The Art of Internet Multimeter Dating - by Fluke 79 III - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 07:54:19 am
content: Hi Everyone,I'm a Fluke 79 III and according to my owner, I have some wear, but I work great. In fact, I can even measure frequency when my rotary dial is in the off position. How many multimeters can do that?As for the wear, I was probably made in 1997 so give me some slack and look past the falling apart rubber molding, missing tilt stand, corroded screws and overall dirty appearance.My current owner may be abusing me because the black probe is in the 40ma jack instead of COM and who knows what I'm being asked to measure?So bid high because I'm looking for a new owner.http://www.ebay.com/itm/390631552672PS. $86 + free shipping was the winning bid (Bidders:9 Bids:23). Yep, look at all 4 pictures (attached here for future viewers).

author: Bloch
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 08:02:44 am
content: Pls move it tohttps://www.eevblog.com/forum/buysellwanted/

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 08:12:35 am
content: And it's not even from our ebay friends in Israel!I've paid that for a working almost pristine 79 III before.

author: ModemHead
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 01:52:11 pm
content: I'll bet it likes piña coladas and long walks on the beach, too.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 02:31:44 pm
content: Oh my... This ome is well past its freshness date...

author: SArepairman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 04:21:37 pm
content: someone was a little bit desperate jesus what happened to that meter

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 04:52:44 pm
content: WTF did they do to the probe tips?

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 05:25:10 pm
content: Ya know it don't hurt to clean the poor thing up a bit before taking pics.

author: brainwash
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 10:14:35 pm
content: Why does it show the frequency on the OFF range? Is it a bug, broken electronics or just the rotary not making good contact?

author: ElectroIrradiator
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 01, 2013, 11:31:37 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on August 01, 2013, 04:52:44 pmShorting large value electrolytics, charged to a high voltage, would be my guess. The current surge does that to probe tips...

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2013, 01:50:35 am
content: Quote from: xrunner on August 01, 2013, 05:25:10 pm

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2013, 02:03:14 am
content: Looks like it was used to test high voltage transmission lines that happened to be routed through a city sewer.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2013, 02:25:18 am
content: Quote from: John Coloccia on August 02, 2013, 02:03:14 ammbwahaha. you just cost me a new keyboard ....

author: senso
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 02, 2013, 11:15:30 pm
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on August 01, 2013, 04:52:44 pmThe guy run out of tig welder tungsten lol.

author: nukie
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2013, 12:27:51 am
content: Someone opened it and didn't position the rotary contact plate in the right position when reassembly.Quote from: brainwash on August 01, 2013, 10:14:35 pm

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2013, 01:10:17 am
content: Must've been sent to multimeter hell and then came back to the real world.

author: John Coloccia
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2013, 01:38:06 am
content: Quote from: nukie on August 03, 2013, 12:27:51 amDon't turn it on....TAKE IT APART.....and then reassemble it correctly.

author: ErikTheNorwegian
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2013, 03:39:47 am
content: Please , take out the batteries, let it die peacfully.. it is tierd and wants to rest.. Be humane, dont you see its suffering!!

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 04, 2013, 03:33:54 am
content: I think what he means to say is "At least change my rubber holster and give me a Pina Colada." But seriously. That thing should be thoroughly cleaned and paired with some new probes before listing.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 04, 2013, 05:35:27 am
content: At least take a toothpick around the switch to clean it up