[Updated June 2013, see end of article.]
[Also see: newer article on IBM 8060A/AA Refurb]
The Fluke 8060A is another early-80s vintage handheld DMM. With a 4½ digit 20,000-count display, RMS-responding AC bandwidth to 100kHz, and direct readout in dB, it is still in use today and a favorite of those working with audio gear.
This eBay acquisition was described as “powers up, but I can’t test it.” I assumed it would be non-functional, and when it arrived, that suspicion was confirmed. The display flickers, is sometimes very faint, but mostly shows a fixed arbitrary number, regardless of what function or range is selected. It is also in sad cosmetic shape, being very dirty and grimy. Repairs will be required to get this unit working again.
After buying and refurbishing some older Fluke DMMs for use on my workbench during the past couple years, I recently decided to try something a little more complicated. So I found a crusty old “parts or repair” Tektronix 465 on eBay. It looked physically intact and the pix showed that it at least made a dot when the beam-finder button was pushed. Good enough. I set about to win the auction, and did.