Who know or have a Fluke 87v old ver ? Help me to understand what does it mean?! - Page 1
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author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 21, 2021, 05:30:47 pm
content: Who had an experience with Fluke 87v?Tell me please , I own a fluke 87v which showed "3,03" when I pushed an "AUTOHOLD" botton and turned on "V dc" position at the same time, when I pushed the "AUTOHOLD"+" Vac" my meter showed all his symbols on display.But the second Fluke 87v ( a little older than the first one but it is in new condition too) showed me symbols on its display on both positions : "AUTOHOLD"+"Vac" and "AUTOHOLD"+"Vdc". And it did not show its version like the first Fluke 87v did.Why? What does it mean? 2 Flukes 87v .Why doesnot the first meter show the same like different show?Link to the video with two different 87v:https://youtu.be/VxfWhy1Fn3I

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 09:50:59 am
content: Does no one really know?I do not believe it.Fluke keeps silence too but i messaged and called them. Nobody replied. What a fckn support!?Hey, Dave , may be you will help!?

author: IVLRNR
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 11:02:23 am
content: I am not sure you will get any help if you couch your questions like that? In any event, I am having issues with a fluke 87v, I will post here when I know more.

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 11:17:25 am
content: If you wrote about its problem, then you know at least one of them. What kind of problem , how did it start? And have you the same troubles as i described and showed in video?

author: IVLRNR
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 11:55:15 am
content: Sorry mate. I am out. I am just sending my meters back to the vendor, and will get two new ones. Too hard for me. Regards, ...

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 12:32:19 pm
content: You owned new meters probably, but mine is not new, just looking like new. And mine meter works exellent 3years already. I wanted to buy a second used Fluke87v, which looked as new but it an old one( its box has not date of manufacturing, only numbers). It is sale far from me and i asked its seller to show me his meter via messanger and he sent me a video. I compared with mine fluke and was wonder , that his meter showed did not show that my meter showed. I expected max any different numbers but not that. So, i started looking for information and find nothing. I asked even popular and famous video bloggers but they dont know probably too.

author: newbrain
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 03:58:04 pm
content: The owner's manual only specifies what happens when you turn on the DMM while keeping the various buttons pressed, and that the select power-up option is displayed until the button is released (except CAL)Both DMM behaves accordingly: All LCD segments on for Authohold button and High Z for the Hz% one, as expected.If you rotate the selector further, the manual says nothing.Different revisions of the firmware might have a different behaviour in this case, and that gives no indication on whether the meter works or not.That said, as you describe, it isknownthat the Autohold + AC then DC displays the firmware revision (mine does, too, 3.0.3), but that's not (to my knowledge) official information.Please try to be a bit smoother in asking your questions, the original and following posts came out quite harsh (so, not very inviting to answer).

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 05:02:50 pm
content: This is just a firmware difference. On my Fluke 87V (3.03 firmware) you have to turn to DC then it shows the firmware version, plus if you then turn to mV it displays F87. On my Fluke 87V (1.01 firmware) it shows the firmware version only briefly when you release the button while leaving the meter switched on. In that video the first meter was quickly switched off.Perhaps the seller does not want you to know it's 17 years old.

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 05:27:13 pm
content: Was my question and answer harsh ? Excuse me, but what exactly? Maybe it's just a difference in mentality !? I didn't want to offend anyone, really!

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 05:34:01 pm
content: Okay. but if you noticed the first 87v did not show us any information of its version. No one number. Does not it look strange?And about seller and his desire dont let me know it's 17 years old, may be you are right but he showed all i asked him easily.DMM showed nothing where it must been show its verion. I guess so

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 11:01:44 pm
content: I just tried it on a Fluke 83V at school that looks practically brand new, and it does not show the firmware version, just stays on the segment test.My personal 87V (which is from 2014 IIRC) shows version 3.0.3.

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 22, 2021, 11:33:30 pm
content: Oh , thank you very much. That was i want to know. But tell me, does you 83v works perfect as is? How old is it and did you check if it afraid of AC V measurement with online GSM call close to a left of your meter!? Thanks by reply.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2021, 12:04:52 am
content: The 83V is not mine. As I said, it looks VERY new, so it’s very likely it was made long after Fluke fixed the GSM issue. I can’t test that, since my network provider has already turned off its 2G network. Not that I would bother even if I could, there’s no point.I used it today to measure a AA battery voltage. I have no reason to doubt it is in working order, since Fluke meters are extremely reliable and that thing has only been driven around the block once.

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 23, 2021, 10:02:23 am
content: Yeah, but it will not happen so fast in Russia because of large territory and they have a lot of stations everywhere , even where is no different generation covers.

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 24, 2021, 07:27:27 pm
content: I have got the answer from Fluke office. The first dmm 2005y manufactured has an old firmware and board but second 2017y.mnf has a new, and no more differences

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2021, 04:04:10 am
content: Quote from: Shock on February 22, 2021, 05:02:50 pmQuote from: D6123 on February 24, 2021, 07:27:27 pm

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 25, 2021, 10:25:39 am
content: Also Fluke office said the both DMM are absolutely the same. No more differences, they have similar measurement accuracy and functions.I think new has much more chinese parts then an old one, but i am not sure.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 26, 2021, 04:51:19 am
content: Doubtful. The Fluke 87V for sale anywhere outside of China is still made in USA, and with expensive parts.

author: D6123
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: February 26, 2021, 09:43:13 am
content: Anyway i like this trademark. I used to trust it and prefer to work with Fluke 87v. I have Brymen, Sanwa,some Russian,Ukrainian,Belarusian,Mastech and were other like Holdpeak,Richmeter, Uni-t DMMs. I want to say, only Fluke 87v works correctly , faster and safetely as other! It is only my own opinion. Also i want to check Gossen and Keysight dmm(i use their probes and i like it too). So way for check i bought cheap Brymen dmm. What can i say? Not bad but it is still lower and weaker than fluke. Probes were made not from silicon but its have not bad quality.Also Red is more slow! I dont like its holes for probes in DMM. Very soft, weak and snotty! I alwais affraid to brake it. The two things i like Brymen is its price and good occuracy but it is still very slow and it is annoying to wait. So, my solution is Fluke 87v,28ii,87iv (and 187,189,287,289(only without their acid leaking caps after 5years use)). I like 87v because i had and have no one problem with it! Mine does not affraid of 2G, but if it being so, i am sure it would not make me worry or any difficulties because i would not put 2G close it and work well.