Death & Destruction of a Fluke Multimeter
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From: JosephKK on 10 Mar 2010 06:50 On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100, "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> 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. More tests beyond specification: Drive over it with a car. Drive over it with a heavy truck. Have good athletes kick it into a concrete wall. Put it into a cement mixer running for 10 minutes (first dry then with water and finally with concrete). >:))
From: JosephKK on 10 Mar 2010 07:05 On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:42:37 +1100, Franc Zabkar <fzabkar(a)iinternode.on.net> wrote: >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 Just the same, i think i would have force fed it to the local dealer instead. At that price, i might well have flown back and force fed it to the dealer that was foolish enough to sell me a clearly defective unit.
From: JosephKK on 10 Mar 2010 07:06
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:54:46 -0000, "Nial Stewart" <nial*REMOVE_THIS*@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 > He couldn't do that, it was on loan for the torture test. |