Get a Genuine Fuke for $12! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 02:54:04 pm
content: No I didn't misspell it. Not a crappy old Fluke - but a genuine Fuke!http://www.aliexpress.com/item/digital-multimeter-dt9201/824837864.html

author: daveshah
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 02:57:09 pm
content: And it's made in Edison's factory (can't remember the part about it being in Zhejiang...)

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 03:14:27 pm
content: *gasp* Everybody loves Fukes!

author: dfmischler
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 03:23:03 pm
content: They, um, left out the 'C' and added an 'E', or somethingOr maybe they spelled it with 'F' when they meant 'P'

author: ElectroIrradiator
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 03:35:15 pm
content: No, 'a' was replaced with an 'u'.

author: ablacon64
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 03:53:25 pm
content: Isn't there a C in the middle? kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

author: WKaibigan
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 04:02:28 pm
content: I've actually got a Fuke here. Was probably main reason for wanting something a little better so why I got my Brymen.

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 04:43:49 pm
content: Is it True "RSM" ? (Really sucky measurements)

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 04:51:02 pm
content: Hey - it's got a yellow surround. So it much be good....right? Right!?!?!?

author: DavidDLC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 05:04:56 pm
content: Quote from: ablacon64 on August 06, 2013, 03:53:25 pmI've seen brazilian people using "kkkkkkkk"What does that mean ? Is that laughing ?David.

author: signals
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 05:12:33 pm
content: I really wish there was a +1 or a "thanks" or something on this forum. This post made my day! I haven't laughed so hard in I don't know how long.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 05:14:24 pm
content: Fuke me, I want one.

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 05:34:54 pm
content: So are they (the Chinese) really naive enough to think that giving it a famous name missing one letter would trip up buyers into thinking it's the "real thing"?Hey there's a brand name meter for only $12! It's a Fluke - no Fuke ... oh yea Fuke, that's the big Name in meters ... whatever, it's close enough!

author: Electro Fan
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 06:09:00 pm
content: And it's not just $12, it's $12 including shipping. Let's say it cost $3 to ship. I don't know if that's correct or how it is possible to ship a box from China to say the U.S. or Europe for $3, but that would leave $9. If $1 is profit that leaves $8 as the cost. Put in $2 for SG&A, and that leaves $6 for COGS. Maybe $1 for labor and $5 for parts. Pretty amazing.

author: Thor-Arne
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 06:27:27 pm
content: I'm tempted to order one...

author: LaurenceW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 06:42:31 pm
content: It's got a CE mark (Chinese Effluent?) so it must be OK.Next up, an AGILE meter, anyone?

author: macboy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 06:53:30 pm
content: Quote from: xrunner on August 06, 2013, 05:34:54 pmI have some cheap little blue multi-turn trim pots here proudly stamped "BONENS" brand (a.k.a. fake "BOURNS"). The tracking is about as smooth as you'd guess

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 08:15:46 pm
content: I saw someone trying to sell fake Samsung phones in China. It was quite convincing at first sight, but when you see the logo, it is really a highly stylized "Sawsnuc", with the typeface modified to make it damn near indistinguishable from "Samsung." And we'll soon get Gaussan Metravolt meters, Agile multimeters, and Technologytronix oscilloscopes.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 08:24:06 pm
content: Quote from: Thor-Arne on August 06, 2013, 06:27:27 pmSo you are desperate to get a Fuke?

author: bluesmoke
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 08:37:10 pm
content: At least this is a genuine Fuke.... It says so. Watch out for the $2 fake Fukes... They are just nasty!

author: Terabyte2007
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 06, 2013, 09:27:46 pm
content: Awesome! Dave should get one and do a tear down!!!

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 02:14:13 am
content: Quote from: bluesmoke on August 06, 2013, 08:37:10 pmHa!I wonder if the maker of a fake product can sue another maker for making a fake of their fake.The mind boggles.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 04:29:02 am
content: But seriously. They ACTUALLY sell Technologytronix oscilloscopes in China. They are reputed as being good for nothing. I can imagine Dave reviewing one, and going ballistic about it. He would probably thrpw it across the lab.

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 04:32:55 am
content: made by the twins fook-yu and fook-mi in de Dr Evil fabriek.

author: Uup
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 04:39:23 am
content: Seriously, delivered for $12?!Whichever way you look at it, it's a Fuke-ing good price!

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 04:53:15 am
content: FUKEFastUselessKilledElectronics

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 05:12:43 am
content: I feel Dave might have another rehash of his meter that tried to kill him.WTF man the damn thing isn't even autoranging!

author: calin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 06:07:42 am
content: OMG ... i have to by one just for the name .Remembers me the Austin powers movie scene ...

author: PA4TIM
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 07:13:05 am
content: Why you think some Chinese came up with the name Siglent ?

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 03:33:33 pm
content: Quote from: PA4TIM on August 07, 2013, 07:13:05 amI don't know. Which Chinese came up with the name Lenovo, or ASUS, or even stupider, Atten.

author: Tepe
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 03:45:10 pm
content: Quote from: echen1024 on August 07, 2013, 03:33:33 pm<aside>"atten" happens to be 18 in my language, hence the atto prefix.</aside>

author: Tepe
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 03:46:05 pm
content: Quote from: bluesmoke on August 06, 2013, 08:37:10 pmThey are called FRUKE.

author: PA4TIM
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 04:28:50 pm
content: Quote from: echen1024 on August 07, 2013, 03:33:33 pmSiglent looks for me a bit to much like Agilent for me to be just made up

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 07, 2013, 05:45:17 pm
content: Quote from: Tepe on August 07, 2013, 03:46:05 pmHAHAHAHA. It's just like how my father always pronounces "Flux" "Fux." Me and my mother both try not to laugh. And we have Agirent, and Rigor. And my favorite, Technorogytronix.

author: Tepe
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2013, 09:04:43 am
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on August 08, 2013, 08:00:41 amA cross between English /l/ and /r/ sounds. The Japanese sound is nowhere near a cross between, say, the Danish /l/ and /r/ sounds.Quote from: mojo-chan on August 08, 2013, 08:00:41 amOf course it was a joke. On a stereotype from the Anglosphere. Unfortunately you missed it and got all worked up in a fit of political correctness.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 08, 2013, 10:52:29 am
content: Quote from: mojo-chan on August 08, 2013, 08:00:41 amYeah, you completely missed the point....