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James Sweet James Sweet is offline
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Default Fluke 79 acting up


"Meat Plow" wrote in message
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:10:23 +0000, James Sweet wrote:



I invested in a moulded rubber surround for my 77, after repairing one
that had been jarred and the main SMD chip had loosened. Someone I know
managed to put his knee on his, while working on the floor, and also
dislodge the main chip. Both repaired after attending to the main chip.



I have the rubber surround, and it hasn't been jarred, it was sitting in
the
closet where I always keep it.

I ordered a Fluke 187, I've wanted true RMS for a while anyway. When that
gets here I'll use it to try to fix the 77 and use that as a backup.


Do you have a 77 or was the 79 a typo?


The 79 was a typo, I have a 77, and I ordered an 87, I'm full of typos
lately. I really liked the 77, aside from its lack of true RMS, it did
everything I ever asked it to, I hope the 87 lives up to what I've come to
expect.