Death & Destruction of a Fluke Multimeter

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ

Dave.

My AUD$3K Fluke PM97 failed from normal use. The batteries
wouldn't hold a charge from day 1, the AC adapter failed after
only a short time, one of the probes failed soon after, and then
the meter itself failed.

"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias_at_sbclobal.net> wrote in
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"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David L.
Jones"
altzone_at_gmail.com> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$K81.22212_at_newsfe18.iad>:

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ


Well, why bother, I have a 5 Euro multimeter,
if it blows I will get an other 5 Euro multimeter.
But it says it is 100% protected.
Why burn so many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? Just for the show???
Makes no sense to me.


If you had seen some of his earlier videos, you'd know why. By all
means use your cheaper meter if you like, but there is such a thing
as, "measurement confidence". If your work is important, perhaps with
lots of money or even someone's life potentially at stake, which meter
would I rather rely on? I think the answer is pretty obvious.
I own meters large and small, el cheapos and better ones. But when I
really need to know, right now and with no bullshit, I reach for the
Fluke.

Mark Z.



what's the point of destroying a multimeter?

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

Jim Yanik wrote:
"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias_at_sbclobal.net> wrote in
news:0072e6b7$0$2885$c3e8da3_at_news.astraweb.com:

"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:hn0430$v62$1_at_news.albasani.net...
On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David L.
Jones"
altzone_at_gmail.com> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$K81.22212_at_newsfe18.iad>:

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ


Well, why bother, I have a 5 Euro multimeter, if it blows I will get
an other 5 Euro multimeter. But it says it is 100% protected.
Why burn so many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? Just for the show??? Makes no sense
to me.


If you had seen some of his earlier videos, you'd know why. By all
means use your cheaper meter if you like, but there is such a thing as,
"measurement confidence". If your work is important, perhaps with lots
of money or even someone's life potentially at stake, which meter would
I rather rely on? I think the answer is pretty obvious. I own meters
large and small, el cheapos and better ones. But when I really need to
know, right now and with no bullshit, I reach for the Fluke.

Mark Z.



what's the point of destroying a multimeter?

Err, it's FUN?

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik_at_abuse.gov> wrote in message
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"Mark Zacharias" <mark_zacharias_at_sbclobal.net> wrote in
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"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David
L. Jones"
altzone_at_gmail.com> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$K81.22212_at_newsfe18.iad>:

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II
Multimeter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ


Well, why bother, I have a 5 Euro multimeter,
if it blows I will get an other 5 Euro multimeter.
But it says it is 100% protected.
Why burn so many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? Just for the show???
Makes no sense to me.


If you had seen some of his earlier videos, you'd know why. By all
means use your cheaper meter if you like, but there is such a thing
as, "measurement confidence". If your work is important, perhaps
with lots of money or even someone's life potentially at stake,
which meter would I rather rely on? I think the answer is pretty
obvious. I own meters large and small, el cheapos and better ones. But
when I
really need to know, right now and with no bullshit, I reach for the
Fluke.

Mark Z.



what's the point of destroying a multimeter?

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com


Well, Fluke Australia had given it to him to review, and they said he
could torture test it. The new models 27 and 28 replace the previous
models renowned for their ruggedness, so I think it makes sense.

The 100 foot drop onto concrete left my jaw hanging wide open. Then
he did it AGAIN without the rubber holster...oh, my.

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ
Dave.

My jaw was equally wide open!

what's the point of destroying a multimeter?

On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100, "David L. Jones"
altzone_at_gmail.com> put finger to keyboard and composed:

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ

Dave.

My AUD$3K Fluke PM97 failed from normal use. The batteries wouldn't
hold a charge from day 1,

"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealm...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:hn0430$v62$1_at_news.albasani.net...

On a sunny day (Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:21:35 +1100) it happened "David L.
Jones"
altz...@gmail.com> wrote in <BJGkn.72617$K81.22...@newsfe18.iad>:

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ

Well, why bother, I have a 5 Euro multimeter,
if it blows I will get an other 5 Euro multimeter.
But it says it is 100% protected.
Why burn so many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? Just for the show???
Makes no sense to me.

If you had seen some of his earlier videos, you'd know why. By all means use
your cheaper meter if you like, but there is such a thing as, "measurement
confidence". If your work is important, perhaps with lots of money or even
someone's life potentially at stake, which meter would I rather rely on? I
think the answer is pretty obvious.
I own meters large and small, el cheapos and better ones. But when I really
need to know, right now and with no bullshit, I reach for the Fluke.

Mark Z.

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ
Dave.

Dave,

You should make what was left the prize in a competition.

Nial

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ

Dave.

My AUD$3K Fluke PM97 failed from normal use. The batteries
wouldn't hold a charge from day 1, the AC adapter failed after
only a short time, one of the probes failed soon after, and then
the meter itself failed.

Then why wasn't it repaired/replaced under warranty?

The title says it all really.
See what happens when I try to destroy Fluke's new 28-II Multimeter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlA7-fh5nDQ

Dave.

On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:05 -0600, Jim Yanik <jyanik_at_abuse.gov
wrote:

what's the point of destroying a multimeter?

Electronic BDSM. There is a small sub-culture of individuals in the
electronics business that is dedicated to torturing test equipment. I
don't pretend to understand the motivation, but there is ample
evidence of it on the authors blog:
http://www.eevblog.com
under the thinly disguised cover of "testing". The practice is
apparently widespread, as shown by the condition of used test
equipment found at flea markets and surplus sales.

Unfortunately, electronic BDSM sites are flourishing on the internet.
Many technicians and test equipment users apparently find some
perverse pleasure at watching their daily tools flogged into eWaste.
This must end as the next generation will certainly presume that such
abuse is the normal method of operation. We learn by example and such
sites are certainly a bad example of proper behavior.

While it is socially unacceptable to inflict pain on humans, there is
no such stricture to not do the same to test equipment. I suspect
that the Humane Society will eventually expand its scope to include
test equipment and other devices that are unable to protect themselves
from abuse. Meanwhile, the best I can suggest, to avoid repetition
and possible expansion, is to demand that test equipment be produced
and tested in a non-violent manner.