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New Fluke 179 changes
Tony_G:
I have a 10yo one sitting here in the lab and it isn't marked "Made in the USA" so, at least for the 179 I think they've been making them overseas for some time.
TonyG
Excavatoree:
Mine must be older than I think. It says "Made in USA." I didn't know Fluke stopped making them in the US.
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Tony_G:
I didn't even think about it, I just assumed that it was made in the US - I wonder if it's a bit like what HPAK was doing with several manufacturing sites worldwide.
The serial number for my unit starts with 279 but is still 8 digits long.
TonyG
bdunham7:
--- Quote from: Tony_G on April 30, 2023, 01:40:09 am ---I have a 10yo one sitting here in the lab and it isn't marked "Made in the USA" so, at least for the 179 I think they've been making them overseas for some time.
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A US-purchased 179 (and perhaps all of them) should be marked 'Assembled in the USA' or something similar. The 'Made in USA' mark is hard to justify if you actually follow the rules and even if a few of the chips are made in Taiwan, Europe or Malaysia, it won't qualify. There's nothing unusual or new, even my old 189 has an 'Assembled...." mark. Merely being 'assembled' here is not just screwing the cover on or something like that, the assembly has to be substantial and transformative.
Fluke has been multinational and their stuff has been built globally since their tie-up with Philips. My Scopemeter is marked "Made in Holland". Their flagship 8.5 digit bench meters are made in the UK. Some of their clamp meters are made in Taiwan--by Brymen.
mwb1100:
Speaking of new Fluke 179's, I have been seeing Fluke 17x multimeters listed on various sites as the "Fluke 17x ESFP" including authorized dealers like Digi-Key and TEquipment. I believe this started about a year ago (but I wouldn't be surprised if it's always been the case and I just didn't notice until more recently).
What does "ESFP" mean/stand for?
And for whatever it's worth, the two Fluke 17x's I have owned definitely had "Made in USA" (not "Assembled in...") imprinted in the plastic on the back. They were secondhand eBay purchases so were likely more than 10 years old when I got them
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