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Is this a real or fake Fluke multimeter?

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Pcmaker:
I was looking for a cheapest, small multimeter and I found this on Amazon

its under 50 bucks but it claims to be a Fluke brand multimeter. Not much features, but it's got everything I need. I need it mostly for testing regular batteries, continuity and testing 120v to 240v electrical things.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HE6MIJY

Martin72:
It seems it is a product for the asian market - google it then you will come to the indian fluke website.
When you can buy it in your country, it´s a gey market thing I guess.

ataradov:
Yes, it is legit meter, but for Asian markets. If you buy it in the US, Fluke warranty would not apply. But it may not matter at that price.

Note that 101 does not have a current measurement capability. If you want a cheap, but fully capable Fluke, look at 15B+. It is also a model for the Asian markets, but you can get it for less than $100.

bdunham7:

--- Quote from: Pcmaker on July 04, 2023, 10:17:43 pm ---I was looking for a cheapest, small multimeter and I found this on Amazon

--- End quote ---

It isn't fake, but it is grey market, meaning Fluke has not authorized it for sale in the US--and there is no warranty.  Your Amazon 30-day return policy will be all you have, although your risk of failure after the 30 days is probably low.  The seller is in Korea, other sellers are in India or other places.  It would be fine for mains voltage and the like, but if you are testing regular AAA/AA/C/D and 9V batteries, you need a specific function for that with a set load, otherwise you won't get an accurate result.  It doesn't have that feature.

The cheapest small meter that does have that feature is the formerly free now $6 Harbor Freight atrocity.  I don't recommend it for any use on high energy or mains voltages, but it has been slightly improved over its even more atrocious predecessors, which were truly worth the $0.00 (free with any purchase) that they sold for.

https://www.harborfreight.com/7-function-digital-multimeter-63759.html

What might work better for you is something like the Klein Tools MM325, which appears to the about the same basic crappy meter in a much better package and hopefully with a better implementation and external components.  Start watching the linked video at about 6 minutes if you want to see what I mean about battery testing.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-600-Volt-Digital-Multi-Meter-Manual-Ranging-MM325/320822947



BeBuLamar:
Many Fluke DMM's including those that are in the US market don't have current measurement capacity. I myself rarely ever used the current measurement function. So even the Fluke 116 doesn't have the current measurement function. It would prevent the mistake of making voltage measurement while the test lead is in the current measurement jack.

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