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Fluke 867B, good or obsolete?

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Wytnucls:
It would with the DOS program files. glicos posted the windows files only.
Might have to dig my old Compaq 286 out of the cobwebs!

timb:

--- Quote from: Wytnucls on July 03, 2016, 05:25:46 pm ---It would with the DOS program files. glicos posted the windows files only.
Might have to dig my old Compaq 286 out of the cobwebs!

--- End quote ---

You can install Windows 3.x in DOSbox. VMware would also work. (In that case, there's a DOS .com file you might want to use, to prevent your CPU from pegging 100% all the time; I can dig it up if you want it. Otherwise, FreeDOS works just as well, only newer, and also supports Windows!)

ci11:
FlukeView 860 runs perfectly in Virtual PC "XP Mode" under Windows 7

Wytnucls:
Thanks ci11, I have an old XP desktop and the software works fine on it.
Now for the PM9080 cable. Some are available on eBay, but are quite pricey, at around 150$.
May have to build my own eventually, as per glicos files.

fred785:
The 86x family is a great tool for me too, it's a real swiss knife you can carry everywhere (despite the poor brightness/contrast of the 863 model).

For the owners (like me) of the little brother 863, it seems there's an easy way to add the 2 missing hidden functionnalities (component test and logic) from the 867. But now way for its backlight (except changing the display board).

For the 2 fonctionnalities, you need to carefully disassemble the GMM and extract the rotary knob from the front panel.
You'll find 2 little stops at the rear of this knob.
Erase one (the good one) stop in the aim to allow the rotation like a 867 model, with a simple cutter.
Re-assemble all.
It's finished, enjoy  ;D

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