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Five ways Fluke FieldSense technology can help you work safer

2019-03-25T15:17:20Z

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...(read more)

Spring Promotions 2019

2019-02-12T12:36:57Z

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...(read more)

The surest way to diagnose high-voltage surge arresters

2019-01-02T15:44:31Z

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...(read more)

10 dumb things smart people do when testing electricity

2018-12-05T09:58:29Z

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...(read more)

As Seen on the Ben Heck Show:Fluke 289 True-rms Industrial Logging Multimeter

2015-04-26T23:21:40Z

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 ...(read more)

Blog Eight: “Masterpiece”; by Rick Pirret

2010-12-12T23:58:04Z

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...(read more)

Blog Seven: “Art or Engineering?”; by Rick Pirret

2010-10-29T20:27:10Z

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...(read more)

Blog Six: “Fresh Thinking” ; by Rick Pirret

2010-07-13T00:44:44Z

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 ...(read more)

Blog Five: “Brunello” ; by Rick Pirret

2010-07-07T01:58:44Z

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 ...(read more)

Blog Four: “Apps” ; by Rick Pirret

2010-04-28T22:19:41Z

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...(read more)

Thermal Imagers and Scary Creatures; by Murdock

2010-04-28T00:11:02Z

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...(read more)

Interesting Thermal Imaging Project: Dolphins

2010-04-27T02:12:11Z

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Blog Three: Top Ten Torture Tests for a Digital Multimeter; by Rick Pirret

2010-04-12T17:17:51Z

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...(read more)

Blog Two: Industrial Design at Fluke; by Rick Pirret

2010-04-05T16:12:08Z

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...(read more)

Blog One: Diligence; by Rick Pirret

2010-03-11T22:23:44Z

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...(read more)