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Fluke 189 with leaking surface mount supercap (also Fluke 287, Fluke 289)

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elex_enthusiast:

--- Quote from: kaz911 on February 27, 2014, 09:17:16 am ---
Don't fix them. I just handed a 289 and a 287 into Fluke and they will be repaired on warranty despite being quite old :) Fluke has "Limited World Wide" warranty on them - and they have a list of serial numbers for which repair is free of charge. As I only paid $200 for my 289 since it was not perfect - I'm now very happy that has been fixed on warranty as well.

And to quote the Calibration girl - 287/289's are really well made apart from the Cap issue - so they are usually in spec/calibration even after 6+ years - they have so far not seen a working 287/289 that was NOT within spec if it had not been "mishandled"

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well the problem is i cant find any fluke service center here in Philippines :--..so im thinking the best thing to do is to replace the cap myself just like others did..i love my fluke but i hate the way it consumes the battery :palm:

dr.diesel:

--- Quote from: elex_enthusiast on February 27, 2014, 09:45:12 am ---well the problem is i cant find any fluke service center here in Philippines :--..so im thinking the best thing to do is to replace the cap myself just like others did..i love my fluke but i hate the way it consumes the battery :palm:

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Are you sure the cap is bad, the 28x is a battery hog even with a good cap? 

Mine was drawing something like 10mA when powered off, if you have the means you might test yours.  If you look back in this thread there is a spec, in the uA is what it should draw when working correctly.

kaz911:

--- Quote from: elex_enthusiast on February 27, 2014, 09:45:12 am ---
--- Quote from: kaz911 on February 27, 2014, 09:17:16 am ---
Don't fix them. I just handed a 289 and a 287 into Fluke and they will be repaired on warranty despite being quite old :) Fluke has "Limited World Wide" warranty on them - and they have a list of serial numbers for which repair is free of charge. As I only paid $200 for my 289 since it was not perfect - I'm now very happy that has been fixed on warranty as well.

And to quote the Calibration girl - 287/289's are really well made apart from the Cap issue - so they are usually in spec/calibration even after 6+ years - they have so far not seen a working 287/289 that was NOT within spec if it had not been "mishandled"

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well the problem is i cant find any fluke service center here in Philippines :--..so im thinking the best thing to do is to replace the cap myself just like others did..i love my fluke but i hate the way it consumes the battery :palm:

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I handed mine into a distributor - not Fluke direct. So any distributor can verify warranty recalls

Mine has been off to Holland for repair as the local guys does not do any repairs. All at no cost to me.

kaz911:
and the quick way to check CAP problem - put in new batteries - check time and date is fine. Leave on for a couple of minutes. Shut it down. Remove the batteries - count to 10 - plug batteries back in. If it asks for time/date - you have a super-cap issue.

elex_enthusiast:
yes it does ask to reset the time/date..

--- Quote from: dr.diesel on February 27, 2014, 10:36:28 am ---Mine was drawing something like 10mA when powered off, if you have the means you might test yours.

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unfortunately i have no other reliable meter i can use to measure its current draw but im pretty sure the cap is bad..

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