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Fluke 189 with leaking surface mount supercap (also Fluke 287, Fluke 289)
BravoV:
--- Quote from: stuartk on February 13, 2014, 04:11:03 pm ---I cracked the case on my 289 purchased in 2007 and found the leaking capacitor. It was giving me intermittent loss of timekeeping.
I sent it off to Fluke Canada. Apparently they have a lifetime warranty up here in the frozen north.
They have replaced the cap, changed my scuffed up battery cover, changed the batteries and re-calibrated it, with a certificate and documentation.
All for free. :)
Kudos to Fluke Canada and thank you.
Stuart
--- End quote ---
Stuart, closeup photo of the newly replaced cap please.
retiredcaps:
--- Quote from: stuartk on February 13, 2014, 04:11:03 pm ---I sent it off to Fluke Canada. Apparently they have a lifetime warranty up here in the frozen north.
All for free. :)
--- End quote ---
Hi Stuart,
Are you the original owner of the meter and did you purchase it from an authorized dealer?
edit: The other advantage of sending it back to Fluke for repair, especially if you owned the meter for a few years, is that you might get calibration thrown in for free.
SoundTech-LG:
--- Quote from: BravoV on February 14, 2014, 02:59:06 am ---
--- Quote from: stuartk on February 13, 2014, 04:11:03 pm ---I cracked the case on my 289 purchased in 2007 and found the leaking capacitor. It was giving me intermittent loss of timekeeping.
I sent it off to Fluke Canada. Apparently they have a lifetime warranty up here in the frozen north.
They have replaced the cap, changed my scuffed up battery cover, changed the batteries and re-calibrated it, with a certificate and documentation.
All for free. :)
Kudos to Fluke Canada and thank you.
Stuart
--- End quote ---
Stuart, closeup photo of the newly replaced cap please.
--- End quote ---
Probably would void the calibration :)
stuartk:
Yep,
I'm the original owner. I was going to crack the case, but they put the calibration sticker and a tamper sticker over the case.
I think they were trying to send a message to me after I sent them a picture of my leaking cap! ;D
I suspect I might mess up the calibration if I crack it in anyhow....
Stuart
retiredcaps:
--- Quote from: stuartk on February 17, 2014, 12:38:48 am ---I'm the original owner. I was going to crack the case, but they put the calibration sticker and a tamper sticker over the case.
--- End quote ---
Well, thanks for reporting back. I wouldn't break the seals either if it were my meter.
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