Author Topic: FLUKE 87 got an Cousin marketed by RS  (Read 2386 times)

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FLUKE 87 got an Cousin marketed by RS
« on: May 09, 2010, 11:56:49 am »
Not a True RMS , but close enough .

http://in.rsdelivers.com/product/iso-tech/rscal422365-idm101-digital-multimeter/0422589.aspx#header

If some one finds a better picture of it , just post it.
 

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Re: FLUKE 87 got an Cousin marketed by RS
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2010, 12:51:58 pm »
That meter is or was shit.
I had one many years ago (they still sell it it seems) and the plastic internal case supports just broke off when I took it apart. Crap.

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Re: FLUKE 87 got an Cousin marketed by RS
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2010, 02:46:39 pm »
Well the most "interesting part " are the similarities , housing - buttons - even the fusing ratings. 

Its 100% a Cousin , but how in earth came up ?
The chicken came up first , or the egg ?   ( hard to tell question )  :)
 

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Re: FLUKE 87 got an Cousin marketed by RS
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2010, 06:13:54 pm »
They likely copied the Fluke design to piggyback on Fluke's marketing and popularity. It's much more likely that some unknown Chinese factory copied the Fluke design than the other way around (what would Fluke have to gain?). Plenty of DMM's, oscilloscopes and other equipment that copies the looks of a brand-name product, unfortunately they don't usually copy the quality.
 


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