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Fluke 289 Meter
Black Phoenix:
--- Quote from: WaveyDipole on November 07, 2019, 02:44:55 pm ---I appreciate your sincerity and I take the point about TEA, which can get to the best of us! What I would like is to have two very capable handheld DMMs, preferably with somewhat different features, so that between the two one can cover just about everything. I am very pleased with the 187 so the 189 might be a good choice for the second meter despite being nearly identical to the 187. The 87-V would also be a good option although I feel the latter is overpriced for what it is, even though well respected. The 289 (but not the 287) seems to have a few extras that differentiate it from both, such as the simultaneous display of min/avg/max as well as the graph, but as you say, these might be considered bells and whistles.... I am also going to have a good look at the Agilents again. I seem also to remember looking at the Hioki, just not many used ones about.
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I strongly agree with how overpriced the 87V is on the alternative markets. Although if you are able to get a good deal as I got mine, New for 200$ plus shipping well I think you should just bite the bullet and go for it. ^-^
Now my interest is one of the Scopemeters I used in Telecom, the Fluke 225C. I have one close to me, being sold in Hong Kong but the price... Let's say the owner wants the money and the scope...
WaveyDipole:
Would anyone go for the 87V Ex as opposed to the standard 87V?
Black Phoenix:
Both are equal, the problem is that the Ex from "intrinsically safe" means that:
The terminals and parts of the PCB are covered in epoxy, that means if you damage is almost impossible to repair. Is also gasketted (did this word exist in English? Gasket exists but gasketted?) and kinda airtight when in use. But with that you have most surfaces covered, preventing anything that may cause an explosion. Is still an 87V but because of the rules of equipments to be "intrinsically safe" makes it less serviceable than the standard 87V.
More info:
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/fluke-87v-ex-true-rms-multimeter/
Gandalf_Sr:
So, for those who have been unable to sleep at night worrying about my being scammed on eBay, you'll be pleased to hear that my $331 refund finally made it onto my credit card today :-+
I've been reading up on the U1242C and I'm very happy with that purchase decision; it hasn't shipped yet but that's par for the course when buying stuff from Keysight though their eBay store. If you can get one from Keysight for $217 with a U1173B IR-USB serial cable included, it makes a compelling case vs a Fluke 87V, especially given the pretty good and free logging software available from Keysight.
[Edit] I got an email notification that my U1242C has shipped from Keysight (Roseville, CA) yesterday; FedEx tracking says that the item has yet to arrive with them but I suspect they will pick it up today and it's coming FedEx Express so I should receive it by the end of this week. I'll start a new thread to go over what I think of it and add a link to it from this post.
drumbum:
--- Quote from: drumbum on November 05, 2019, 04:43:04 pm ---Here is some more sleazebay fun.
Check out this de-5000 listing (item#233390935646).
Have a look before it's pulled.
100% positive feedback,...all fridge magnets...
So many items in the sellers store!
|O
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The feedback left for the scammer sachare19 (read-sack hair) is growing by bounds.
I am starting to think sleazebays customer service is in on it, as they haven't/didn't taken measures to prevent more being scammed. They were warned early.
Pukes
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