Old Fluke Multimeters

[rsjsouza]

Well, I've gotten too long winded again, ................

Never !
Thanks for dropping in again David and sharing with us those times you had with Fluke which if little else give us an insight and a wonderful historical record of those days.

Please carry on.

PS, ever thought about writing a book ?

Very temped to grab one of your meters.....

Similar feeling here. David, your insights are quite valuable and I love hearing the stories. For others, I recommend listening to the AmpHour episode, which is filled with interesting bits.

I too had a few articles published (nothing really novel as the 8060A), but I was fortunate to have a final revision sent to me.
The major drawback in my case was the space in the magazine, which forced me to do some severe editing. I also had a hard time fitting the text nicely between ads or an article break ( the phrase "continues on page XYZ"), so an idea or train of thought wouldn't be lost between pages of ads.

[bd139]

Can be the electrolytic capacitors in the unit have leaked as well. Common problem.

[Fungus]

Can be the electrolytic capacitors in the unit have leaked as well. Common problem.

Yep. Open it up and have a good look around inside. See if there's any corrosion or gunk anywhere on the PCB.

[mansaxel]

I just got my hands on a 8060A, which I probably paid a bit too much for (especially shipping, *€%&/%&€€%&(/ Ebay GSP ), but side-button Flukes were the holy grail of my teen gear dreams. (sort of a wonder that I've got a wife and children, but I digress.) I had to have one. I just unpacked it, opened it, put a new battery in, and in this TEA thread post I've got some pics proving that buying quality pays off.  Apologies for the -hp- if there are fanboys around, but the 974A holds its ground well and is my reference in absentio calibration.

Thanks for a really nice multimeter, drtaylor!

[Simon]

hi i have a problem with my dad's fluke 8020a. The screen is fine, it turns on and moves the points on the screen, but it does not measure anything, it is at 0 and the on-screen indicator of the BT battery is always active, please help.

-capacitors ok
-pcb clean
HELP

You need to start a new thread, this is not the place.

[bd139]

I'll just leave this here and run away 

[med6753]

Coward. 

[rsjsouza]

Good one, BD139

Identical to my grey 27/FM - a weapon that could take down any threat.

[Fungus]

He was only putting dowels in pre-drilled holes.... that's about 4% of what this meter is capable of.

[Simon]

Maybe we need a Dave drop test.

[IconicPCB]

errr.... You mean a meter drop test

[tautech]

Joe Smith's DMM drop tests are the best....from the roof of his house onto concrete ! 
Don't know which vids of his they are in but some DMM's just bounce yet others just don't ! 
Lotsa bits ! 

[Simon]

errr.... You mean a meter drop test

Dave's meter drop test. Can't remember where he went that was not a building but he dropped a fluke quite some height a few years ago.

[Simon]

Joe Smith's DMM drop tests are the best....from the roof of his house onto concrete ! 
Don't know which vids of his they are in but some DMM's just bounce yet others just don't ! 
Lotsa bits ! 

Absorption versus reflection tests?

[AVGresponding]

Maybe we need a Dave drop test.

errr.... You mean a meter drop test

Indeed, I'm not sure Dave would appreciate being dropped from a height in order to see if he breaks...

[EEVblog]

errr.... You mean a meter drop test

Dave's meter drop test. Can't remember where he went that was not a building but he dropped a fluke quite some height a few years ago.

Local dam:

https://youtu.be/qlA7-fh5nDQ?t=720

and this Keysight:

[Simon]

damn, thought it was: lbry://@eevblog#7/eevblog-868-keysight-u1282a-multimeter#3

[Black Phoenix]

Well I think this one will be appropriated here (Image is not mine, it is from Reddit, probably the original owner is also a user here, since he have a EEVBlog DMM) -



Fluke 81438 or basically a rebadged Fluke 111, the first Fluke I used that was the introduction to the Fluke Brand.

[digi]

Well I think this one will be appropriated here (Image is not mine, it is from Reddit, probably the original owner is also a user here, since he have a EEVBlog DMM) -



Fluke 81438 or basically a rebadged Fluke 111, the first Fluke I used that was the introduction to the Fluke Brand.

Yep that's me! Bought that Fluke 15+ years ago - works great

[Black Phoenix]

Yep that's me! Bought that Fluke 15+ years ago - works great

That keeb is sweet, specially with that keycaps. What it misses now is a USB-C coiled cable, orange with the LEMO connector painted in white.

[joeqsmith]

Anymore, they get dropped 1meter onto a 2" thick slab of hardwood.   

I tried to do a few more extensive tests for Fungus to simulate his meter inside the back of his truck going down a farm field, or something like that....
https://youtu.be/z42eqXfA4eI?t=2048

[IconicPCB]

Where can i find the recap BOM for an 8060A? or do I have to open up the unit and do it the old fashioned way ( collect the BOM information )?

[retiredcaps]

Where can i find the recap BOM for an 8060A? or do I have to open up the unit and do it the old fashioned way ( collect the BOM information )?

BOM at modemhead's website.

http://mrmodemhead.com/blog/ibm-8060aaa-fluke-8060a-refurbish/

[IconicPCB]

Retired,
Much obliged

[andywander]

I have read through this entire thread, and learned a lot about the 8060A, and other Fluke meters.

I have 3 of the 8060A meters, and use them all the time.

One of them needs to have the Zebra Strips cleaned, as the display is getting flaky.

2 of them have no-name electrolytic caps, which I plan on replacing.

The third meter has Nichicon-branded electrolytics. Am I correct that these should NOT require replacement?