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Fluke 1508 insulation resistance tester. 210 USD. anyone with experience?

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aronake:
have anyone tried Fluke 1508? any experience to share?

Seems to have very similar specifications as the double price 1507, but made in china for the chinese market, and have the disadvantage of chinese writing on the screen.

https://world.taobao.com/item/16902856619.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.ks1dwP#detail

Sold by fluke china, so im all confident its genuine.

here is the instruction manual
http://www.icmaster.com.hk/PDF/Fluke_1508.pdf

seems to be a bargain. or?

kripton2035:
I bought a used 1507 for around that price so...
but I would not trust anything coming from china as "genuine", even with some name in it !

you can see a lot of fluke devices, that have a specific china market model, half the price, quite decent in performances
but reserved to the china market. if you export it, then you lose warranty, you may be stuck in customs if they open the box...you name it.

retiredcaps:
OP's flag is Hong Kong and 1508 is on Fluke's main fluke.com website

http://www.fluke.com/fluke/cnzh/insulation-resistance-tester/fluke-1508.htm?PID=56008

so it is a genuine Fluke product for the Chinese market only.  If it is comparable to the 1507 at half the price and OP gets Fluke full warranty from Fluke China, then I see little risk.  Obviously, OP should check the full details of how warranty works and whether buying from taobao qualifies or not under warranty terms and conditions.

I have yet to see a full fledged counterfeit Fluke handheld product.  The closest one is below.

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/aimometer-ms8217-multi-meter-a-fluke-17b-clone/

aronake:
looks like a good option. i have not found anything with better specifications at that price that cover both insulation testing, and ground resisitance. And despite made in China its a fluke.

I got a Fluke 319 clampmeter. Very similar to 325 but with somewhat better specificaitons. seems also be intended for makret. was just under 200 USD. Has been working very well.

retiredcaps:

--- Quote from: aronake on July 20, 2016, 03:54:34 pm ---And despite made in China its a fluke.

--- End quote ---
I would not let the Made in China color your opinion.  So far from all the Fluke Made in China meter teardown photos that are present here show very good soldering quality and look identical to their Made in USA counterparts.

Not everything Made in China is poor quality and not everything Made in the USA is good quality.

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