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Today's Pawn find: Fluke T5-1000 meter

pfbz

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I have a Fluke 8020B that I've had since 1985 and I can't seem to kill... but found this little gem in the pawn shop today and couldn't resist.

Fluke T5-1000

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The majority of my DMM work is quick continuity, voltage, or resistance testing and this baby does it all very nicely in a small package. Inductive AC current too, without a bulky clamp meter. You can also put the probe into the meter body and use as a single-hand probe/meter.

Paid $40 in excellent condition. Not quite a you-**** deal, but very pleased anyway!

They also had a SO 1/4" drive metric socket set... 4mm - 15mm. Best price he would take was $100 (about 50% of new), might go back tomorrow and pick it up as well.
 
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DrkMtnDew

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Found a Fluke 88V in a shop for $45. Works great, but looks way too complicated.
 
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pfbz

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Found a Fluke 88V in a shop for $45. Works great, but looks way too complicated.

That's what I really like about this T5... Fluke durability/dependability/accuracy, but super simple, quick, and compact for 98% of what I do with a DMM!

Just pick volts, amps, or ohms and it auto-ranges, determines if the voltage is AC or DC, beeps continuity along with displaying resistance, and shuts off after 45 minutes.
 

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Check Fluke's website, there were a few models of the T series that had recalls on them. The problem with the bad units were that they read no voltage or took a long time to respond to voltage, which meant a few people met some unexpected voltage.

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