Fluke 17B MAX Review
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- This is a review of the Fluke 17B MAX multimeter for use in hobby electronics projects primarily related to amateur radio.
A pdf document of this review: github.com/TomWilkinson/Multi...
This review was produced to help you decide if the Fluke 17B MAX multimeter will fit your purpose and budget. This is part of a series of multimeters reviews.
A good multimeter for hobby electronic projects should be able to measure millivolts, volts, microamps, milliamps, amps, ohms, nanofarads and microfarads.
If you want to measure picofarads, nanohenry, microhenry or reactance you will need a LCR meters. I cover the two LCR meters I own in another review.
I am not a professional, I am a hobbyist. This review is not sponsored; I bought this multimeter with my own money. I only used and tested this multimeter in CAT I and CAT II environments. I do not have a way to review or test the safety of this meter. I leave the CAT III and CAT IV environments to trained and licensed professionals. It may seem like I am a Fluke fan boy, but I recognize their flaws along with their advantages. There may be unintended mistakes and/or errors in this review. - Věda a technologie
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No true RMS = instant fail. Typical overpriced Fluke garbage. Why anyone would buy a Fluke when there are far superior meters such as Brymen, is beyond me…
brymen and UNI-T
Expensive meter that Fluke does not want sold in the USA. Unbelievable that it is not true RMS in todays times. This is truly an embarrassment for Fluke. It has terrible leads and is simply over priced and not even approved for sale in the US. It is listed for safety in the US but not to be sold here - what does that mean? I don’t know why you rate the price as a pro at under $150? There are so many meters that are far better at half the price! I can not support this meter. One of the worst on the market. At $75 it would be over priced.
I know you are a Fluke fan, but why would you support this meter? I give you a thumbs up for your work - not the meter.
You recognise that Fluke removed true RMS from these meters to avoid them encroaching on their core market, so why are you upset about this meter not being suitable for your use? The 17B max is a new model, but they're currently on ebay for ~130USD delivered and I paid roughly half what he quoted for a Fluke 17B+ ~5yrs ago, so I think he overpaid
There are millions of hobbyists who want a well built properly fused Fluke meter with this feature set who have absolutely no use for true RMS (eg, in many places DIY household AC electrical work is illegal). I use a 17B+ for automotive and hobby use, and have bought the cheaper 15B+ as a gift for a friend. They're well built, feature rich, affordable, and far better than the hardware store trash meters most hobbyists use for 12V
Silicone lead sets with a variety of clips etc are not expensive, and IME none of the entry level meters come with decent leads except the EEVblog Brymen units which cost significantly more than what I paid for the Fluke (and the Brymen meters simply don't have the cachet of a Fluke meter, the average person here has never heard of Brymen)
I have been thinking of getting another DMM, what meters would you recommend under 100USD?
I was tempted to get an EEVblog branded Brymen 786, but they're literally twice the price of the 17B+