Re: Dell 1707FPt No Power
That information explains a whole lot, at least I know the problem was the 113 and not my imagination when I had mine. This is the still the only Fluke meter I have ever disliked (so far).
@maybenever
I ran into the same problems you are experiencing a while back ago when I made the mistake of buying the Fluke 113. It is probably a good meter if you are an electrician or do HVAC repair but worthless for my purposes. I did discover I could get the thing to give me a voltage reading in the situations you are having problems with if I reversed the leads but that could ultimately cause more problems than it solves.
My solution was to replace it. I have since picked up two good meters from a local pawn shop and keep wanting to go look for more even though I do not really need them. I recently discovered the test leads alone that came with my 175 cost more new than what I gave for the meter with the leads included.
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26191
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@maybenever
I ran into the same problems you are experiencing a while back ago when I made the mistake of buying the Fluke 113. It is probably a good meter if you are an electrician or do HVAC repair but worthless for my purposes. I did discover I could get the thing to give me a voltage reading in the situations you are having problems with if I reversed the leads but that could ultimately cause more problems than it solves.
My solution was to replace it. I have since picked up two good meters from a local pawn shop and keep wanting to go look for more even though I do not really need them. I recently discovered the test leads alone that came with my 175 cost more new than what I gave for the meter with the leads included.
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26191
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