I have a Fluke 10 I use in work. It’s old, the beeper doesn’t beep any more for continuity and it is very limited on functionality. Like resistance and voltage (AC/DC) only.
So, I figured I’d get the “standard” 87V meter. Which everyone here probably has, or certainly has seen and/or used before. Me included.
Looking for a deal I came across the 87 MAX which is more water resistant IP67 I believe and more shock resistant.
Then I came across a 289. That has many more advanced functions and data logging. About $100 more than an 87V but almost into oscilloscope territory with the graphic display.
I found a used one, in line price wise with used 87Vs so I thought I should just get the thing, but I wanted to see if anyone had one, or experience with it.
Some negatives I’ve seen are “long” boot time of ~3 seconds, eats batteries (6 AAs) and some inconsistent reports of taking a long time to get a reading?
These run firmware so can be updated. The one I have my eye on was calibrated in 2019 as well (my Fluke 10 cannot be calibrated, though seems better than the other cheapies in the shop)
Thoughts? I don’t need advanced functions very often, but I do need a meter and thought data logging would be useful.
https://www.fluke.com/en-us/product/electrical-testing/digital-multimeters/fluke-289
So, I figured I’d get the “standard” 87V meter. Which everyone here probably has, or certainly has seen and/or used before. Me included.
Looking for a deal I came across the 87 MAX which is more water resistant IP67 I believe and more shock resistant.
Then I came across a 289. That has many more advanced functions and data logging. About $100 more than an 87V but almost into oscilloscope territory with the graphic display.
I found a used one, in line price wise with used 87Vs so I thought I should just get the thing, but I wanted to see if anyone had one, or experience with it.
Some negatives I’ve seen are “long” boot time of ~3 seconds, eats batteries (6 AAs) and some inconsistent reports of taking a long time to get a reading?
These run firmware so can be updated. The one I have my eye on was calibrated in 2019 as well (my Fluke 10 cannot be calibrated, though seems better than the other cheapies in the shop)
Thoughts? I don’t need advanced functions very often, but I do need a meter and thought data logging would be useful.
https://www.fluke.com/en-us/product/electrical-testing/digital-multimeters/fluke-289