Death & Destruction of a Fluke Multimeter

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.
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In article <BJGkn.72617$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
>
> 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.


Ha! I thought you tied the multimeter to the back of the car and dragged
it down the freeway. :P

Stopped at 3:20min. Had to continue life.

Got interesting up around 10:00 or so... 30 meters eh?

Screw you Dave, I wanna see that thing under a sledge. Or maybe a log
splitter, or backhoe, or something...

Tim

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"D from BC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <BJGkn.72617$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
> says...
>>
>> 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.
>
>
> Ha! I thought you tied the multimeter to the back of the car and dragged
> it down the freeway. :P
>
> Stopped at 3:20min. Had to continue life.
>

Jan Panteltje wrote:
> On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David L. Jones"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in<BJGkn.72617$(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>> 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.
He got it for nuffin just to test.

"Jan Panteltje" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David L.
> Jones"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>>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.

David L. Jones Inscribed thus:

> 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.

Nice field trip. Most impressive !
I did think that the LCD would have broken much sooner though.
The inductor failure could have been prevented.
Good one.

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> 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.

I bought an expensive Fluke multimeter 20 years. It continues to work well,
and has only needed to have the LCD contacts cleaned (twice). I'm almost 63,
and if I live to be 90, I expect it to continue to work.

Harbor Freight sometimes sells their cheap multimeter for $2 (!!!). I gave
one to a friend for Christmas, because he needed one for occasional work. I
can see taking such a meter into places it might be damaged or destroyed.
But I wouldn't use it for daily work.

"David L. Jones" <(E-Mail Removed)> kirjoitti
viestissä:BJGkn.72617$(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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.
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> Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast:
> http://www.eevblog.com
>

More multimeter torturing:
Here is report about those $5 multimeters
http://gps.sozialnetz.de/global/show...aaaaaaaaaaajxn
And video:
http://www.gossenmetrawatt.com/engli...ultimeters.htm


Better to stay away from mains with those.
I learned that hard way when I measured a water heater with some unknown
cheap meter.
First measured phase-to-ground 230 V fine... then phase to phase BANG
instead of 380 V
Fortunately only 16 A fuses on that circuit, so only damage was charred
multimeter. Think
if someone were dumb enough to measure something protected with 250 A
fuses... Like
if he forgot his own meter in car and sees nice looking meter lying
somewhere and actually
believes the "CAT III 600V" text printed on it. "Well, this meter should do
the job" and then
it shorts in his hands at about 1/10 voltage CAT III meter should withstand.

-E

On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100, "David L. Jones"
<(E-Mail Removed)> 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, the AC adapter failed after only a short
time, one of the probes failed soon after, and then the meter itself
failed. The service manual was missing the power supply page (maybe
some Fluke/Philips tech used it and forgot to replace it).

One day I'll step on it ... again, and again, and again.

- Franc Zabkar
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> 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?