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Fluke 287 Inaccurate on 500Ohms Range

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vladsol:
Hi all.

According to the datasheet, the Fluke 28* has a short-circuit current of 1mA when measuring resistance at the 500-ohm range. Can someone check whether this value is exactly 1 mA or if it differs?

I have a Fluke 287 with a significant deviation when measuring resistance below 500 ohms (in the 500-ohm range). Calibration of the multimeter does not fix the issue. On the 5K range and higher, this problem does not occur. I suspect the issue may be with the SL10327 chip, specifically in its current source.

What's interesting: the deviation from the actual value decreases at the edges of the range. For example (resistor value, reading, difference):
10Ω - 10.54Ω (+0.54Ω)
20Ω - 21.06Ω (+1.06Ω)
30Ω - 31.56Ω (+ 1.56Ω)
40Ω - 42.03Ω (+ 2.03Ω)
50Ω - 52.49Ω (+ 2.49Ω)
60Ω - 62.91Ω (+ 2.91Ω)
70Ω - 73.32Ω (+ 3.32Ω)
80Ω - 83.70Ω (+ 3.70Ω)
90Ω - 94.06Ω (+4.06Ω)
100Ω - 104.14Ω (+4.1Ω)
200Ω - 205.95Ω (+5.95Ω)
300Ω - 305.43Ω (+5.43Ω)
400Ω - 402.64Ω (+2.64Ω)
500Ω - 497.61Ω (-2.39Ω)

In the 5K range, the same resistors show:
100Ω - 0.1000K
200Ω - 0.2000K
300Ω - 0.3000K
400Ω - 0.4000K
500Ω - 0.5000K

gamalot:
I don't think a precise value of current is necessary for resistance measurement, it just needs to be stable.

vladsol:

--- Quote from: gamalot on October 17, 2024, 06:56:07 pm ---I don't think a precise value of current is necessary for resistance measurement, it just needs to be stable.

--- End quote ---
Thank you for the photo! Unfortunately, in my case, this current is less than 1mA - around 0.94mA.
Without an accurate current source (or without current feedback in the resistance measurement circuit), it won't be possible to measure the resistance precisely, since the resistance is measured based on the voltage drop across the terminals of the multimeter (or across the X resistance) with known current.

kblue:
1mA for me too. Guess this should be expected? I wonder whats wrong with your unit. Hm.

beenai2018:
If the current was lower than 1mA wouldn't the resistance indicate be lower than normal ?

In my mind, I's seeing somewhat of a linear line to 100ohm  and then all over the place to 500.

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