Death & Destruction of a Fluke Multimeter
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From: William Sommerwerck on 7 Mar 2010 19:44 > My AUD$3K Fluke PM97 failed from normal use. The batteries > wouldn't hold a charge from day 1, the AC adapter failed after > only a short time, one of the probes failed soon after, and then > the meter itself failed. Then why wasn't it repaired/replaced under warranty?
From: Mark Zacharias on 7 Mar 2010 20:01 "Jim Yanik" <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote in message news:Xns9D348E9FDCE21jyaniklocalnetcom(a)216.168.3.44... > "Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias(a)sbclobal.net> wrote in > news:0072e6b7$0$2885$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: > >> "Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:hn0430$v62$1(a)news.albasani.net... >>> On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David L. >>> Jones" >>> <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$K81.22212(a)newsfe18.iad>: >>> >>>>The title says it all really. >>>>See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter: >>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ >>>> >>> >>> Well, why bother, I have a 5 Euro multimeter, >>> if it blows I will get an other 5 Euro multimeter. >>> But it says it is 100% protected. >>> Why burn so many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? Just for the show??? >>> Makes no sense to me. >> >> >> If you had seen some of his earlier videos, you'd know why. By all >> means use your cheaper meter if you like, but there is such a thing >> as, "measurement confidence". If your work is important, perhaps with >> lots of money or even someone's life potentially at stake, which meter >> would I rather rely on? I think the answer is pretty obvious. >> I own meters large and small, el cheapos and better ones. But when I >> really need to know, right now and with no bullshit, I reach for the >> Fluke. >> >> Mark Z. >> >> > > what's the point of destroying a multimeter? > > -- > Jim Yanik > jyanik > at > localnet > dot com Well, Fluke Australia had given it to him to review, and they said he could torture test it. The new models 27 and 28 replace the previous models renowned for their ruggedness, so I think it makes sense. The 100 foot drop onto concrete left my jaw hanging wide open. Then he did it AGAIN without the rubber holster...oh, my. Want to bet they put a little RTV on those inductors in the future? Mark Z.
From: David L. Jones on 8 Mar 2010 07:38 Mark Zacharias wrote: > "Jim Yanik" <jyanik(a)abuse.gov> wrote in message > news:Xns9D348E9FDCE21jyaniklocalnetcom(a)216.168.3.44... >> "Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias(a)sbclobal.net> wrote in >> news:0072e6b7$0$2885$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com: >> >>> "Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>> news:hn0430$v62$1(a)news.albasani.net... >>>> On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David >>>> L. Jones" >>>> <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$K81.22212(a)newsfe18.iad>: >>>> >>>>> The title says it all really. >>>>> See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II >>>>> Multimeter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ >>>>> >>>> >>>> Well, why bother, I have a 5 Euro multimeter, >>>> if it blows I will get an other 5 Euro multimeter. >>>> But it says it is 100% protected. >>>> Why burn so many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? Just for the show??? >>>> Makes no sense to me. >>> >>> >>> If you had seen some of his earlier videos, you'd know why. By all >>> means use your cheaper meter if you like, but there is such a thing >>> as, "measurement confidence". If your work is important, perhaps >>> with lots of money or even someone's life potentially at stake, >>> which meter would I rather rely on? I think the answer is pretty >>> obvious. I own meters large and small, el cheapos and better ones. But >>> when I >>> really need to know, right now and with no bullshit, I reach for the >>> Fluke. >>> >>> Mark Z. >>> >>> >> >> what's the point of destroying a multimeter? >> >> -- >> Jim Yanik >> jyanik >> at >> localnet >> dot com > > > Well, Fluke Australia had given it to him to review, and they said he > could torture test it. The new models 27 and 28 replace the previous > models renowned for their ruggedness, so I think it makes sense. Precisely. The unit isn't just sold as regular multimeter, it is specifically designed and marketed as a super rugged meter that is designed to survive abuse and water ingress, just like the original Fluke 25 and 27. If that wasn't the case you'd just buy the identical model 87V. So to NOT test those aspects would be a poor review indeed. And then to only drop it from 3m where I know it's going survive is kinda pointless. So it makes sense to push it and get a meaningful data point at which it does actually break. > The 100 foot drop onto concrete left my jaw hanging wide open. Then > he did it AGAIN without the rubber holster...oh, my. My jaw was equally wide open! Dave. -- --------------------------------------------- Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: http://www.eevblog.com
From: Nial Stewart on 8 Mar 2010 09:54 > The title says it all really. > See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ > Dave. Dave, You should make what was left the prize in a competition. Nial
From: Michael A. Terrell on 8 Mar 2010 12:02
"David L. Jones" wrote: > > My jaw was equally wide open! Watch out for flies! ;-) -- Greed is the root of all eBay. |