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Fluke 289 - yet a good investment nowadays?
BeBuLamar:
I have the 289 circa 2017 and 287 2022. The display is no different from each other. I don't use either of them much but for battery drain when not in use they are both OK.
jchw4:
--- Quote from: voltsandjolts on October 09, 2023, 12:52:34 pm ---IMHO the Keysight U1272A is about the best handheld for an electronics engineer, certainly an upgrade from my previous Fluke 87V.
Sometimes you can get the OLED version U1273A or AX for cheap when the display fails and fix it yourself.
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I love my U1272A. Clearly the most useful meter that I have.
But it's in a different league. 289 is a graphical one. I guess this allows 289 to have some disadvantage as a daily meter just to shine as a graphical one. Which is not its strong side either.
Black Phoenix:
Well I have to check in: Owner of a 289 from the first batch in 2007, supercap replaced under warranty (and motherboard from what it was told me by service) in 2014.
It is a good DMM? Yes it is.
It is the DMM I recommend anyone to get if as their most used DMM? No.
At the time when it was released it was a powerhouse, the replacement of the 189 with a bigger screen who let's you see logs directly in the DMM without downloading to the PC. After all this years owning one I can say that if possible get a 87V or an old 187 or even the 189 if logging is really essential.
It is slow to boot, the screen viewing is not that great, the big advertised function, although useful for fast troubleshooting, is a PITA to use and basically easier to connect directly to the PC and download the data instead of trying to zoom 2 or 3 times the data saved while not being able to see the rest of the data at the same time.
For the price I paid back in the day I would had bought the 189 with the software plus a 87V (I paid, back in 2007, 1400€ for the full Fluke 289 FVF Kit). Pesonally if it could go back I would had instead choose the 189. Heck I would trade my 289 today for a 189 without second thoughts.
Currently I use more my 87V that I got in 2019 than the 289.
bdunham7:
--- Quote from: Black Phoenix on October 20, 2023, 04:54:51 pm --- (I paid, back in 2007, 1400€ for the full Fluke 289 FVF Kit).
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:o
Black Phoenix:
--- Quote from: bdunham7 on October 21, 2023, 02:15:28 am ---
--- Quote from: Black Phoenix on October 20, 2023, 04:54:51 pm --- (I paid, back in 2007, 1400€ for the full Fluke 289 FVF Kit).
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:o
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Yup. Although since it was company money were I worked for I basically got it for free when I quit later on.
But yes that was the release price for that kit via AresAgante Lda (the authorised seller/distributor for Fluke in Portugal).
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