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4thDoctorWhoFan:

--- Quote from: Andrew_Debbie on April 22, 2023, 08:27:05 am ---
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I bought a Beckman Tech 310 new in 1980.   It still works and is still in spec.   It was about $140 from Mouser, a huge amount of money for me at the time.   That's $500 adjusted for inflation.

I keep the 310 in my desk at work.  I still use it ocassionaly.

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I have a Beckman HD110 in the yellow case.  I also still use it every now and then.  Not sure why, but I like it.


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NoisyBoy:
For the sake of easy repair service, lifetime warranty, and calibration services, I would pick my Fluke 179.  I like its smaller form factor for handheld uses. 

vk6zgo:

--- Quote from: Andrew_Debbie on April 22, 2023, 01:27:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: Fungus on April 22, 2023, 12:09:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: Andrew_Debbie on April 22, 2023, 08:27:05 am ---I bought a Beckman Tech 310 new in 1980.   It still works and is still in spec.

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Liar! Only Flukes can do that!!

(froth)

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;D    The orginal made in California Beckman DMMs were very durable.




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Telecom Aust standardised on the Beckman in the 1970s, at least in the RadioComms & Broadcast sections.
I think they were put off Fluke by some of their early bench meters.
At my depot, we had a quite early one which was solid enough, & although not trouble free, was easily fixable, & a slightly newer one which was a total pig.

The old "Beckpersons" were rugged & reliable----what more could you want in a handheld DMM?

I never had a Fluke handheld DMM till I left & went to the Private Sector & got the 77.
Hiding at the Transmitter site was one of the Flukes with side push button switches, which I never liked, as one button was missing.
I had a "Dick Smith" clone with the same switch idea, although much more crappily done.

The "convenience" of side buttons never was a convincing argument to me, especially as the 77 offered pretty much the same advantage of "one handed" setting whilst using a conventional rotary switch.

tooki:

--- Quote from: Swainster on April 19, 2023, 05:01:01 am ---
--- Quote from: Fungus on April 19, 2023, 04:23:40 am ---
--- Quote from: PushUp on April 18, 2023, 11:53:54 pm ---

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It even wins without any probes connected!

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Wait, is that a mains breakout box? With unshrouded plugs?...in those colours? OK, must stop as I'm starting to sound like some kind of comedy sketch, but that looks a bit "how ya doin", even by my generally quite relaxed standards.

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Huh? I see only shrouded plugs.

Fungus:

--- Quote from: tooki on April 29, 2023, 05:01:18 pm ---Huh? I see only shrouded plugs.

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Huh?  :-//


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