FAKE? Fluke 337 clamp meter + TL75 probes - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: mark41
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2015, 08:34:02 am
content: Hello,I just got this meter and I am conserned if it is genuine. This is my first time I have TL75 probes in my hands, so I do not really know. But they do not have UL-listed mark like my other UNICABLE probes.Herethere is the gallery with pictures. Thank you very much for checking.Marek

author: Jay_Diddy_B
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2015, 12:51:26 pm
content: The meter looks genuine to me. I have a few of these.I am not sure about the leads. The leads could have been changed during the life of the meter.If you are concerned buy some new leads from an authorized Fluke distributor (ie. NOT eBay).Regards,Jay_Diddy_B

author: HighVoltage
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2015, 02:49:27 pm
content: I agree, I do have the same meter and it looks the same to me.

author: mark41
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2015, 03:25:47 pm
content: Thank you very much folks for checkingThe readings are same compared to Fluke 87V. Finally I can sleep well

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2015, 05:38:06 pm
content: I have done a lot of research about multimeters over the last 2 years and a fair portion went into Fluke handheld multimeters, but not clamp meters. From what I observed, I have found no evidence of any counterfeit Fluke multimeters in the same manner as fake Hakko FX-888 solder stations.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/too-good-to-be-true-(220v-hakko-fx-888-replica)/There are companies who purposely design their multimeters to resemble Fluke's in terms of color, button placement, model numbering, etc.In your picture, the input protection components, namely the thermistor, varistor and fusible resistor of the 337 clamp meter look identical to the ones found in the Fluke 80, 170 and CNX 3000 teardown photos here on eevblog right down to color and size.There are reports of possibly counterfeit Fluke TL175 leads as perhttp://mjlorton.com/forum/index.php?topic=188.0http://mjlorton.com/forum/index.php?topic=193.0I have several sets of TL75 all purchased used and abused and none of them are UL listed, but I believe they are all genuine because I buy them mainly from USA and Canada owners who in turn bought them from authorized Fluke dealers. The older TL75s have no date codes on them like the one in your picture.

author: kingofkya
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2015, 06:03:33 pm
content: Dont know where you are but in the us the probmaster makes a really nice high quality set.http://www.amazon.com/Probe-Master-Softie-Angle-Safety/dp/B000Q8TUP2http://www.probemaster.com/product_info.php?cPath=2_12&products_id=198

author: LaurenceW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2015, 10:00:17 pm
content: The pictures look too similar to my Fluke 319 to be a fake, I reckon (Unless I've got a fake, too?). Give-away details tend to be inside the mouldings. If itisa fake, somebody has gone to a LOT of trouble!My meter leads look the same as yours, again, down to the tell-tale plastic "flashes" where the probes were moulded. Mine bear a date code of 04/14 (which stacks up with when I bought the meter). Yours look a few years older (2008)? Was the meter new when you acquired it?My clamp meter is made in China, as blatently advertised by the chinese characters embeded in the back of the meter housing, and in the FIRST half of the manual. Haven't seen this modle on open sale in Europe, so assume this is actually designed fo rthe Eastern markets. All the same, it has a lovely, solid, "Fluke-like" feel, and inspires confidence in its use (if not in the user...)Enjoy your current meter!