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Five ways Fluke FieldSense technology can help you work safer

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The first goal of any electrician or technician who works around live voltage is to go home safe. Traditionally voltage has been measured by attaching test lead probes or alligator clips directly to electrical conductors. This requires metal-to-metal...
- 25 Mar 2019
Spring Promotions 2019

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Limited offers on our most popular instruments, valid until 30th June 2019. T6-1000 Electrical TesterNow with a FREE H-T6 holster and a set of AC285 alligator clips With FieldSense technology, for quick and easy without the need...
- 12 Feb 2019
The surest way to diagnose high-voltage surge arresters

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Surge arresters play a key role in protecting electrical devices and equipment in high-voltage electrical substations. Like other devices, they must be periodically diagnosed. The most common method is visual inspection: checking that the arrester ha...
- 2 Jan 2019
10 dumb things smart people do when testing electricity

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We identify the 10 most common mistakes even expert electricians can make when testing electricity. Anyone who makes their living by working with electricity quickly develops a healthy respect for anything with even a remote chance of being “liv...
- 5 Dec 2018
As Seen on the Ben Heck Show:Fluke 289 True-rms Industrial Logging Multimeter

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www.youtube.com/watch Fluke 289 True-rms Industrial Logging MultimeterAnalyze complex problems in:ElectronicsPlant AutomationPower DistributionElectro-Mechanical Equipment Benefits: Solve problems faster Minimize downtime Manage from your ...
- 26 Apr 2015
Blog Eight: “Masterpiece”; by Rick Pirret

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Five hundred years ago, Florence, Italy spawned a remarkable number of Renaissance masterpieces, including:Michelangelo’s David (1504), an outsized Carrara marble statue of adolescent David anticipating his encounter with Goliath. Presently at Galler...
- 12 Dec 2010
Blog Seven: “Art or Engineering?”; by Rick Pirret

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For the Masters of the Italian Renaissance, a thin veil separated art and engineering. The Masters were polymaths; exceptionally competent in more than one discipline. Giotto di Bondone (1267 -1337), painted the fabulous frescoes in the Arena C...
- 29 Oct 2010
Blog Six: “Fresh Thinking” ; by Rick Pirret

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The Dark Ages and the Renaissance were, for me, abstractions from long-forgotten textbooks. Yet, here in the Church of St. Croce, tangible evidence of the Florentine rebirth of art and science is all around me. To my right is the tomb of ...
- 13 Jul 2010
Blog Five: “Brunello” ; by Rick Pirret

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Atop a luscious, 500 meter hilltop in Tuscany lies the fortified village of Montalcino. Once a stopover on the main path from Florence to Rome, today it is home to one of the world’s great wines, Brunello de Montalcino. Yes, the soil and ...
- 7 Jul 2010
Blog Four: “Apps” ; by Rick Pirret

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Web applications, or "Apps", are all the rage. Running on a smart phone, they represent an intersection of the internet and a handheld touch panel. They provide a combination of fun and functionality - many of most popular Apps are games. They are fa...
- 28 Apr 2010
Thermal Imagers and Scary Creatures; by Murdock

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Scary Creatures:"you wanted to see thermal imagers of snakes...well its your lucky day...i got more than just snakes...i got a whole lot of scary creatures."...View full blog Thanks Murdock, one of the Senior Member on Flukes Test and Measurement To...
- 28 Apr 2010
Interesting Thermal Imaging Project: Dolphins

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- 27 Apr 2010
Blog Three: Top Ten Torture Tests for a Digital Multimeter; by Rick Pirret

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The environmental test team at Fluke tries to break new products during development. Here, from this fun-loving, happy-go-luck crew, are their top-ten torture chamber favorites: 10. Let’s drop the packaged product, on all faces and c...
- 12 Apr 2010
Blog Two: Industrial Design at Fluke; by Rick Pirret

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What is great industrial design? You know it when you see it – art and science, function and feel, color and texture blended in a magical way. The “celebrity” designers often got it right; Henry Dreyfuss in the 1965 Trimline phone, Raymon...
- 5 Apr 2010
Blog One: Diligence; by Rick Pirret

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John Fluke said "the customer should always get more than they thought they paid for". One of those extras is diligence, or in dictionary-speak, "persevering application". Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the care that goes into a new Fluke product...
- 11 Mar 2010
Fluke works with Habitat for Humanity

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www.youtube.com/watchOn a cold day in Tacoma, thermography shows house-warming, heart-warming resultsIt was a record cold day in Tacoma, and a bright sun could not ease the chill of the light wind that wrapped itself around the dozen tidy homes of La...
- 3 Mar 2010
In this issue of FIXIT - Fluke Nation:

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In this issue of FIXIT - Fluke Nation:Thought for the monthLike many of you, we're still waiting for an economic recovery to really kick in. But are those mythical "green shoots" starting to show? One leading economist (we'll tell you who) is predict...
- 24 Feb 2010
The advantage of Infrared when troubleshooting power distribution and control equipment

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By Bennie Kennedy, Instructor, Curriculum Developer Prairie State CollegeA major contribution to my successes over the years in resolving problems with electrical power distribution systems is my ability to use test equipment and evaluate the results...
- 10 Feb 2010
Fluke Safety

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When electrical problems occur and you are called in to troubleshoot them, time is often a critical factor. But safety must always remain priority number one: your safety and that of those around you.www.youtube.com/watchWorking safely, while making ...
- 9 Feb 2010
New Fluke Ti32, Fluke 233 & Fluke 28II

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www.youtube.com/watchIntroducing three new Fluke products. The new Fluke Ti32 delivers the first industrial grade, high performance thermal imager for industrial and electrical applications. The result is strikingly crisp, detailed images that, blend...
- 9 Feb 2010
Electronics Engineering Video Blog

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For anyone interested in electronics design, get a humorous andeducational review of the new 233 Remote True-RMS DisplayMultimeter with Australian host, Dave Jones:www.youtube.com/watch
- 9 Feb 2010
Fixing Irregular Batch Weights at a Food Processor

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The process: Weighing and dense phase conveying of batches of grain.The scale: Mettler Toledo 8510The meter: Fluke 199B/S ScopeMeter test toolA vessel on three load cells is filled from a hopper above with around 1500 pounds of grain, depending on t...
- 25 Jan 2010