Is the Brymen 869s made in Taiwan?
To be fair, there is nothing wrong with staying with a trusted brand that has proven itself to you over many decades.
Why spend any time and effort trying to evaluate alternatives if you don't have to?Because "Duracells" happen....
To be fair, there is nothing wrong with staying with a trusted brand that has proven itself to you over many decades.
Why spend any time and effort trying to evaluate alternatives if you don't have to?Because "Duracells" happen....
I don't get the point?
Ok, you batteries leak and destroy you meter and you have to buy a new one. What's what got to do with the argument whether you stick with a brand you have trusted for decades, or you switch to another one?
To be fair, there is nothing wrong with staying with a trusted brand that has proven itself to you over many decades.
Why spend any time and effort trying to evaluate alternatives if you don't have to?Because "Duracells" happen....
I don't get the point?
Ok, you batteries leak and destroy you meter and you have to buy a new one. What's what got to do with the argument whether you stick with a brand you have trusted for decades, or you switch to another one?
You missed it.
People have trusted Duracell for years. Nowadays, they leak and destroy equipment*. People have trusted Fluke for years - will they mess up and start selling garbage? The answer is of course, maybe, so keep an open mind and be aware of your options. Nothing wrong with remaining 'loyal' to a trusted brand, but ignorance of the market is nothing to be proud of.
Nothing wrong with remaining 'loyal' to a trusted brand, but ignorance of the market is nothing to be proud of.
People have trusted Duracell for years. Nowadays, they leak and destroy equipment*. People have trusted Fluke for years - will they mess up and start selling garbage? The answer is of course, maybe
Is the Brymen 869s made in Taiwan?
All Brymens are made in Taiwan that I know of. They are a Taiwanese company.
Is the Brymen 869s made in Taiwan?
All Brymens are made in Taiwan that I know of. They are a Taiwanese company.
That is a good thing. I don't like products from companies that makes them outside their country.
They also made them in Singapore too and I avoid buying those.
And Fluke doesn't fix the broken metal clip in the battery compartment of the Fluke 287. I am very disappointed about this.
I don't know how he broke it either. First time he broke it I sent it to Fluke and they replaced the battery holder for free. Second time they told me such a damage isn't covered.
I don't know how he broke it either. First time he broke it I sent it to Fluke and they replaced the battery holder for free. Second time they told me such a damage isn't covered.
"Lifetime" warranty is only against factory defects, not against people breaking them. No manufacturer could possibly give free lifetime repairs/replacements on everything they sell.
Fluke might have an easier calibration than Brymen.
Some might say that spending time and effort to constantly re-evaluate the market to find the current best value meter is nothing to be proud of either. Just keep buying what works and spend your efforts on more important things.
Fluke might have an easier calibration than Brymen.I don't know about the Brymen but for the Fluke 289 calibration is almost automatic with the right equipment but you do need the right equipment.
Some might say that spending time and effort to constantly re-evaluate the market to find the current best value meter is nothing to be proud of either. Just keep buying what works and spend your efforts on more important things.
For the industrial workplace, there is generally very little time/resource given to evalute the market. It's, "we need to buy a meter", and it has to work and has to be reliable for many years. You buy what you know works. There is no time to put up with crap.
Some might say that spending time and effort to constantly re-evaluate the market to find the current best value meter is nothing to be proud of either. Just keep buying what works and spend your efforts on more important things.
For the industrial workplace, there is generally very little time/resource given to evalute the market. It's, "we need to buy a meter", and it has to work and has to be reliable for many years. You buy what you know works. There is no time to put up with crap.
Also, and this might be hard to hear, probably the majority of engineers in industry are not enthusiats. They don't trawl forums for fun discussing test gear, watch test gear reviews, get excited about some new meter etc. Their Fluke broke or they need another one, so what do they buy, Fluke of course.
And why was the Fluke in the company to begin with? Because Fluke have been the industry leader in the digital meter field for longer than many engineers have been alive.
That's also a key reason why people still buy Tek scopes, living off their reputation from the CRO era.
I don't know. Recently I do a bit a research on DMM and if I don't buy a Fluke (as they may be resting on their laurels) I would consider Hioki, Yokogawa, Gossen and even Keysight before Brymen.