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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: elliott on June 13, 2015, 05:33:09 pm
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I picked up a pouch of various probes at the flea market today, pretty much everything was marked Fluke except these. Anyone know what they are?
(http://i.imgur.com/EcDD7mjl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/EcDD7mj)
(http://i.imgur.com/qgyRctSl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/qgyRctS)
(http://i.imgur.com/0intKpOl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/0intKpO)
(http://i.imgur.com/yIDdPAPl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/yIDdPAP)
At first I thought they had broken tips, but upon closer inspection I realized they were adjustable and had been retracted into the probe body. I was pleasantly surprised at how sharp these things are and the probe tip can extend quite far. The leads feel nice and the overall quality is pretty good. There are no markings at all, even on the insulation of the leads. Obviously not something safe for high voltage work, but they could come in handy.
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Piercing probes for hard to reach places? You can buy similar needle like exposed probes today (but I doubt they would be adjustable as those in the photo).
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Piercing probes for hard to reach places? You can buy similar needle like exposed probes today (but I doubt they would be adjustable as those in the photo).
My flukes are adjustable like that. They almost have to be. They're so sharp and thin that they would either get ruined, or would punch holes in everything, if you didn't retract them. They're quite useful for probing around in tight spaces. My newer Flukes have the needle insulated save for the very tip...again, useful for not shorting out in tight spaces.
Very useful to have for electronics work.
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They're quite useful for probing around in tight spaces. My newer Flukes have the needle insulated save for the very tip...again, useful for not shorting out in tight spaces.
Very useful to have for electronics work.
They seem like they'll be great for probing connectors.
I guess these are some older no-name probes that happen to be good quality. The current ones from China on eBay and the like are different. He did have a couple old Beckman meters, but I don't think they would have came with those.
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I have seen those probes, but I don't know the brand. :( But if they're the same as the ones I saw, that long probe that looks like bare metal is actually insulated except for the very tip.
Ed
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if they're the same as the ones I saw, that long probe that looks like bare metal is actually insulated except for the very tip.
I didn't even notice that, they definitely do have a very thin insulating coating on them.
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It is a Fluke Y8140.
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It is a Fluke Y8140.
That would be them, I guess these would be from the '80s or maybe '90s?
All Fluke then, looks like I did pretty well for $27.
(http://i.imgur.com/vZWNk9gl.jpg) (http://imgur.com/vZWNk9g)
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They make it as Fluke TL40. http://goo.gl/v4IWqU (http://goo.gl/v4IWqU)
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That's what I have. They're very nice.
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They make it as Fluke TL40. http://goo.gl/v4IWqU (http://goo.gl/v4IWqU)
Those look safer, everything can't fall out the back of them. I'll probably pick up some of the more modern ones in the future. I was looking at the Pomona 5953A, I've been happy with some of their others and they are half the price of the TL40s.