For Dave - Soar multimeter - The high cost of cheap meters - Fluke ad - Page 1
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author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2013, 01:13:12 am
content: Finally found it for you ...https://archive.org/details/radio_electronics_1986-04

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 22, 2013, 01:48:29 am
content: Wow, thanks, that's the one!That ad crushed a 10yo kid who only had that Soar meter. And started a lust for Fluke meters of course...

author: TheBay
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 22, 2013, 02:35:50 am
content: I still use my 77 Series II

author: The_Penguin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2013, 03:26:11 am
content: My 77 from 1980something is still going strong as well.

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 07:48:59 pm
content: Dave's first digital meter reviewed by Darren Walker (Canadian who reviews a lot of low cost meters on his channel).

author: windsmurf
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 08:09:17 pm
content: Quote from: retiredcaps on August 09, 2019, 07:48:59 pmHow come the display looks right side up?

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 08:55:30 pm
content: I remember seeing that ad in RE magazines when I was a kid, of course there's no way I could afford a Fluke back then. They really did give you a lot for the money though judging by what 70 series Flukes still command on the used market.

author: klunkerbus
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 09:03:17 pm
content: I still remember buying my 77 when it seemed like a lot of money. I now look back at that purchase as the smartest equipment purchase I ever made. The 77 is likely to outlive me.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 11:14:48 pm
content: Wow!Didn't know it was Dick Smith branded, mine was Soar.Got it from a cousin of mine, so no idea where he got it from. The only person I ever knew who was into electronics, he was a pinball repair tech (along with other shady businesses that landed him in jail eventually!). He said he'd leave me a bunch of stuff one day which included the Soar meter, my first ever digital. I still have it, but I think it's missing a knob know.

author: SiliconWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 11:40:07 pm
content: Oh. My first DMM was a Beckman Circuitmate DM20L. Haven't used it in ages, but I still have it and it still works.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 11:46:27 pm
content: How does the Fluke blow fuses "less often"? Was it one of the first to have the current jack reminder?

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 09, 2019, 11:49:38 pm
content: Comes in white too ...https://www.ebay.ca/itm/SOAR-VOLT-METER-ME-533-DIGITAL-MULTIMETER-Volt-Ohm-JAPAN-MANUAL-BOX-LEADS-Tested/192592086275

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 10, 2019, 04:35:54 am
content: Quote from: NiHaoMike on August 09, 2019, 11:46:27 pmNot on the 70 series.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2019, 04:49:52 am
content: The 10A fuse (and the meter it protects) can carry a substantial overload for a significant period of time before blowing, so perhaps because of that? The 400mA fuse is easy to blow though.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 10, 2019, 10:19:37 am
content: Quote from: james_s on August 10, 2019, 04:49:52 am2A ranges were very common at the time, so maybe just the fact of having a 10A range gave it bragging rights?

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2019, 10:39:24 am
content: I own a few of the Fluke 70 series, they were right about years of performance. After using both the 70 and 20 series from that era however I prefer the Fluke 27/FM. It has the extra functions and is a bit more flexible.

author: HighVoltage
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 10, 2019, 06:11:27 pm
content: The first people I knew back then who had a Fluke 77 were TV repair techniciansI remember the day when I was allowed to use one ... WOW!This 77 put Fluke at the time on a new pedestal level.