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Are counterfeit Flukes a thing? How is it 40% cheaper from a store in China?
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the_cake_is_a_lie:

--- Quote from: bdunham7 on January 02, 2024, 09:36:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: the_cake_is_a_lie on January 02, 2024, 09:16:56 pm ---So downside of 40-50% off with grey market models is no warranty or support from Fluke.

...but same idea of getting Flukes at low Eastern prices and reselling to supposedly richer Westerners. I'm sorry Europeans don't have it any better. Denmark got it worse.

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There is no 50% off.  US prices are comparatively reasonable, especially when compared to places like Denmark or Brazil.  The $277 'grey market' price is about what you would have paid for it when it was available in the US from Fluke. 

You might look at the a3000FC AC current clamp, it has inrush and is just over $200.

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Fair point that the 376 was discontinued and it may not have been priced as high as the replacement 376FC. Thanks, I wasn't aware of the a3000FC that is within my budget. It has MIN MAX AVG but no mention of working specifically for inrush or a 100ms period. I guess it could still work with inrush.

I settled on a seemingly gently used 376FC for under $300. Still no warranty and no iFlex hula hoop or case for something that retails for more than my oscilloscope but I didn't need either. I just thought I could buy a Fluke case to show off my rich person clamp meter but they retail for $52! Not sure if the attachment is a fake Fluke case or the grey market cheaper Asian version. We got counterfeit purses, counterfeit $52 meter cases isn't the craziest thing.

Reddit link is interesting. If it's a 376 like the OP says then someone reshelled a 323 or 373 or similar model on the hope that the buyer doesn't notice iFlex is missing.
bdunham7:

--- Quote from: the_cake_is_a_lie on January 03, 2024, 09:37:35 pm ---Thanks, I wasn't aware of the a3000FC that is within my budget. It has MIN MAX AVG but no mention of working specifically for inrush or a 100ms period. I guess it could still work with inrush.

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The a3000FC seems either poorly documented or the proper manual has poor availability.  I did find a pictoral representation in the multi-language quick-start guide that it does have a 100ms inrush feature.  It's too bad they can't write manuals anymore for whatever reason and apparently this has cost them a sale.

I'm not sure I'd care too much if the carrying case was fake.
BeBuLamar:
The Fluke Representative gave me a free A3000FC. I don't really like it. It run down battery unused in about a month or so.
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