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Old Fluke Multimeters
JohnPi:
This is a wonderful thread -- my story on the 8020A is that I was in high school and had become interested in electronics as a hobby. I used some analog meters (including an affordable Russian 20 µA/V analog meter), set my eyes on a Fluke 8020A (must have been soon after it was released) I saw at a trade show -- I was amazed at the resolution, speed, and elegance of it. I spent all my savings and bought it directly at the show the next day.
I used to take it to school for our physics labs and amazed everyone with its features (including a hidden nS range that was sensitive to 100's of Mohm), high impedance (you could watch a capacitor discharge), and robustness.
It served me well, and understanding how it worked internally was one of the key drivers for getting me further interested in analog electronics (especially the CMOS switch capability, the dual slope ADC of the ICL7106, and the AD636 rms converter which I guessed was in the 8060A which I couldn't afford). I subsequently made a career of designing analog integrated circuits for a major semiconductor company (and its derivatives). The display broke a few years ago and I regrettably discarded it -- moving on to my Fluke 87 and 289.
retiredcaps:
--- Quote from: JohnPi on July 23, 2017, 05:43:08 am ---The display broke a few years ago and I regrettably discarded it -- moving on to my Fluke 87 and 289
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Since you live in the USA, ebay usually has a lot of 8020A in various conditions that might help you relive your memories?
Like anything, if you are patient, you may find a good condition one for the price of a movie ticket today.
Fungus:
--- Quote from: JohnPi on July 23, 2017, 05:43:08 am ---This is a wonderful thread -- my story on the 8020A is ...
The display broke a few years ago and I regrettably discarded it -- moving on to my Fluke 87 and 289
--- End quote ---
8020As are unloved and go quite cheap on eBay. People are after the 8060As.
FWIW there's a very nice looking 8060A for sale right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/162600324612
Octane:
Hi drtaylor,
Wonderful story. I appreciate you sharing this. I would like to join the queue for one of the 8060A's as well.
It would be a honor to get a signed one from you if there will be one left for me in the end.
Thanks,
Michael
Fungus:
I just scored my first 8060A on eBay. It looks to be in perfect shape, seller says it only had one careful owner.
(nb. It hasn't arrived yet, it's in Germany at the moment... :( )
Any advice on common problems to look for? eg. I heard all the electrolytic caps should be replaced, what do people recommend as a replacement?
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