Teardown of Fluke 101 kit - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: awardcat
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 03:58:13 pm
content: cheap,small,smart,safew/o magnetic strap CNY199 w/o tex in China,about USD33w magnetic strap CNY249 w/o tax in China,about USD40close case calibration,firmware can be upgrade(contact Fluke)TL75 test leadsAAA battery for more than 500hrs useeasy to attach on sth600V CATIII with any functionjust 1.5x tobacco box sizenice CNC Terminalsvery fast auto range . full range just 1sec on all function(only large caps 10 secs)20-2kHz for AC measureone hand useno light,no touch hold,no VChek,no Amps measure,no DC mVhttp://translate.google.com.hk/translate?hl=zh-CN&prev=_dd&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http://bbs.38hot.net/thread-57988-1-1.htmlthis link is this teardown in Chinese and translated to English using Google translate--------------------note1:carmar's color temp not adjusted ,so some pic's color not accuratenote2:my English is poor,so I use Google translate to write ,so some meaning of some expression may be inaccurate

author: Napalm2002
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 04:04:37 pm
content: I like it. It makes me want one

author: daveshah
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 04:06:12 pm
content: Have you seen if any data is output on those calibration pins?

author: andtfoot
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 04:07:49 pm
content: To my inexperienced eyes it looks pretty nicely done, although I don't know if I like the method of attaching the input terminals to the board.Was there any thread-lock/star washers/etc on those screws? I'd be concerned about them slackening off and giving an intermittent connection.

author: Napalm2002
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 04:16:10 pm
content: Hey awardcat, if u figure out what it would cost to ship to the us I would PayPal u money bec I would love to have the meter and a pack of your cigarettes!

author: Zbig
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 06:12:35 pm
content: Cute as it is, the lack of even a basic, sub-1A ammeter function is a deal breaker for me.

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2013, 10:54:23 pm
content: For those who haven't seen the other link, check outhttp://bbs.38hot.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=57988&extra=page%3D1Nice teardown and comments.Can I ask you a favour and take a close up high resolution picture of the area in red? I'm trying to figure out what IC Fluke used and if I can see the connected components, I may be able to deduce the IC?

author: awardcat
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 14, 2013, 01:47:39 am
content: @retiredcapsthe original size of the block,if is not clear enouth,I will take new photo lateI post that trardown in Chinese ,but I can not use English accurately express the meaning of all,so I just post some of all photo here . if some one can read Chinese,you can get more from that link , or use Google translate

author: awardcat
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 14, 2013, 01:58:19 am
content: @Napalm2002I'm sorry,For the following reasons , I unable to receive cash from paypal,cost of ship maybe more than USD30 even use EMS/USPSUsers Manual on fluke is in 14 languages , so I think it is a product for Worldwide Sale ,maybe just wait sometime,it will on the US market

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 14, 2013, 06:35:20 am
content: Quote from: awardcat on October 14, 2013, 01:47:39 amIf you can make it 2 or 3 times bigger so I can read all the SMD markings that would be great. Ideally, I would like to be able to see where each trace from the IC goes to.Thank you and there is no rush for the picture.

author: awardcat
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 14, 2013, 06:52:29 am
content: Quote from: retiredcaps on October 14, 2013, 06:35:20 am6000x12000px from scaner,focus not good,but can read out all SMD markingshttp://clz.to/ac3kw8vx

author: awardcat
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 14, 2013, 12:15:03 pm
content: rotary switchempty on 2nd ring at 6 o'clock is off then 6 blocks is ACV,DCV,ACmV,Ohm,Cap,Hzthe switch left is up

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2013, 09:52:37 pm
content: Quote from: awardcat on October 14, 2013, 06:52:29 amThank you for the new bigger picture.Now, go enter the contest. You have at least 5 worthy posts.