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Fluke fake multimeter fuse WARNING!

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saturation:
You should buy your fuses from an authorized distributor because counterfeit is so abundant.  Not just Fluke DMM, but also automotive, and anything where safety is paramount; for cheaper fuses you can destructively sample test fuses to insure its to spec.

http://www.cooperindustries.com/content/dam/public/bussmann/Electrical/Resources/product-datasheets-a/Bus_Ele_DS_1047_DMM-B.pdf

For DMM fuses, you have quite a margin for error before they blow.  To save money get the Bussman brand, not Fluke [ they are made by Bussman anyway], they are about $7-10 each or less.

joeqsmith:
This subject came up not too long ago.  I would not mind getting some known counterfeit HRC fuses from a few different sources.  The 440mA were about $5.00/ea from Digikey last time I bought them.  $10 for the higher current.   

I wonder what is worse, replacing a blown fuse with a counterfeit or jumping it out with some magnet wire.  At least with the wire, you're just being stupid.  With the counterfeit you may have just been scammed is all.   The end result may be the same.     

BravoV:

--- Quote from: RoGeorge on November 01, 2016, 07:54:36 am ---For personal use I will order the cheaper ones, because I see no real benefit from the expensive fuses.

--- End quote ---

Yeah, right, better alternatives too for your reference ...  >:D

P90:
I recently purchased a Fluke 88 used for $25, and when I opened it up to fix the LCD ghosting issue, I found both fuses blown. Some genius had wrapped aluminum foil from a gum wrapper around the blown 15Amp fuse. I wish I took a picture to post...

BMack:
Buy the fuses from Authorized dealers. $10 for a fuse isn't that bad unless you're blowing them all the time...and if you're blowing your DMM's fuse a lot your problem isn't with the fuse price, it's the thing holding onto the leads that's the problem.

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