I wanted to check why you still would want to buy Fluke, if Brymen is cheaper and as good.
BTW here you can see the Fluke 87 internals. https://plus.google.com/photos/104378593109746079667/albums/5886806334289971217/5962741548115509202?pid=5962741548115509202&oid=104378593109746079667
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BTW here you can see the Fluke 87 internals. https://plus.google.com/photos/104378593109746079667/albums/5886806334289971217/5962741548115509202?pid=5962741548115509202&oid=104378593109746079667
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This is the reason I didn't consider Fluke, if you strip the ruggedness away, you're left with an overpriced meter with poor specs.
This is the reason I didn't consider Fluke, if you strip the ruggedness away, you're left with an overpriced meter with poor specs.
Poor specs?
So if you live in Aus then I would go Brymen, unless someone else is paying for it. Even if someone else is paying for it.
This is the reason I didn't consider Fluke, if you strip the ruggedness away, you're left with an overpriced meter with poor specs.
Poor specs?
87 III:
Digital: 4000 counts updates 4/sec; (Model 87 also has
19,999 counts in 4½-digit mode, updates 1/sec.)
That's a 3½ meter in not painfully slow mode. With a 0.05% + 1 digit accuracy for DC Voltage. That's worse than both Agilent U1272A and Brymen 86x and costs a LOT more than any of them.
1 digit on a 3½ meter is 5 times worse than 2 digits on a 4½.
Edit: The brymen has 0.02% + 2 counts and it's a 50,000 counts meter.
Edit 2: My point is that Fluke didn't keep up with the times. What was great 10 years ago, is common sense territory these days. There's nothing wrong in selling old technology, but they're way too expensive for what they have to offer.
87-III is an old/discontinued meter. 20k count mode/high res mode on 87-V is 3 readings per second not 1.
You've never used the Fluke meter I take it?
I feel like you're missing the point of the 87-V. It was not built to impress you with the specs. It was built to provide a lifetime of accurate measurements. Weather it takes abuse or not. Fluke has a reputation of very little drift even after taking abuse. Jury is still out on the Brymen's longevity imo, how much does it drift for example?
Fluke has higher resolution meters. Yet many still prefer the 87-V. Why do you think that is?
The way I see it, if you're going to spend $200+ on a handheld, and you can get a Fluke, it makes little sense to buy anything else, unless you really feel you need a feature Fluke is missing. Or you want to try something different.
Quality matters, and a few meters are of higher quality if any. For precision measurements, you really want a bench meter, because DMMs lack the battery life to provide an accurate heated voltage ref. In other words the higher counts on hand held DMMs quickly become a gimmick. So why not go with quality over some theoretical spec no meter can live up to?
Even if we leave Brymen aside, I'd still go for Agilent instead of a Fluke. They're cheaper and I have more trust in Agilent designs.
Even if we leave Brymen aside, I'd still go for Agilent instead of a Fluke. They're cheaper and I have more trust in Agilent designs.That's a bold statement.