Has Dave done a tear down of this Chinese Fluke Meter? - Page 1
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author: Qmavam
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 05:52:00 pm
content: This Fluke meter is on EBAY for $13.99. It a 17B version. All markings on back are in Chinese.The manual is Chinese no English.https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-FLUKE-17B-F17B-Digital-Multimeter-w-Free-Case-w-Fluke-Test-Leads-TL75/362862521014?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649Mikek

author: xavier60
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 10:06:05 pm
content: Another seller had started selling the same model about the same time for an unrealistically low price.The seller's feedback is mostly from buyers with very low feedback score.https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-FLUKE-17B-F17B-Digital-Multimeter-w-Free-Case-w-Fluke-Test-Leads-TL75/312916170772?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D57922%26meid%3Dc105476f739940c4b63fe19ae8d8efb2%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D362862521014%26itm%3D312916170772%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851Other low price listings are just bait and switch. The price of the probes only is advertised.

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 10:35:18 pm
content: Dave did a teardown of the 17B

author: xavier60
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2019, 11:31:17 pm
content: The listing is actually for the 17B+ which can be calibrated without fully opening the case,http://assets.fluke.com/manuals/15BPlus_cmeng0000.pdfI purchased the 18B+ for use in the field. Im running mine on NiMh cells to avoid electrolyte leakage damage.

author: DBecker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2019, 03:14:50 am
content: Both of those eBay sellers appear to be scam accounts.They have perfect 100% positive feedback, but it's all older sales of swimsuits and T-shirts.One seller has sold 137 multimeters, yet there is no feedback from any buyer on this product.The delivery estimate is 60 days, which means that you won't have a chance to leave negative feedback when the product isn't delivered, and it will have dropped off of your default 60 day history so you'll probably not notice to request a refund.Sellers frequently complain about how the ebay refund system is heavily biased to believe the buyer. It's because most of the problems are one-sided -- sellers like this skew the statistics by making lots of transactions before disappearing.Edited for clarity.

author: Electro Detective
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2019, 08:04:22 am
content: These suss sellers (most likely the one and only seller with multiple accounts and ditto their employee/relatives aka fake customers)with their 'make believe' Feedback and false stock countdown routines, are SO EASY to spot it deserves a double strength >why isn't Ebay on their case ?This 17B thing smells like another"$9 process meter/wtf?!'fiasco in the worksi.e. research before clicking yourselves into a multiple back and forth chenglish reply/excuse riddled decipher drama folks,where they'll try and makeYOUthe 'buyer from hell' to cover their dishonest trading practices on Ali and Ebay

author: xavier60
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2019, 10:13:21 am
content: The first listing has vanished, the second one has been reported.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2019, 06:15:39 pm
content: Another bunch of buyers who's been had