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Probe Master test leads
PushUp:
I think this is a Fluke-Only problem, concerning this type of Probe Master test lead and any other brand I own. No matter which Fluke I take: 117, 289, 1507 any brand of test lead has the same problem, that the test leads rise about in a way too much. However, I have never paid attention to it before.
But compared to Keysight or Gossen Metrawatt, the same Probe Master test leads both slide in till the end and have a very good connection - Gossen Metrawatt is even superior to any other DMM I own.
Allthough the test leads, which came with the Gossen Metrawatt itself are of very poor quality with respect to resistance value (the 117 has no zero function), they seem and feel to fit best into my 117, which is the reason, why I use them for this purpose to poke into power outlets with childproof lock.
All my test leads have the same outer dimensions and even the Gossen Metrawatt test leads have a big safe spacing.
Cheers! ;)
Martin72:
Hm-hm....
At home I got a pair of probemaster for my brymen BM869s and they´re really great.
So I planned to order several for work because the fluke tips aren´t so good as the probemaster.
Now seeing this...
We got several Fluke 117, "tons" of Fluke87, Fluke 89, Fluke 179, Fluke 187, 289....
Fluke 179 are real badass what connection concerns.
I think I get my probemaster first to work for testing, before ordering.
mwb1100:
Does this problem affect the performance of the probes/meter? Or is it just cosmetic (they stick out too far)?
Anthocyanina:
--- Quote from: mwb1100 on November 05, 2022, 11:42:56 pm ---Does this problem affect the performance of the probes/meter? Or is it just cosmetic (they stick out too far)?
--- End quote ---
it could be more harmful for the meter socket in case of a fall than if the connector was much closer to the meter, and since the banana is thinner near the tip and thicker in the middle, the area which actually contacts the socket could be smaller if the center of the banana isn't fully inside the socket
J-R:
2nd look on my end and the 287 doesn't accept the various lantern connectors quite as far as the 87V (which does fully accept them), matching PushUp's photos.
However, in all cases there was quite a bit of travel into the metal portion of the jack, so zero concerns here on my side.
My opinion is if you drop these on the jacks there is a good possibility for damage, no matter what probes you are using.
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