Fluke 36 (was looking for tool favorite tool) [RE-wrenches]

[Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar]

Don't hesitate to call Fluke when you need a meter repair.  They upgraded my
original 87 to with new components for just over a $100 when the display was
damaged.

They swapped out my 336 for free when the DC amps refused to zero.  It had a
3 year warranty.  And they recently upgraded my old and long out of warranty
36 to a 337 for $174.  The 36 had problems zeroing out the DC amps also.

I like these newer clamp on meters as they have AA batteries instead of 9
volt.

Travis Creswell
Ozark Energy Services



-----Original Message-----
From: John Raynes [mailto:john at raynes.com] 
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 1:12 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Re: Fluke 36 (was looking for tool favorite tool) [RE-wrenches]


Allan,

Did your Fluke 36 have problems with the inrush (max) feature?  Ours has an 
offset when I switch to "max" of about 5 amps, and unless the inrush is 
greater than that amount,  I won't catch the peak.  Plus, I'm not sure I 
trust the reading anyway at this point, given what's happened.  That 
trade-up sounds like a good deal.

John Raynes
RE Solar


At 09:59 AM 5/14/2006 -0600, you wrote:

Jay,
When one of our Fluke 36 clamp-on ammeters began giving bogus readings, we
contacted Fluke about repair. They won't repair that unit, but for an amount
roughly half the cost of a new one, they replaced it with a Fluke 337. It
has the features you mention, can do AC and DC, and is a very good meter for
our needs.
Allan at Positive Energy


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