Dave neglected to show the full range of the tilting bale. It has two positions. The first is the primary position and that is the one he showed in the video. The second one is used to hang the meter up with. When you lift the bale up about an inch, you can pull the two prongs out of their original sockets and then place them in the second set of sockets below. There are guide slots on the bale's hinges that then guide the bale all the way up so you can then hang the meter off something. Great little extra design thought by Fluke.
I have two of the military 27/FM's (both are true RMS versions) and I love them. I keep one in my truck just in case (or maybe just because). I got one for $17.00 and the other for $21.00. The cheaper one has all the serial numbers hand painted with some sort of white paint on all sides of the meter and the 6kV probe. I have yet to find something that can remove it. The other meter looks brand new, and so does the hard shell case. My guess is it sat unissued in a storage closet for 22 years. Both came with hard shell cases, 6kV probe, old PVC meter probes and aligator clips. The best part is they both came with the fluke manual's for the meter and the 6kV and their U.S. Army manuals as well. The army manuals are some of the best "how to" guides of a multimeter I've ever seen. And of course they state that they should be destroyed to prevent their info from getting out, lol.
Besides the True RMS feature of the military models, the only thing I've noticed with the civy version is the fuses are different. The military version uses 600mA and 15A fuses. Oh, and the military version does not have a cap cover for the fuses. If you guys start hitting ebay for some fluke 27's (any version) then be aware that in the U.S. ebay, they are starting to creep back up in price now. The huge stockpile that came out a year ot two ago has pretty much bottomed out and its starting to show. Also, its not uncommon for a seller to not check the fuses on these babies. They assume that since the meter comes on, all is good. So check both fuses as soon as you get it and budget in some extra cash for get some replacement fuses. These are not the $5.00 HRC fuses (and yes, you can find them at that price if you look hard enough) like in the 87 series. On average, these can be found on sale for about $15 from thrid parties, and $30 from fluke. Just thought I'd give a heads up on hidden costs that some may not be aware of.
All in all, I do love these bricks. And thats what they are. They are about the same size, shape, and weight of a good old fashioned brick. Just about as tuff as a brick to boot. Well worth having a couple of these puppies at the bench. ^_^