Death & Destruction of a Fluke Multimeter
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From: geoff on 8 Mar 2010 16:29 Franc Zabkar wrote: > On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100, "David L. Jones" > <altzone(a)gmail.com> put finger to keyboard and composed: > >> 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. > > My AUD$3K Fluke PM97 failed from normal use. The batteries wouldn't > hold a charge from day 1, And you didn't send it back ?!! geoff
From: kreed on 8 Mar 2010 20:19 On Mar 8, 12:13 am, "Mark Zacharias" <mark_zachar...(a)sbclobal.net> wrote: > "Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealm...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:hn0430$v62$1(a)news.albasani.net... > > > On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David L. > > Jones" > > <altz...(a)gmail.com> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$K81.22...(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. Agree. I have had a fluke 87 for about 15 years, it has never let me down. It has survived drops, rough conditions and other abuse that happens in the trade. The only thing I have ever done is replace the probes once, and a fuse when I accidentally blew it once - and that is NOT the meter's fault. I cannot be stuck with dodgy equipment when I'm on a job 200km from the workshop. Been there, done that, when I started out many years ago. To me, the cost of time and money and goodwill by having to go back would be excess of the cost of a decent meter. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another, and Dave's reviews have confirmed my belief in their products. I can see also where the internal design has been improved a lot. Im not just pushing Fluke products either, while I havent used or seen them, due to industry competition, Im sure that HP, TEK and others have made comparable quality meters.
From: kreed on 8 Mar 2010 20:54 On Mar 9, 12:54 am, "Nial Stewart" <nial*REMOVE_TH...(a)nialstewartdevelopments.co.uk> wrote: > > 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 Wonder if you could return it under warranty ? ;)
From: ehsjr on 8 Mar 2010 23:01 David L. Jones wrote: > 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. Amazing. I doubted the 3M drop spec. Not any more. Ed
From: Franc Zabkar on 9 Mar 2010 02:42
On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:44:21 -0800, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer(a)comcast.net> put finger to keyboard and composed: >> 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? I bought it in Australia, but I took it to Singapore. I suppose I could have made the effort to have the batteries replaced, but I relied on the AC adapter, until it failed. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |