Re 189 auction, I checked the seller's history and saw this. A buyer bought the 189 previously and wrote
"Not as described; meter clearly tampered with after photos in auction. Disputed."
Not sure what it means, but buyer beware. Especially when previous buyer bought it for $118.15 USD.
4 years ago, I could probably guess each bidder despite the *** obscurity.
That 189 sounds familiar. Yes, this was the original listing (beware, eBay is likely to auto-redirect you to a different listing):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/253732641476It didn't function at all (despite the original description saying that it was working intermittently), was missing an additional screw (unlike the listing photo), had no fuses, and no batteries. Interestingly, the current listing has fuses and batteries in it.
Anyway, I didn't buy it, but I know the person who did and he returned it because it clearly was not as described. The seller was pretty defiant about giving a refund, too.
I see the history but the link does take me to the recent listing. Personally, I could care less about the batteries, blown or missing fuses, missing screws, cracks in the lens and corroded battery pins. The goal is not to restore it. As long as no unskilled wannabe's have attempted "repairs", it would be worth $60. If it's been touched with an iron, price drops to $10. That's my disposal fee!
I closed my eBay account about the time they bought Paypal and looks like I can't do anything without making a new one. I would like to see the condition of the board. Still virgin, I may take a crack at it.
Bitseeker, if you don't mind, please ask the person who bought it and returned it if they took and pictures of the internals that you could post.
I gotcha. Unfortunately, he didn't open it in order to minimize arguments about who did what to it and when. So, the state of the PCB is unknown.
Ok, thanks anyway. Looks like I can't contact the seller without an account to see if they would remove the back cover. Even just pop the accessory holder off and see if the calibration tamper proof seal is still intact. Not a great indicator but may be safer than having someone try and open with no ESD protection in a dirty warehouse with a leaking roof with dirty hands and a jackknife for a screwdriver.
scratch that. not the pictures of what you will receive.
at least when you buy a pos, you know its a pos going into it.
I am not going to buy it! There are mossing items! "Power cord not included"
IME a Fluke tends to attract buyers and the 187/189 are considered excellent meters. Over the years I sell a meter here and there on the local classified ads (Craigslist) and the only one that garnered a wide number of interested people was the 179. The distant second was a U1233 from Keysight.
Missing power cords a deal breaker for sure.
Looks like someone put a bid in on the $50 one. Hopefully it finds a good home vs me sending it to the recycle bins.
why not blow one to hell, then re-list it on EvilBay?
why not blow one to hell, then re-list it on EvilBay?
Will it increase the value?
why not blow one to hell, then re-list it on EvilBay?
Will it increase the value?
If it has the grim reaper drawn in joeqsmith style...
Price is a bit high for what I plan to do with it, but then again.
When my friend gave me the 189, I thought about doing some sort of review and went looking to see what was out there. Came across this video. Just watched it again and it's still just as funny. He starts talking about EEVBLOG and watching Dave stress an old Fluke and how upset he was about it. Good stuff. He's not going to like me putting 14KV across one!
20Kv on this meter directly yeah... forget about CAT levels and HV probes.... Maybe another unit will be more pleasant but the effect will be almost the same for the owners of the Fluke 189. CATIII 1000V
I'm not thinking Fluke was going to cover that one with their life time warranty. I wonder what they actually connected it to. I'll ask. Guessing a bit more than a grill starter.
Just... Throw it in the trashcan... Please...
If I ran it, you know some Fluke fan would be upset. I can hear it all now, "You idiot, you destroyed a perfectly good meter!!" Then Fungus would want me to drop test it and I'm thinking that a roll of electrical tape to hold it together may be cheating.
The people who get so upset about destroying a DMM, do they realize what happens to new cars?
To be honest, I don't believe so. I see a lot of car analogies posted that go something like:
"Wait, you just put 2000 volts across a meter that is clearly marked 600volts. That would be like driving your car into a brick wall at 100 MPH and expecting it to be fine. Your stupid."
Well, that's a hoot and a half.