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Offline jerrykTopic starter

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Fluke 87v broken display
« on: December 12, 2024, 10:24:24 pm »
In a not so smart moment I managed to crack my 87V display.  Fluke will repair it for near the price of a new one.  There are these $16 displays on Ebay and a three star reviewed display on amazon.  Is there hope?  Has anyone managed a display replacement successfully and want to share any source information for a replacement display?

I'll keep holding back the tears.

Jerry
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Online mwb1100

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Re: Fluke 87v broken display
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2024, 11:33:12 pm »
I haven't technically replaced an 87V display, but I have removed/reinstalled one in order to clean the zebra strips to fix a "missing segments" problem.

Pretty easy procedure; plenty of youtubes to demonstrate.

I haven't experience with the Chinese eBay LCD offerings, but LCD technology is hardly rocket science so I'd expect them to behave just fine.  And $16 isn't too large a gamble.

There's a seller on eBay who sells what he claims are original Fluke parts - I have little reason to doubt it - for $40 (including shipping):

  - https://www.ebay.com/itm/266136252993

(I would have sworn I've bought parts from this seller, but I don't get a "you've bought from this seller" note when I go to that item's page; however any dealing I might have had would have been more than 5 years ago).

I'm not sure what used 87v's go for today on eBay, but if you don't want to go the replacement route - or you replace and don't like what you see - you could likely sell yours on eBay for a decent amount (even with the broken display) and use those proceeds to supplement buying a new meter to reduce your out of pocket to far less than what Fluke is asking to fix yours.
 
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Offline jerrykTopic starter

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Re: Fluke 87v broken display
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2024, 01:50:41 am »
The reseller linked above was great.  Note the dates between this post and my first post.  Very fast replies and the shipping to Alaska got here in record time.  Replacement was a success!  The reseller even included a little green case with the display.  Whether the $16 display would have worked is immaterial to me.  I'm happy to have my 87V back.

I am a bit blown away at the durability of the 87V because I did my best to crush it.  I pinched it between the cab of a large skid steer and the main frame.  When I could not get this heavy cab to come down all way I lifted it back up an then slammed it back down over and over till I looked around the side of the cab and saw my poor 87V wedged in by the hinge point.  Not sure any other multimeter would have survived.

Thanks for the help - Jerry
 
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