Products > Test Equipment

FLUKE 107 - absolute garbage lasted 2 years

<< < (9/13) > >>

coppercone2:
it mists. I saw it. There was even a spray pattern on the ESD mat from the spray. it discolors it! its like you hit it with a spray bottle of dye

They can either vent and totally leak or progressively vent spurtzing if they get under pressure

Caliaxy:

--- Quote from: coppercone2 on June 30, 2024, 06:41:13 pm ---[…]
If you ever come across a alkaline battery leak, it often sounds like a capacitor pop, followed by intermittent hissing or farting noises after that.

--- End quote ---

We learned something today :)

coppercone2:
because it happened and I went looking for a capacitor (try to see smoke near vents of equipment) before I realized its right in front of me after I heard it let out a hiss a few minutes later

I literarly thought like a small electrolytic capacitor popped open. Same noise if you reverse polarity a capacitor. Not a bang, more like that doofpop, with a bit of that 'rushing' noise

Simon:
well battery compartments are not liquid proof, somewhere it probably got onto the board. I think flukes quote was accurate. You need a new meter. Test equipment has to damn well work, or you can't do anything else. It is your reference, so it's right to be more particular about just replacing a dud one.

shakalnokturn:
I understand about being harsh on OP for not mentioning battery leakage to start with, besides it must have been severe enough if battery contacts needed rework.
Not updating with pictures of the multimeter isn't in his favour either, still it isn't absolute proof that his negligence wrecked it...

I've repaired about 10 DMM's hit by battery contamination, none have exhibited being false by a constant ratio, it has always been fluctuating depending on measurements.

If OP could get back to us with some pictures and measurements it may be possible to save his Fluke.

Attached datasheet for COB, a good starting point is supply voltages and Vref (should be 1.16V)

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page

There was an error while thanking
Thanking...
Go to full version
Powered by SMFPacks Advanced Attachments Uploader Mod