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Old Fluke Multimeters
Napalm2002:
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--- Quote from: Fsck on January 10, 2014, 01:10:09 am ---I've never actually seen a blue fluke from that generation. I'm curious if there were others
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I have one an IBM blue one thanks to a poorly worded ebay auction title. I don't have any voltage sources at home, but a comparison with a Fluke 87V and 187 shows it spot on or +/- 1mV. :-+
I also asked someone if they want to try and modify a 8062 into a 8060.
PS. Compiling my list of questions (plural). Unfortunately, we can't call in like a radio show, but so it is just a 3 way conversation.
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actually, I meant if they were produced in different colours.
I would definitely use a neon pink 8060 just to annoy people and to have an extremely unique meter.
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Hell yeah!
retiredcaps:
--- Quote from: Napalm2002 on February 04, 2014, 12:20:48 am ---Mr. Taylor do you have any info on a service manual for the 8060a.
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The manual posted on Fluke's website gives troubleshooting charts, schematics, bill of materials, etc. :-+
http://assets.fluke.com/manuals/8060a_3vimeng0200.pdf
I wish all current publicly accessible Fluke manuals had this much detail.
drtaylor:
Also the original release article has some explanation on how the meter works. I will attach it again here. But the User Guide, written by yours truly has a lot of info on troubleshooting. Pretty much the only thing that goes wrong with 8060s is leaky electrolytic caps and occasionally the silver filled elastomeric conductor needs cleaned on both the PCB contact surface and the elastomer ends. Most of all, keep it clean. Thorough cleaning with IPA and acid brushes is a must!
Napalm2002:
Thank you guys very much!
linux-works:
great reading on this thread. very enjoyable.
while browsing the bay, I found an ibm 8060a and snapped it up. in very clean condition. my first fluke in this series.
I grew up in the 80's reading electronics magazines and saw the 8060 style meters in every edition and grew to admire and want one. I was a kid and could never afford that, but now, many decades later, I can ;)
thanks for the thread and posting the schematics, history, etc!
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