16 Jan
2006
16 Jan
'06
3:05 a.m.
At 01:58 AM 1/14/06 -0500, Scott wrote:
Does anybody else here appreciate old Fluke gear?
I do. Some of it is VERY good. FWIW a lot of old Fluke Nixie tube meters
have been showing up around here lately. I've been grabbing them for the
Nixie tube stuff.
My newest
piece is an 8060 DMM, which is late-70's 4-1/2
digit meter. What
I really like are the Fluke Differential voltmeters. I currently
have a nice 881AB. The John Fluke Company made their name with
Differential Voltmeters and high-end lab-grade meters. (I'm
biased against anything in a Fluke DMM without a 4-digit model
no., the 8060 is the best handheld they ever made, the newer
'autorange' lines have always been a disappointment to me.)
I have a Fluke model 87 DMM that I use constantly. I recently bought a
HP LogicDart but I've hardly touched it. I use the 87 when I need a meter
and a HP 54510 DSO when I need a scope. (I bought the scope out of a
non-working junk pile and fixed it and I love the thing.)