[RE-wrenches] Fluke 337

Drake drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org
Sat Sep 24 07:57:26 PDT 2016


I was on the phone to Fluke, preparing to send in 
my old meter and get an updated model for another 
$300, $100 off the retail price. I got suspicious 
of the leads while on the phone, and cancelled 
the RMA. Replacing the leads with another pair 
solved the problem. Continuity testing the old 
leads showed no clear results. The meter has 
worked flawlessly with the other leads.

I think the advice or replacing the leads yearly 
is good. The ironic part is that I always short 
the leads together for a continuity beep before 
making any test. This did not alert me to the emerging problem.

Thanks,

Drake

At 07:39 AM 9/23/2016, you wrote:
>AS a matter of course we always replace leads in 
>our meters once a year and send them in for 
>calibration ~ every 3-4 years. Fluke is VERY 
>good at there service and I would suggest that 
>perhaps the cost is 1/2 as much as a new one. We 
>will send the old ones in and replace it w/ a 
>new one. Sometimes we need more then 1 clamp on.
>Check the DC amp rating on your exisiting meter 
>& the new one, seems like some of them are only rated for 400A.
>>On Sep 22, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Benn Kilburn 
>><<mailto:benn at skyfireenergy.com>benn at skyfireenergy.com> wrote:
>>
>>Ya know what....i'll echo Ron's comment.  Check 
>>the leads.  I was also questioning an 
>>intermittent working Fluke...switched out the 
>>leads with one that was working fine and found 
>>that one of the leads was the problem.
>>
>>FWIW, I found the loose connection was where 
>>the wire went into the moulded section of the plug that plugs into the Fluke.
>>
>>​Benn​
>>
>>
>>
>>On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 6:18 PM, RM You 
>><<mailto:solareagle at solareagle.com>solareagle at solareagle.com> wrote:
>>Hi Drake, you might want to check the leads. I 
>>had an intermittently working Fluke where the 
>>leads looked perfectly good but they were the problem.
>>
>>Ron
>>
>>>On Sep 13, 2016, at 2:24 PM, Drake 
>>><<mailto:drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org>drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org> 
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello Wrenches,
>>>
>>>My old Fluke 337 is working intermittently, 
>>>and it needs to be replaced. (An 
>>>intermittently working meter seems like a deadly thing to keep around).
>>>
>>>It looks like the 337 was replaced by a 337A 
>>>(now discontinued) which in turn was replaced 
>>>by a Fluke 376. I am still able to find a 337 
>>>to buy. Is there any reason to get the 376 instead?
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Drake
>>>
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