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Fluke 87V MAX versus Hioki DT4282 compared [video]
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ahakman:
The 189 IV and the 289 are completely different meters. They have similar specs and similar operations on the dials, but the 189 IV boots instantly, and uses a normal (non dot-matrix) LCD. It also chews through way less battery power.

The 289 has very similar features and specs to the 189 IV, but is worse in almost every way - dot matrix screen, slow booting, chews through batteries, etc etc.

The 189 IV is the meter you want for a super high end portable.
BeBuLamar:
I actually never know of the 189 IV. There was only the 189 II but it's the same as the 289. It was my typo to call it the 189 IV.
Fungus:

--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on May 17, 2023, 09:21:27 am ---I actually never know of the 189 IV.

--- End quote ---

There's no such meter. The 189 was launched as the 87 IV but too many people complained so Fluke renamed  it as the 189 (and made the 87V).


--- Quote from: BeBuLamar on May 17, 2023, 09:21:27 am ---There was only the 189 II but it's the same as the 289. It was my typo to call it the 189 IV.

--- End quote ---

The 189 II became today's 289.

Bottom line: The 187/189 are Fluke's design peak. After that it's all just "Protect the 87V"
BeBuLamar:
What I meant is that when Fluke demostrated to me the 189 II/289 using the laptop it didn't reveal the problem of low contrast, slow boot time and slow autorange in resistance mode all of which made me not using the 289 much. At the time just shortly after I bought the 189 they did that demo to me made me feel bad and thought I should wait. But now I am glad I bought the 189.
J-R:
Comparisons like this can break down pretty quickly without a specific (narrow) use case.  The 189 does feel closer to the DT4282, from the perspective of the display.  Similarly, the 289 seems like a different product entirely, with the unique Min/Max and graphical trend display options.

BTW, battery life, directly from the Fluke manuals:
189 - "72 Hours typical (with backlight off)"
289 - "100 hours minimum. 200 hours in Logging mode"
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