Flukes are tough!

[zkdiesel]

This old Fluke keeps kicking, left last night and a shop minion decided to move up a kenworth I had the after treatment wiring pulled down and apart on. Moved the truck 10’ got the fluke with both right side tandem inner duals. Thing still seems to work fine, my Mac creeper on the other hand not so much

Here I sit pondering somebody’s fate for doing rather unsafe procedures

 

[Markoos]

Pull the battery out. Tell him it stopped working since he run it over and make him pay for replacement. Failing that bang his wife.

 

[nadogail]

John Fluke, of Seattle, has earned a good name for himself.

 

[crewchief888]

Pull the battery out. Tell him it stopped working since he run it over and make him pay for replacement. Failing that bang his wife.

 

[Wrench97]

Hey I have a black creeper like that.................................

 

[BarrelRoll]

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for that one.

That ***** about the meter. Doesn't your Mac man love you? Warranty?

I'm guessing younger guy? No clue how you teach common sense without making a ton of **** ups and learning from your mistakes. I've got an apprentice who would do the same thing.

 

[dchawk81]

Pull the battery out. Tell him it stopped working since he run it over and make him pay for replacement. Failing that bang his wife.

I say skip all the nonsense and go straight for the wife.

 

[RPH]

Buy a new fluke and new creeper. Less hassle than another woman. Plus will work longer.

 

[428PI]

A Harbor Freight multimeter that was 35 years old was my main meter until I switched jobs 6 years ago. My bosses kid dropped a car on my Matco bottom box drawer and bent the guide that he left open. Guess who had to fix it?

 

[cgrutt]

I love Fluke multimeters still using my 77. OP reminds me of a funny story... my FIL was a big Irish cop worked moving commercial buildings to make ends meet. He went out on first date with my MIL who was (is) beautiful blonde from the Bronx. She awaited him for second date he was a no show... called a few days later and said I'm sorry.... only to be interrupted with "No body stands me up..." he said wait, I was in the hospital I got run over by a sanitation truck... she said OK I'm listening... well he was actually working a moving shift after his NYPD shift and fell asleep on the beach in City Island... he was awakened when the sanitation truck backed up over him and tandem wheels were on his thighs. Only thing that saved him was he was pushed into sand. Well, he showed up for 2nd date (no 2) on crutches and the rest was history... his last name wasn't Fluke but first name was John. Tough as nails....

 

[zkdiesel]

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for that one.

That ***** about the meter. Doesn't your Mac man love you? Warranty?

I'm guessing younger guy? No clue how you teach common sense without making a ton of **** ups and learning from your mistakes. I've got an apprentice who would do the same thing.

My Mac guy likes money and me but I’ll doubt he’ll warranty that

I had to refrain from lots and lots of verbal abuse
Re explained the young guy about walk around and look procedures because it I was next there and he started or drove harming me, he would hurt far far more then I did. The tools are a whatever.
Can’t haooen in the future

 

[onetonbb74]

I've dropped mine in a couple fountains over the years. I just pull the batteries and tape it to the ladder rack and drive home and it works again. Stout meters.

 

[isb cornbinder]

I have and use a very old FLUKE 75. Two decades ago, the readout became intermittent. The board had cracked. I emailed Fluke about the situation. The customer service person suggested that Fluke meters do not fail. She asked what colour the board was. Two days later I had a new board at no cost to myself. The old 75 continues to perform perfectly.

 

[ihateminimumwage]

I ran over my same (Blue Lisle) creeper with a fuel tractor trailer and was able to bend the wheels back into place with a heat gun. Still works great 11 years later. Glad to see the Fluke held up!

 

[MadMechMaster]

It's a test of the young guys character. He should already be offering to replace everything. He just bought a run over meter and creeper for the price of new.

 

[Eli D]

I think you guys have me convinced I need to buy a fluke meter.

 

[will335i]

I think you guys have me convinced I need to buy a fluke meter.

If you have the need or just want it and have the means you wont regret it. I was introduced to fluke with my last job and just loved that is was a tool I never had to question no mater which one I grabbed and they were invaluable when it came to trouble shooting.

I am lucky to have a 87V for personal use now. There are plenty of other less expensive models it you are looking something for DIY work.

 

[kbuhagiar]

If you have the need or just want it and have the means you wont regret it. I was introduced to fluke with my last job and just loved that is was a tool I never had to question no mater which one I grabbed and they were invaluable when it came to trouble shooting.

I am lucky to have a 87V for personal use now. There are plenty of other less expensive models it you are looking something for DIY work.

I have a Fluke 12 that was passed on to me by a neighbor's widow. Works like a champ and is now my go-to multimeter.

 

[Jarhead0408]

Geez…you guys must’ve missed the part about the guy being a minion…are you ab-so-lutely sure you want to bang his wife?

 

[cherokee]

I also have a 77, bet that thing is going on 35 years old, has to be. I took it out the other day and my wife said, you have had that for a long time, you got that when we started dating....yup.

 

[Steve W.]

Another 77 owner/user here.

The shop I was working in back in the early ‘90s was upgrading to 87s and pitched all the 70-series meters in the trash. After obtaining permission, I rescued a 77.

All of our test equipment is checked every year and NIST certified. My trusty 77 passed with flying colors just a couple of weeks ago.

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[signcrafter]

You organized his wrenches for him?

 

[danski0224]

I think you guys have me convinced I need to buy a fluke meter.

New ones are not made in the USA, except for a limited number of very expensive models.

 

[RedneckWelder]

I think you guys have me convinced I need to buy a fluke meter.

I have learned that when electrical troubleshooting gets weird a good mainline Fluke is the way to go. I have the 87V.

 

[cgrutt]

New ones are not made in the USA, except for a limited number of very expensive models.

I really want an 88V automotive multimeter but have had a hard time justifying price (about $500 for basic meter without upgraded leads). I believe it is Made in USA along with most of their multimeters in that price range. I've had my 77 since the 1980s and believe it was north of $200 back then. Still going strong and have only replaced batteries. The 77 does most everything I need a multimeter for but I like some of the features on the 88V that are geared to automotive use.

 

[carmantl]

77s, of which I have 3, are still available on Ebay for less than a Cnote. They still work great!

 

[redwrench60]

I have learned that when electrical troubleshooting gets weird a good mainline Fluke is the way to go. I have the 87V.

This about sums it up. When troubleshooting becomes a journey I want my Fluke 87V. Rock solid and trustworthy. With all the capabilities I need.