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Query: Fluke 85 value
BillyO:
--- Quote from: Fungus on July 29, 2023, 05:17:28 pm ---Is it an 85, 85 II or 85 III ?
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Just a plain 85. It looks like new though. Except for the Tektronix sticker on it.
Fungus:
--- Quote from: BillyO on July 29, 2023, 05:20:12 pm ---Just a plain 85. It looks like new though.
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I'd still want to know the full history of it if there's a lot at stake.
--- Quote from: BillyO on July 29, 2023, 05:18:19 pm ---Apparently. It seems the liability can be enormous when these machine fail. People die, property gets damaged and multi-million dollar projects get held up. :scared:
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All the more reason not to cut corners. A Fluke 117 would probably do it but you should get something really tough like a new Fluke 87V Max for this sort of job.
(and keep the 85 for yourself :) )
BillyO:
Okay, I'll tell him to dig deep and get something better. He makes good money (nearly 6 figures) so he really shouldn't cheap out.
bdunham7:
--- Quote from: BillyO on July 29, 2023, 05:20:12 pm ---Just a plain 85. It looks like new though. Except for the Tektronix sticker on it.
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Of course that won't have a CAT rating, which in theory shouldn't matter but in practice IDK?
AVGresponding:
--- Quote from: BillyO on July 29, 2023, 03:10:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: Fungus on July 29, 2023, 04:56:19 am ---Will that one be traceable? Do you know its complete history with 100% certainty?
Surely he can afford a new meter if he's working on heavy equipment.
(whatever that means - a lot of "equipment" is heavy)
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He's working on things like bulldozers and land graders and the like.
You would not need to know the calibration history. Just send it in for calibration to a suitable facility. The item in question was last calibrated by Tektronix in 2017.
I wonder why they did not send it in to Fluke?
New meters are only new for a short while.
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Fluke and Tektronix (and Keithley for that matter) are all owned by the same corporate entity now (Fortive), it might have been the closest in-family calibration facility.
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