I am about to buy a new multimeter, but am hoping, once I have it, that I can also repair my old one.
Indeed, the Amprobe will be the one that gets used most. Thinking of possibly hanging on to the PG for those situations where two meters are useful at the same time. The Amprobe will be the one that travels, often to awkward corners of caravans and so on.
I fully intend to at least post pics of the inside of the PG before I start doing any work on it. If I do manage to restore it, I will say what I found wrong.
If my need for an additional meter gets really serious, I intend to save up for possibly a Gossen Metrawatt. I have found few suppliers over here, carrying very few models, but I would have a further look and maybe even check prices in mainland Europe.
If some one could speak about DMM abuse , this one could be only an electrician,
by owning the Fluke 28II , I will not have to worry about falling from a ladder . ( not me, the DMM ) :D
At the soft handed professionals, that do only electronic repairs on bench ,
any DMM it will survive from falls ( 1 meter drop ) , but I can not tell the same about the high voltage of a fly-back ;)
unless you have a high voltage divider probe designed to handle 40KV+ voltage spikes.
After 12 years of daily service the battery went flat, replaced the battery and all is good.
After 12 years of daily service the battery went flat, replaced the battery and all is good.
Hi Ben , I bet that in your message, the correct word are months instead of years ;D
My regards to you too.
I'm serious yes my Fluke is 12 years old :)
I do have to admit i work on industrial machinery and control panels, so it does not get abused, but the Fluke is on her 3rd set of probe leads.
I must get a HV divider probe, as i'm working on some rather interesting HV projects at home........
Ben
I'm serious yes my Fluke is 12 years old :)
Ben
Another cool thing is the way the thing turns itself off when you are in the middle of a reading!'Even the new Flukes do this!(Although you can disable it).
The 77 will turn off if there has been no measurement activity for a while,but not
bang in the middle of a reading.
GRRR.VK6ZGO
before all you 87V fanboys jump down my throat
To answer the OP's question. Yes. I think you should have a look at repairing your DMM. Those old Precision Gold meters (Maplins, I presume?) were pretty good.
Chances are it's just dirt on the switch contacts. Take the meter apart and clean them with a cotton bud and some IPA.
If it's not the contacts, it could be a dry joint. Check the meter over in bright sunlight.
unless you have a high voltage divider probe designed to handle 40KV+ voltage spikes.
Well i do have it , so to feel complete . :)
(http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/7558/flukemodel80k4002.jpg)
That probe could be used as a weapon if you are doing service work in a questionable area. :)