Fluke Multimeter ... any reason not to ... ?

[plier_able]

Just turn it back on by pushing one of the buttons after 'auto power off' has turned the DMM off.

That is, I have the DMM dial turned to, say dcV, and auto power off turns the DMM off, if I just want to use dcV again is there any reason not to turn the DMM back on just by pushing a (any of the) buttons?

This will of course run the battery down quicker if done on a regular basis, but other than that .... ?

 

[ddawg16]

I have a Fluke 179 with that feature. I've had it about 8-10 years. I've replaced the battery once.

You will wear out meter leads faster than the battery.

 

[plier_able]

I suspect you are right about wearing out.

But I ask this question because this way to turn the DMM on (I have an 87V), does not appear to be documented in the manual anywhere - which sort of makes me wonder (maybe its too obvious!?) .

And sometimes of course, if you only have one hand free, it is easier to turn the DMM on by pushing a button than it is to turn the large central dial.

I have a Fluke 179 with that feature. I've had it about 8-10 years. I've replaced the battery once.

You will wear out meter leads faster than the battery.

 

[RPH]

Do it all the time that way. Meter seems to turn off right as you go to make a measurement. Like its waiting for you to pick up the leads.

 

[KevinFox]

On most models you press the yellow button as you power it up to disable the auto power off.

 

[plier_able]

Indeed you can - and that at least is documented in the manual.


But turning the meter back on by just pushing a button (rather than turning the dial) is not documented - and I am wondering why.

On most models you press the yellow button as you power it up to disable the auto power off.

 

[KevinFox]

Indeed you can - and that at least is documented in the manual.


But turning the meter back on by just pushing a button (rather than turning the dial) is not documented - and I am wondering why.

I don't know why but I doubt it's doing any harm to the meter doing it this way.

 

[48RON54]

I have the same one... had it for 8 years and just recently replaced the battery.... i wouldn't worry about it

 

[plier_able]

I'm not worried about the battery.

I just wondering about why this way of turning the meter on (pushing a button rather than turning the dial) is not documented. At least not in the latest incarnation of the manual - it is documented in an earlier version.

I have the same one... had it for 8 years and just recently replaced the battery.... i wouldn't worry about it

 

[TractorJeff]

A couple of the guys I work with turn them back on like that. Now that I know it will turn off the Auto-Off feature, I show them that!
Which means it won't go to sleep on them, which means they won't push the Button to turn it back on!