - well, my Fluke 87 has served *me* wonderfully well. But modern IC technology has certainly made a lot of capability available for little cost elsewhere! Jim WB9SYN/6 (Not affiliated with Fluke) |
Fluke's DMMs do cost much more than generic ones. They guarantee accuracy
that the others can't touch. I've always been amused that Radio Shack and many other inexpensive DMMs don't publish accuracy specifications. If you want something for relative measurements (peaking, etc) and hobby use, you have a wider field available. If you use it for a living and it *has* to work - well, my Fluke 87 has served *me* wonderfully well. But modern IC technology has certainly made a lot of capability available for little cost elsewhere! Jim WB9SYN/6 (Not affiliated with Fluke) |
"James Horn" wrote in message ... Fluke's DMMs do cost much more than generic ones. They guarantee accuracy that the others can't touch. I've always been amused that Radio Shack and many other inexpensive DMMs don't publish accuracy specifications. If you want something for relative measurements (peaking, etc) and hobby use, you have a wider field available. If you use it for a living and it *has* to work - well, my Fluke 87 has served *me* wonderfully well. But modern IC technology has certainly made a lot of capability available for little cost elsewhere! Jim WB9SYN/6 (Not affiliated with Fluke) Some of the cheep meters are fine for most home use. It is when you drop them or accidently have them set for current or ohms while measuring voltage you will notice the differance. Then again you can buy about 10 RS meters for what a good Fluke will cost. It sure is hard to quit working long enough to run to RS to get another meter while on a job that depends on having a meter. |
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