Ya wat ?
They packed a Fluke 189 like that ?
Wow, just wow !
Ditto. "Spared no expense".
Me glad you finally got a 189 that works. BTW....what was the resolution with that other clown who sold you the busted one?
Member ID bigtex5522 was a d-bag to the bitter end. I left the anger and BS at home; posted simple factual feedback.
"Not as described; meter clearly tampered with after photos in auction. Disputed." He decided to go full scrotum-hat and since he couldn't post negative, posted positive feedback with malignant content:
"As-is for parts or repair! Learn to read, moron!" I contacted customer support, they removed the comment and gave him a "friendly reminder" that it was a violation of eBay policy to post retaliatory positive feedback containing disparaging comments. I got to keep the positive point, just no comment. It's all over now; you guys can all add him to your plonker list.
Me glad you finally got a 189 that works. BTW....what was the resolution with that other clown who sold you the busted one?
Did you want to buy it? It's available for a short while longer for...$50 (so far). https://www.ebay.com/itm/FLUKE-189-TRUE-RMS-MULTIMETER-WITH-LEADS-AND-BAG-FOR-PARTS-OR-REPAIR/263878907548
Now with batteries and fuses!
Good.
Scrotum-hat had to spend $15 on fuses to sell his garbage on fleabay. AFTER paying for shipping both ways on my purchase. Those crappy Costco batteries were visible in the original listing; but to his credit, you CAN see that the meter has missing screws now. That and my feedback are well-reflected in the current bidding.
Glad I went with my gut reaction when I saw the meter had been tampered with; which was to not even open it up, but take pictures then put it right back in the box and tape it shut until the dispute was over.
Right now I'm shopping for DMM-44/DMM-11 equivalent fuses. fuu-uuuuu... when did these damned things get get so expensive? Maybe I should just shit-can the
Ragu 17B I robbed fuses out of for testing. Okay, maybe I can take my mind off it for a little while by printing up a new stand/rear bail...
mnem
Thank Ifni for small favors.