[time-nuts] multimeter

[Ken Winterling]

I have both the 87 and the 189 (I agree re: the 289 - not to mention the
expense...).  The 189 stays in the shop, with rare exceptions.  The 87,
built like a tank, goes on the road in a padded case.

Get an 87 and a set of very skinny, pointed probes for those tight places.
You will be very happy.

Ken
WA2LBI





On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 3:00 PM Dan Kemppainen <dan at irtelemetrics.com>
wrote:

> The 87 is a good general purpose meter. My preference has been the now
> obsolete Fluke 189. It was replaced with the 289, which is just
> horrible. It eats batteries, is huge, takes forever to 'boot'. No one in
> the ship grabs that one unless it's the last one on the shelf.
>
> We've gone to orange meters now that we can't get more 189's. The
> Keysignt U1272A has been a good replacement in our shop for the 189.
>
> I also have a U1241B, and am quite happy with it. I find myself reaching
> for the U1241B more often than the Fluke 189 as of late. It's smaller...
>
> All that said, I'm certain you'll be happy 87 for what you plan on doing
> with it.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
>
> On 3/24/2019 12:00 PM, time-nuts-request at lists.febo.com wrote:
> > Message: 8
> > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2019 18:00:12 +1100
> > From: Jim Palfreyman<jim77742 at gmail.com>
> > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
> >       <time-nuts at lists.febo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] multimeter
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> > Hi All,
> >
> > Thanks so much everyone for your comments. I especially liked "get the
> > orange one". Because that's what I did get (I think it's orange - could
> be
> > yellow).
> >
> > I was deliberately vague (apologies) but I just wanted a broad response.
> > Which I got.
> >
> > I've settled on the Fluke 87V. It's on it's way.
> >
> > Jim
>
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