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post #16 of 22
9/9/10 at 1:13am
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Just won an Ebay auction for an old " Fluke 87 True RMS Multimeter" for 79.00. I assume is a decent prize.

Hope I am happy with it.

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post #17 of 22
9/9/10 at 1:32am

The 87 is quite possibly all the meter you will ever need.

 

And if not, the answer is likely to involve a benchtop unit.

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post #18 of 22
10/19/10 at 8:03pm
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I returned the 87 because it did not work. Purchased an 87 III instead, better LED screen, and works great. 130.00.

Bought in Ebay. You gotta love the buyer's protection.


Edited by gilency - 10/19/10 at 8:04pm
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post #19 of 22
10/19/10 at 9:40pm

The Fluke 15b and 17b you see on ebay mainly seem to be available from asian sellers because they represent Fluke's brief experiment with outsourced manufacturing.

 

They are genuine Fluke in the sense that their design was specified by Fluke and they were built to Fluke quality standards.

 

They are actually made by Extech, or rather the company behind Extech, who also makes all of the Craftsman brand meters, including the 81437 which is a 17b in red plastic with some buttons missing. 

 

I've seen the insides of my 81437 and the insides of a completely different extech-branded meter, and they had the same processor core but the 81437 was otherwise built with much better quality parts.

 

fwiw Wavetek/Meterman is 100% as good as Fluke at a fraction of the (ebay, gently used) price. IMHO.

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post #20 of 22
10/23/10 at 1:20pm

The 15B/17B also come with a big print on the box that say "Warranty void if sold outside China", so the normal Fluke support/calibration etc. isn't going to be available.

 

 

/U.

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post #21 of 22
10/24/10 at 12:34am
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Originally Posted by Nisbeth View Post

The 15B/17B also come with a big print on the box that say "Warranty void if sold outside China", so the normal Fluke support/calibration etc. isn't going to be available.

 

 

/U.


is calibration a warranty issue? I thought people paid to have that done.

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post #22 of 22
10/24/10 at 1:33am

Calibration is a paid service.

 

It's also sort of moot for a lot of DIY stuff.

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