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APPA DMMs Retailers? (USA)
BeBuLamar:
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--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on September 27, 2023, 04:21:27 pm ---I don't think Tektronix sells DMM any more handheld or bench top. I think they leave the handheld to Fluke and the bench DMM to Keithley as they are all in the same company.
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Fluke sued Tektronix and the settlement required Tektronix to exit the handheld multimeter market and their handheld multimeter IP was turned over to Fluke.
This was before they all became part of the same company.
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Fluke sued Tektronix for making DMM's look like Fluke DMM not for making handheld DMM. The 2 DMM's ended up as Fluke 183 and 185.
David Hess:
--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on September 27, 2023, 10:09:44 pm ---Fluke sued Tektronix for making DMM's look like Fluke DMM not for making handheld DMM. The 2 DMM's ended up as Fluke 183 and 185.
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As I recall, it was over the color of the holster which Tektronix then changed to blue, but given the punitive nature of the settlement, I do not think that was the point. The result was less choice and competition in the handheld multimeter market.
Those Tektronix DMMs were awfully good, and a real threat to Fluke, and it was not because of the color of their rubber holster.
Bibbin Tools:
Eddie did a teardown review on the 9000BT and had nothing but great things to say about it.
It looks like CES is a carrier of KPS products in the U.S. while also having online distribution, they actually have a shopify to sell direct to customers too! https://kps-intl.myshopify.com/
Funny enough, for the CES branches, they are in their system as "Power Probe" so many supply houses aren't aware that they can order inventory from the manufacturer.
With a 3 year warranty how can you go wrong?
David Hess:
Well, there is one product and distributor that I will never buy from.
Bibbin Tools:
Why's that?
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