WTB Ausie military tektronix multimeter - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: repairfanatic
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 31, 2015, 09:20:08 pm
content: hi mr dave jones. will you resell those ausie military tek multimeters you bought in the auction? those ones in the eevblog video i mean

author: Eartoot
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 12:49:57 am
content: The ones from December 2013 or has Dave done another recent video?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 01:04:34 am
content: I have a few left, but they are in various states if distress

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 03:48:07 am
content: Dave do you have a link to the blog? Can't seem to navigate around the videos on the new site.

author: repairfanatic
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 04:14:21 am
content: i'm from the philippines mr. jones. what did you mean by in distress sir? they are not working anymore?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 04:20:37 am
content: Quote from: repairfanatic on September 01, 2015, 04:14:21 amThey are crap, all sorts of problems.

author: ozwolf
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 04:23:53 am
content: Bit off topic, but I was trying to access "Episodes" on your website, and no episodes are coming up."NOT FOUND"Ozwolf

author: Shock
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 04:27:36 am
content: Quote from: ozwolf on September 01, 2015, 04:23:53 amClear your browser cache and eevblog specific cookies if you have to and fully refresh the page.

author: ozwolf
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 04:38:45 am
content: Quote from: Shock on September 01, 2015, 04:27:36 amNope, that didn't work in Chrome or IE.

author: repairfanatic
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 04:58:20 am
content: oh, well that's a bit sad to know sir. umm but are they still repairable sir? sorry if i'm a bit persistent. i'm really interested to have one. i don't care about the cosmetic condition. and it's ok if no test leads come with it sir. we used to relly on fluke before .actually most of the multimeters we had were the 87 and the 17x series ones. but i don't know for what exact reason why they break down very easilly in regular use. the 87s, the lcd turns all black, they loose some segments, and the others tend to loose they're accuracy... for example if we were to measure 1.8 volts dc, it will put up 2 volts in the display. we tried our best to repair them but no luck. buying lcd displays from fluke is really not that pocket friendly either sir. we have one agilent u1242a and it is in service. never had a problem with it ever since. but still, agilent gear ain't that cost friendly also. when i saw your video on you tube, i thought maybe you would be interested to dispose some of them. i've been a follower of your videos sir.funny thing is, i became a member just hours ago.

author: aargee
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 05:21:27 am
content: Thanks Dave.Yes, the Videos section is coming up with:"Not FoundApologies, but the page you requested could not be found. Perhaps searching will help."for every section I tried. And no, searching doesn't help.

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 05:28:54 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 01, 2015, 04:20:37 amThey would likely fetch a decent price even listed as "for parts not working". At least you get rid of them, get some space back and some $$ back in your pocket.

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 05:32:39 am
content: Quote from: repairfanatic on September 01, 2015, 04:58:20 amIf you want to start a new thread on the Fluke problems, other and I can make suggestions on what can be wrong.If you haven't seen modemhead's blog,http://mrmodemhead.com/blog/all-posts/he has a ton of information on fixing Fluke meters. A lot of the problems you are having could be from an "oops" moment. For example, trying to measure high energy with the multimeter set on the ohm rotary switch.

author: repairfanatic
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 06:15:46 am
content: i have seen mr. modemhead's repair site sir. and sad to say but what we had was a bit diffrent. and the problems of the other DMMs were the LCDs. when we asked fluke for a replacement lcd, the price is just like buying another used branded multimeter. like what i said, we tried to repair them..for example the one with the far off readings. we availed a service manual for it. one by one we checked and replaced parts,and they were from a working fluke multimeter just for experimentation. the pcb traces, the smd passive parts, the smd ICs,them diodes, everything sir were precisely checked.. till we end up replacing the main processor chip itself. well replacing it did cure the problem..hmm we almost destroyed another fluke just to find out what the problem was with the other one. outsourced that chip, for months sir...and still, no darn luck finding it. we asked fluke here, and they said it is not available anymore that it's better to buy a new one. we have nothing against fluke. maybe it was just bad luck. they were never misused, never blown a fuse, never been dropped ever. we treated them like eggs sir.

author: repairfanatic
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 01, 2015, 06:06:07 pm
content: mr. dave jones, how much would you like to sell those tek DMMs per piece sir?