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Fluke 189 DMM problems?

I have a Fluke 87 and have been thinking of upgrading to the 189. But I have been hearing lately from two different people now, that the 189 has an annoying problem. "The range switching is annoying. With varying signals, the 87 does a good job of quickly jumping ranges. The 189 loses its composure briefly and blanks the display as it jumps around making following a variable signal annoying unless you manually lock in a given range" I asked the one individual if maybe he was trying to use the 189 on a variable frequency drive in which case the 87V would be more appropriate, and he said that no he was just using it for typical DMM applications. Anybody else have any gripes with their Fluke 189 DMM? Thank you for any input. B. Taylor

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rustyrd
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I never had a 87 to compare, but I love my 189. So much I bought 4 of them. It takes 0.3 seconds for a range change on the 189. This seems pretty fast to me. If the 87 is faster, I don't know, but I've never had a complaint. If you don't like the auto range change, just set the meter manually to the highest range you expect to see and you'll stay there with no range changes. Setting the range manually takes no time or effort.

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RonKZ650

You should check out to see what circumstances that the meter was used in. Or, was that person's meter defective. What I would do is see if the dealer would let you have one to try for a few days. I am sure you will like the meter. Fluke meter products are generally the best.

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JANA

The 189 is the closest to perfect DMM i ever has seen.

I own two of these, only annoyances is thay the auto-power off is not complete, and youy must use a scredriwer to changes batteries.

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Ole Geisler

If you don't have a screwdriver available, pry off the stand and use it :) Fits perfectly.

I would like to see an inductance measurement function in the future versions of 180 series. Any reasons why not already, other than price?

Antti OH7GLS

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Antti Panula

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Thanks to all who replied. I appreciate your input. B. Taylor

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rustyrd

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