Hi Ven, how are you buddy? I purchased my Fluke 62 Mini years ago before all the cheap Chinese IR meters came out. I remember it wasnāt cheap. I can only imagine how expensive Fluke thermal imaging meters cost. BTW, I purchased my Fluke meters when I had a decent paying job. Today Iām retired, and very careful how I spend my money. If I already didnāt own them, Iād be looking for much less expensive electronic measuring tools.
Shunt is often used about a resistor when it is used for current measurement.
Burden voltage is the voltage drop in a DMM when it is used for measuring current. If you are measuring current from a 1.2V battery with a 200mV burden voltage (At the actual current) your load will only see 1V, i.e. the DMM will affect the result.
Yes, but if only used for flashlights you can get something cheaper that is just as good. With the Fluke you also pays for safety when using it at mains voltage.
Whatās your idea of a cheaper DMM that is just as good?
You donāt have to many DMM reviews/test report up yet so I canāt go by that for reference.
I bought the Fluke 17B+ about over a year ago after AvEĀ“s review.
Mainly, because I had done it all for like 10 years on a 10$ multimeter, so I thought itĀ“s about timeā¦
Has been working well and I like that it is AA-powered and not 9V (which I had to replace to my older MM quite often).
Fluke is very reliable and expensive, but not the only game in town. I have a some of Fluke meters, including 8846A (A very high end DMM) and like them, but recently I have looked more at Keysight, they are also expensive, but not as bad as Fluke and they do also know a lot about making very good test equipment (I do use a lot of other brands).
Just had a quick look at the keysight brand and do look good, Quick look at the U1241C and cost wise seem around Fluke prices here in the UK. Will save for future reference ! Thanks HKJ :+1: my wallet just loves you
Keysight is not cheap, but you get more for the money than you do with Fluke.
Try comparing functions in the DMM with a similar priced Fluke.
You do also get a usb cable with the meter, Fluke only has that for the most expensive DMMās and it cost extra.
Good to know HKJ thanks again. The down side would be name snobbery , definitely not a deciding factor but Fluke just sits easier with me when spending higher amounts of money. Maybe a confidence thing, also having to try and explain why i bought a MM called Keysight to everyone who notices would grow old fast. Trying to get work colleagues to understand spending Ā£100ās on a less known brand(to some) makes sense. I am not a Fluke snob for sure, i use the Di-Log in work, but to think of some negatives that can/do happen in the work place.
I have had to take some flashlights home, one of them I got sick of trying to explain a copper cryos bezels advantages and hi cri nichiaās ! It was like a man magnet, shiny copper and they come over asking endless questions with puzzled looks as to āwhy?ā lol Some get it, others dont and go off thinking their 8lm 3xD cell is more useful behind a discoloured,dust filled cracked plastic lensā¦ā¦ā¦
I look forward to more MM reviews in the future, i think they make a perfect addition and complement your reviews nicely :+1:
Good to know HKJ thanks again. The down side would be name snobbery , definitely not a deciding factor but Fluke just sits easier with me when spending higher amounts of money. Maybe a confidence thing, also having to try and explain why i bought a MM called Keysight to everyone who notices would grow old fast. Trying to get work colleagues to understand spending Ā£100ās on a less known brand(to some) makes sense. I am not a Fluke snob for sure, i use the Di-Log in work, but to think of some negatives that can/do happen in the work place.
I have had to take some flashlights home, one of them I got sick of trying to explain a copper cryos bezels advantages and hi cri nichiaās ! It was like a man magnet, shiny copper and they come over asking endless questions with puzzled looks as to āwhy?ā lol Some get it, others dont and go off thinking their 8lm 3xD cell is more useful behind a discoloured,dust filled cracked plastic lensā¦ā¦ā¦ I gave in after a couple of weeks! Needed some piece and quiet lol
I look forward to more MM reviews in the future, i think they make a perfect addition and complement your reviews nicely :+1:
On my job I use a SouthWire 14070T more than any other I have. At the time I purchased the 14070T it was the top of the line for SouthWire (they have added more features and models now)
It is extremely accurate and tough as nails. It was designed to take a pretty good beating and it does. It is a re-branded meter but for what it cost me I can't find anything about it t complain about.
I do plan to replace it soon with a Fluke 87-5.
Lots of great meters out there now at very good prices. I tend to lean more towards Fluke I suppose because of the service I have always gotten.
One of the most respected brands in test equipment was HP. At some time they started selling computers and found out there was more money in that. The test equipment was moved to the Agilent brand. The Agilent brand also made medico equipment and that was a better business, that meant a new name change for the test equipment division, this time to Keysight.
I do not know if they still sells some of the old HP equipment (With Keysight sticker on), but some test equipment has very long lives.
Fluke may be big and well known in DMMās, Keysight is big and well known in lots of test equipment.
My impression is also that Fluke is focusing more on electrician DMM, where Keysight makes DMMās for both electrician and electronic.
hope you will add protection test to this kind of review, but, it may damage the DMM permantly
when worrking with main voltage, i never trust any cheap chinese DMM, who know what will happen
I know, you have alot that comes first. Iāll be patiently waiting.
On Amazon there are 2 Fluke 17B. One regular 17B and one with temperature and frequency. Whatās the temperature and frequency is for?
Can the temperature and frequency can be used for flashlight hobby?