For those with Fluke Handheld DVMs
On Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 10:37:10 AM UTC-4, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:17:54 -0400, ehsjr Gave us:
On 3/13/2016 11:58 PM, DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno wrote:
I have 4 brand new DVMs and one uses a battery pack up in 3 days flat,
turned OFF! I did some net searching and found a forum where it was
discovered that Fluke put a cheap Toshiba supercap in the meter with a
less than 2 year lifespan and AT the same voltage by this behavior.
Just an FYI: Flukes generally carry a lifetime warranty - and this expedient would void that warranty. A more serious failure would then render the unit worthless and without resort to Fluke.
Just keep this in mind.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
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