My Fluke beef a while back (before professionally baited unawares, and thrown under the troll bus..)
was that if the apparently supervised 'Made In China' meters are just as good in quality and support as those formally made in the USA,
then why the same mega prices when it's so much cheaper to produce in China?
Where's the loyal customer benefits to justify 'sorry bub, not made in USA anymore' and local job losses?
Fluke has THE name and reputation, and no serious competition as yet to dent their sales,
so why are the MIC meters so expensive, at Made In USA prices and beyond ?
The decent quality MIC 114, 115, 116, 117 aren't that cheap for what they are,
for that money you are looking at a serious Brymen or different brand of orange holstered meter,
LOADED with features and performance.
and to be quite frank, they could have packed the few features of the 115 and 116 into the 117,
charge the same 117 money,
to save electricians, tradies, HVAC, and serious home gamers a decision headache between four same-ish models