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| Posted: Thu Jul 30th, 2009 09:33 pm |
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crosstalk Merit Apprentice Appliantologist
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Can someone recommend a good multipurpose DMM that can do capacitance measurements. I have been looking at the Fluke 902, but I am wondering if others have better/cheaper recommendations.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31st, 2009 01:02 am |
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nickfixit Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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Fluke 116 is great for Appliance and HVAC work. You can look for the older model Fluke 16 on ebay to save some green. Last edited on Fri Jul 31st, 2009 01:04 am by nickfixit ____________________ " Giving numerical data to Sears management is like giving a monkey a machine gun. No one knows for certain what will happen, but you can be sure of two things... It will be real messy, and only the monkey will be unharmed" |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31st, 2009 03:39 pm |
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crosstalk Merit Apprentice Appliantologist
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Thanks. The 116 looks more versatile than the 902--just lacks the amp clamp. But I suppose there are cheap clamp meters to cover that need.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 1st, 2009 07:01 am |
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denrayr Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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fieldpiece sc67. i beat the crap out of mine and it keeps going. i have one that i retired and made a spare because i dropped it in a washer full of water. it still works perfectly after drying it out, but i was nervous it wouldnt last so i bought a new one. you cant beat the price either http://cgi.ebay.com/Fieldpiece-SC67-Clamp-On-Meter_W0QQitemZ390068184329QQcmdZViewItem Last edited on Sat Aug 1st, 2009 07:01 am by denrayr ____________________ RedRock Appliance Service 435-773-7838 http://www.redrockrepair.com Serving St George and Southern Utah |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 1st, 2009 01:10 pm |
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nickfixit Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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The Fluke meters are tough as hell, they hold up under hard use. The 116 will read capacitors to 9999 uf, so you can check those run and start capacitors for their true capacitance. The big display and back-light feature are nice to work with. It's just nice to work with a quality tool you can trust. For a clamp-on meter, I have a real Amprobe meter. The cost was reasonable, and it's lasted many years.
____________________ " Giving numerical data to Sears management is like giving a monkey a machine gun. No one knows for certain what will happen, but you can be sure of two things... It will be real messy, and only the monkey will be unharmed" |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 2nd, 2009 06:38 am |
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J5
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me personally havent bothered with cap readings, easy enough to know its faulty and change the cap
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| Posted: Sun Aug 2nd, 2009 04:05 pm |
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nickfixit Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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It's good to be able to actually test the capacitor. Every once in a while I find a cap that is working well below it's rated value. A couple times a year I find direct drive washers that the cap measures about 40 uf instead of the 189-220 uf that it should be.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 9th, 2009 05:42 am |
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kdog Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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One word: FLUKE
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17th, 2009 07:22 pm |
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volleyball Master Appliantologist
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i don't know how deep you get into the electronics, but an ESR meter might be a good addition to a cap. meter
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| Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 03:44 pm |
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MARSfixinit Master Appliantologist
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Fluke is better than a Fieldpiece? I love my Fieldpiece. Haven't tried out a Fluke.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16th, 2010 02:49 am |
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jwlowe
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I'm also a BIG FAN of the FieldPiece with Amp Clamp. I've been using it for 3 years and it has never given me any trouble. It's been dropped, kicked, and also in a mud puddle and still going.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30th, 2010 12:37 pm |
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nickfixit Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology
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It happened again. I go out on a call where the previous tech ordered a motor and a timer. I put them on, and all I get is a hum. I use my meter and check the motor cap, only reads 40 uf instead of the needed 189-220 uf. New cap installed, runs like a dream.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:27 pm |
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telefunkenu47
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Back when Sears went ISO the took away our flukes and gave us fielpeices. crappy meter, no autoranging. I started using my own personal Fluke. Just recently bought the HVAC meteer from fluke. Wouldnt trade it for the world..Dont screw around. just get the fluke.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 3rd, 2010 01:00 pm |
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appl.tech.29501 Fellow, Academy of Sublime Masters of Appliantology 
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I too recommend Fluke although I was looking at a Fieldp piece DL3 data logger for charting Frige temps. Until Reg. Found that little updated stand alone thingamajiggy which I plan on ordering this weekend.
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