IS it a Fluke? ( pic)

[Berg]

My old trusty Fluke 73 meter seems to have lost its digital display... wondered if anyone has had this problem and if it is worth fixing.

I thought the 9v batt was dead, which it was, so I changed it out and just get a faint hint of the digits on the display panel. It's only tested DC currents.
Can't figure out why she leaves me now.

Opinions on the next step - I thought Flukes were
pretty bulletproof... is my problem a Fluke?

 

[bart1]

Have you tried to contact Fluke directly? You might ask thier advice - maybe they would cover it quite reasonably.

 

[cdseven95]

The display is Flukes weakness. Very Common

 

[kursplat]

sure the "new" battery is good?

 

[Berg]

sure the "new" battery is good?

band new batt .. I have 2 burn marks on my tongue

to prove it since my tester is Fluuked.

 

[ChiffChiff]

My fluke 88 did the same thing.

 

[tonydanzah]

there are plenty of how tos on repairing online, google it

 

[AdamtheMillwright]

If you go to Flukes site they have a lost of recalls that meter might be on that list and if thats the case u will get a new one. iv allready done this with my Amprobe meter

 

[mark40sw]

http://shopngarage.com/2011/04/fluke-multimeter-repair/

 

[20-100]

Before you order a repair kit, try following the how-to mentionned by mark40sw but just clean the elastomer with alcool.