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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. <br><br>
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. <br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
Drake <br><br>
At 07:39 AM 9/23/2016, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">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.<br>
Check the DC amp rating on your exisiting meter & the new one, seems
like some of them are only rated for 400A.<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Sep 22, 2016, at 8:46 PM,
Benn Kilburn
<<a href="mailto:benn@skyfireenergy.com">benn@skyfireenergy.com</a>
> wrote:<br><br>
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. <br><br>
FWIW, I found the loose connection was where the wire went into the
moulded section of the plug that plugs into the Fluke.<br><br>
Benn<br><br>
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On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 6:18 PM, RM You
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solareagle@solareagle.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<dd>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.<br><br>
<dd>Ron<br><br>
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<dd>On Sep 13, 2016, at 2:24 PM, Drake
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<dd>Hello Wrenches, <br><br>
<dd>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). <br><br>
<dd>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?<br><br>
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<dd>Thanks,<br><br>
<dd>Drake <br><br>
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