This week I got my first Fluke multimeter, most of the time I use my Metrahit Extra from work which is great but wanted a solid multimeter for myself at home as well.
I was considering the Metrahit Xtra (not Extra but xtra
those wacky Germans) or the Fluke 87V and because of the update rate at 4 times/sec on the Fluke and the Metrahit always seem to settle after the first reading and it updates only twice a second so in fact it gives the correct reading after 1 second. So I bought a Fluke 87V.
Unpacking the Fluke I noticed the quality and finish of the meter was not like the Metrahit meters but its still good, then switched it on and noticed at the ohms range the meter did cause trouble most of the time, I've also seen readings of -7 Ohm when shorting the leads.
This should have been noticed by the quality control.
I have contacted Fluke and they confirmed the device to be broken and I should contact my dealer (Reichelt Germany) about this which has not replied to my email yet.
Made a short video of the flaw in the Fluke meter.
For me this is for sure a bad start with Fluke and now I am thinking that I should have bought the Metrahit xtra, maybe I can ask Reichelt to return the broke Fluke and change it to the Metrahit xtra, this would cost me an extra 50 euro.
Have anyone else been experiencing bad quality meters lately from Fluke? and would you buy a 87V again or go with the Metrahit xtra?