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| Fluke 101 Meter Is It Decent Enough? |
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| J-R:
For cheap and small I would suggest the Brymen BM27s: https://www.welectron.com/Brymen-BM27s-Pocket-Multimeter Get a small pouch to put it in. |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: MrAl on November 30, 2022, 05:02:41 pm ---This comes especially since i ran into a video right here on this forum that was done by EEVBlog (Dave) that talks about the reason why people and companies buy Fluke instead of other brands. That was very interesting. The key reasons why include these: --- End quote --- None of those reasons apply to the 101. The 101 is an "oriental market" Fluke. If you want a small, very robust meter then the 101 is hard to beat. --- Quote from: MrAl on November 30, 2022, 05:02:41 pm ---I will be looking at the meters mentioned in this thread as alternatives. --- End quote --- First you have to accept that you can't have everything. What are your priorities? Size? Robustness? Price? Features? Do you need to measure Amps? If so, are you prepared to pay $12 for fuses? --- Quote from: unknownparticle on November 30, 2022, 08:31:17 pm ---I'll probably get flamed to hell for this recommendation but it is offered through personal experience! Have a look at the Kaiweets KM601. It's highly featured, so called smart DMM. --- End quote --- No, they're awful. :scared: |
| MrAl:
--- Quote from: Fungus on December 01, 2022, 05:56:46 am --- --- Quote from: MrAl on November 30, 2022, 05:02:41 pm ---This comes especially since i ran into a video right here on this forum that was done by EEVBlog (Dave) that talks about the reason why people and companies buy Fluke instead of other brands. That was very interesting. The key reasons why include these: --- End quote --- None of those reasons apply to the 101. The 101 is an "oriental market" Fluke. If you want a small, very robust meter then the 101 is hard to beat. --- Quote from: MrAl on November 30, 2022, 05:02:41 pm ---I will be looking at the meters mentioned in this thread as alternatives. --- End quote --- First you have to accept that you can't have everything. What are your priorities? Size? Robustness? Price? Features? Do you need to measure Amps? If so, are you prepared to pay $12 for fuses? --- Quote from: unknownparticle on November 30, 2022, 08:31:17 pm ---I'll probably get flamed to hell for this recommendation but it is offered through personal experience! Have a look at the Kaiweets KM601. It's highly featured, so called smart DMM. --- End quote --- No, they're awful. :scared: --- End quote --- Hi, Yes i agree and an old chess master i used to play chess with many years ago always used to say that. When you make a move in a chess game there are good points about it and bad, and you have to accept that there may be no perfect move in some positions. I have to say though that i have given up on this meter because i really do need more functionality cant do anything about that. I realized that it had limited functionality before this but now that i think about it and read reviews and all i realize that i need more. Even if i went to a bigger meter and figured out a way to carry it when i needed it that would be better i think. Thanks for the replies on this. |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: MrAl on November 30, 2022, 05:02:41 pm ---If so, are you prepared to pay $12 for fuses? --- End quote --- Which leads me to a second point: My Fluke 37 has two fuses on the low current range. A cheap-ass 600mA fuse and a big expernsive 2A HRC fuse. It seems like an awesome idea to me. I wonder why it was discontinued. You could even have the cheap fuse accessible from the outside for user serviceability. (my understanding is that Fluke, etc., deliberately make maters that you have to disassemble to change the fuse so that corporate types can seal them up and know which meters have had their fuses blown) |
| BeBuLamar:
--- Quote from: MrAl on December 02, 2022, 07:17:59 am ---[ Yes i agree and an old chess master i used to play chess with many years ago always used to say that. When you make a move in a chess game there are good points about it and bad, and you have to accept that there may be no perfect move in some positions. I have to say though that i have given up on this meter because i really do need more functionality cant do anything about that. I realized that it had limited functionality before this but now that i think about it and read reviews and all i realize that i need more. Even if i went to a bigger meter and figured out a way to carry it when i needed it that would be better i think. Thanks for the replies on this. --- End quote --- I have a big Fluke 289 and it has a lot more functions than the 101 but I would much rather use the 101 for quick checking because the 289 takes so long to start up and although it has the backlight I have to almost always turn on the backlight to see the low contrast display. So yes nothing is perfect for everything. |
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