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| Fluke 28ii battery compartment bulge normal? |
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| trahloc:
Hey everyone, After watching Dave's two videos on the Fluke 28ii vs the 87v I opted for the 28ii. The AA batteries and extra ruggedness sold me. I might not be dropping it off any overpasses but I'm still pretty evil to my gear. So Amazon dropped it off today and I opened it up and saw the battery compartment was bulging. I removed it and as I unscrewed the top two screws it popped open like it was spring loaded. The bottom half of the unit sits flush, the top half bulges, although the very top is flush near the screws. It just looks wrong and feels wrong in the hand. I've included a photo with a piece of paper to help show it off on camera. I can't imagine this is normal but I thought I'd ask the community who would know better than I. |
| shane_95:
I guessing no, but I not to sure. I'm new and don't know much about this kinda stuff |
| G7PSK:
Looks like it's warped to me, either when removed from the mould or it's got hot somewhere in transit or storage. |
| saturation:
It doesn't look normal, ruggedized DMMs battery chambers are o ring or gasket sealed, in that pic it could not be seated correctly. If its just the o ring, remove it, and reclose the battery door. Is it better or flush now? If so inspect the O ring and insure its seated correctly. If no change, check if the door wasn't made warped during manufacture. |
| FlyingBrickyard:
As noted, that is not normal. Mine doesn't look like that, it's completely flush as would be expected. |
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