Fluke Multimeters
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Hey tim 73, what do you use the 787 for? Most gearheads dont use a current simulator for maechahical stuff. I use the 87III as well as 787's even a 189 and the newest 789. All are worth the money for their respective purpose, however, many of the Flke models are specific for a certain "trade", or line of work, and although may work great for multi applications. The right tool for the right job is a good practice. Fluke is one of the finest instruments on the market, (with a price to match). Be aware however that what you purchas may have more bells and whistles than you need. If you are doing minor troubleshooting, a Fluke 112, or even a 7-600 would work just fine. Both of these can be purchased for less than $100.00 retail, brand new.
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From: Upstate NY
IMO flukes are very reliable. The feature that has apeal for the novice is the way they turn themselves off if hooked up to the wrong voltage. This is not to say that they can't be blown up but they have pretty good self-prevervation reactions. In my job of Industrial electrician I have seen them abused in many ways and they have always bounced back.
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From: Kansas City
Originally Posted by grena
The ONLY meter that I have ever owned is the 30 dollars Radio Shack unit. It seems to do the job.
However, I have gone through 3 of them in the past 6 months!
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I would definetly rather replace 30 dollar units from the Shack every 2 months than 300 dollars Fluke meters.
However, I have gone through 3 of them in the past 6 months!
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I would definetly rather replace 30 dollar units from the Shack every 2 months than 300 dollars Fluke meters.
I have had the same fluke for about 7 years, and it works as good as it did brand new.
I use a greenlee at work with an ampclamp, and accidently dropped it down a stair well and it bounced and landed 20 feet down. I had to open it up to put the **** back on, but it works fine still.
I have tried a couple harbour frieght 20$ dollars and they don't read the same, especially at low voltages and resistance. If you are using it for auto stuff it doesn't need to be 2% accuracy, but being able to fall off the fender and survive would be nice.
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Originally Posted by 75F350
Hey tim 73, what do you use the 787 for? Most gearheads dont use a current simulator for maechahical stuff. I use the 87III as well as 787's even a 189 and the newest 789. All are worth the money for their respective purpose, however, many of the Flke models are specific for a certain "trade", or line of work, and although may work great for multi applications. The right tool for the right job is a good practice. Fluke is one of the finest instruments on the market, (with a price to match). Be aware however that what you purchas may have more bells and whistles than you need. If you are doing minor troubleshooting, a Fluke 112, or even a 7-600 would work just fine. Both of these can be purchased for less than $100.00 retail, brand new.
Last edited by tim73; Jul 16, 2006 at 09:30 AM.
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I have owned a Fluke 77 for over 20 years with no problem. When I started at this job I inherited a Fluke 77 from the previous tech. I finally broke the case after my additional 10 years and upgraded to a Fluke 179. I am a Maintenance Tech at a manufacturing facility. I am surprised that no one has mentioned Beckman which is anther good brand and cheaper than Fluke. I also own a $25 Radio Shack analog meter that I keep in my trucks toopl box. It doesn't get used unless I am away from home but it is almost as old as my home Fluke 77.
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