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Fluke 80-series Jack Assembly Rebuild
There seems to be a trend in Fluke repairs here lately. Other than your occasional fusible resistor, the problems seem to be related to materials instead of electronic bits. Cracked and broken plastic, and metal fatigue. Are these design problems, … Continue reading
Dirty Multimeter Clean-up
Recently someone asked how I get the old used multimeters featured in these blog posts to look shiny and clean. For the most part, the answer is surprisingly simple: disassemble, scrub parts with soap and water, dry, and re-assemble. But … Continue reading
Fluke 70-series Knob Removal
Happy New Year 2014! Doing some housekeeping and software updates, found this information was buried in the photo galleries. Here’s how to remove the knob on a Fluke 70-series DMM (the older, rectangular-style meters.) This includes the original and series … Continue reading
Fluke 80-series Faded LCD Segments
This is probably the single most common problem with older Fluke DMMs such as the 83, 85, 87, and 88 models. Referred to as “faded digits”, “faded segments” or “fading display”, it happens when the connections between the printed circuit … Continue reading
Fluke 170-series Kickstand Repair
Does your Fluke 179 have a loose kickstand (tilt stand, tilting bail) that pops out whenever you try to prop it up for use on the workbench? Blog reader LDSisHere from over at badcaps.net contacted me with this problem, and … Continue reading
Fluke 87 Fusible Resistor
Properly-designed multimeters that are suitable for professional and trade use have a number of components, usually near their input jacks, that are for the sole purpose of protecting both the user and (secondarily) the multimeter itself from over-voltage and over-current … Continue reading