If any DMM can coexist with those technicians , and the 87-5 cannot , this is the major issue.
Testing other DMM at the same condition was very reviling also.
Oh my I was screaming Dave in all the video , like ........... take the damn phone away ......
Amazingly it did not bricked .
What do you mean by brick? The multimeter was permanently rendered useless? Or it was just "disabled" in the presence of the phone?
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Testing other DMM at the same condition was very reviling also.
Oh my I was screaming Dave in all the video , like ........... take the damn phone away ......
Amazingly it did not bricked .
What do you mean by brick? The multimeter was permanently rendered useless? Or it was just "disabled" in the presence of the phone?
Maybe this is just an unlikely occurrence, and Kiriakos was unlucky. Or maybe it depends on exact frequency (different countries use different frequencies for GSM) or power (the farther from the power, the higher the transmit power).unlikely occurrence u say? i have a China Uni-T that easily passed this test and others cheapo tested by dave in his video. now with this super expensive DMM, unlikely occurence you say? for a reputable resourcefull company like that... they should eliminate (or at least attenuate) ALL the EMI, not an "unlikely occurence". that word only acceptable for low china and cheapo products.
ps: three people already confirm this issue including Mr Dave.
I was talking about the bricking. So far Dave (or anyone else) has been unable to reproduce the permanent bricking, just the temporary interference (which sucks, but is not as big a deal).
So it looks like it's either unlikely (eg. the phone must be transmitting during the 1ms than the system does an EEPROM write) or depends on some circumstances that were different in Kiriakos case.
If you're looking for someone defending Fluke in this case, that's not me. But don't let these facts ruin a perfectly good rant.
I suspect at this point only Fluke or some other well equipped lab will be able to conduct the tests needed to determine the issue but I'll bet all the input from EEVBlog will give them a great place to start. Kudos to you all!
unlikely occurrence u say? i have a China Uni-T that easily passed this test and others cheapo tested by dave in his video. now with this super expensive DMM, unlikely occurence you say? for a reputable resourcefull company like that... they should eliminate (or at least attenuate) ALL the EMI, not an "unlikely occurence". that word only acceptable for low china and cheapo products.
ps: three people already confirm this issue including Mr Dave.I was talking about the bricking. So far Dave (or anyone else) has been unable to reproduce the permanent bricking, just the temporary interference (which sucks, but is not as big a deal). So it looks like it's either unlikely (eg. the phone must be transmitting during the 1ms than the system does an EEPROM write) or depends on some circumstances that were different in Kiriakos case. If you're looking for someone defending Fluke in this case, that's not me. But don't let these facts ruin a perfectly good rant.
circumstances like that I did black magic ? or Voodoo ..
By my opinion , the good rand , has an value if it is 100% honest too .
Personally I will stick with Dave's public advice ,
DO NOT try it at all .. Currently there is no any written warranty plan, to cover the repair of an such event.
I'm sure Dave won't mind, it's only a copy of what is freely available, there is something called common sense in the world - or is there ?
Correctamundo, I don't mind at all.
Good luck Kiriakos!
The Managing Director of Fluke Australia has been notified of the problem, and I asked that he pass it on the "powers-that-be".
We'll see what happens.
Dave.