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Fluke 289 - yet a good investment nowadays?
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JoeRoy:

--- Quote from: jchw4 on October 30, 2023, 04:08:42 am ---Businesses want their employees to work faster. Slow boot? Not welcome. Slow auto-range? Never. Basic functions require pressing several buttons? It could be a bad joke.

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Fluke, Keysight, Tek, R&S, and many other good-brand instruments, like Scopes, SA, AWG, and even PSUs have a "slow" boot because they have software to be loaded and (maybe) re-calibrated.

My xineze stuff just turns on immediately.  Should companies throw away those good brands to avoid losing 10 seconds per day? (I turn my instruments just once a day, and most go to standby if not used)

I never complained about 289 boot time (which is faster now, since 2022 when they released a new version).  When I turn it on, I use it for a long time.
BeBuLamar:
I do have something I don't like about the 289 but not because it's old. Slow boot? I feel it's slow 20 years ago. But I do think it's a good meter.
coromonadalix:
When you see the 187 and 189  going for more than some 287 289   it's getting ridiculous    lolll      Not totally bashing the 289  "slowness" of "bulky size"

If i have to use it   i'll use it  loll
TELCO:
I own the 117, 87V and 289 from Fluke. My daily basic measurements DMM is the 117, when I go out in the field, I take the trusted 87V and the 289 it is mostly for electronics lab work. IMHO, I think that each DMM has its position in the workplace and Fluke has that statement 100% covered. I.E., if you are an HVAC person there is a specific meter for you, if you work industrial environment then the 87V is your flavor. Every meter from Fluke has been adapted for the specific tasks at hand. As far as other brands of DMM I have tried the OWON DMM/Oscilloscope combo and they are OK, I am currently thinking of buying a UNI-T UT181A. But in the end if you value reliability, accuracy, stability, and accountability of measurement Fluke is the way to go. Not to mention that if you value metrology calibration equipment everyone from here to the moon will calibrate Fluke gear, I am not so sure about the other brands. Then there is the factor of "flavors" you consume what you like: Coca Cola or Pepsi, Ford or Chevy, Toyota, or Nissan? for me personally I trust Fluke. I hope my opinion helps a bit, best regards to all. :) :D 
BeBuLamar:

--- Quote from: coromonadalix on October 30, 2023, 02:39:02 pm ---When you see the 187 and 189  going for more than some 287 289   it's getting ridiculous    lolll      Not totally bashing the 289  "slowness" of "bulky size"

If i have to use it   i'll use it  loll

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I don't know if that is going to happen but I was a little pissed off back in 2004 when I just bought the 189. Fluke came to see me and asked me for opinion on their up coming 289. They showed me their simulator on a laptop. It looked good and I felt bad for not waiting for the 289. Now that I had the 289 for a few years now I think the 189 is my favorite.
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