RE: Tearing Down Fluke 3000FC Fluke Connect

DAB — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:50:52 GMT

Good post.

I am surprised at the antenna mismatch, but if it works, then it is probably good enough.

After all, its not like you are going cross country and still use the DMM. [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5ea56c7e-daed-4a91-8a11-e6786c991535/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

The battery drain is probably about par for devices available when they did the design.

They will probably not do anything else unless there is a huge outcry from owners.

DAB

RE: Tearing Down Fluke 3000FC Fluke Connect

Former Member — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:25:59 GMT

Thanks CJ! I always wondered about the point of BLE and this seems like a good reason to use it. I think the mantra "if it ain't broke don't fix it" applies to the matching network. It works pretty well on the bench with out matching and saves them a lot of money in fabrication, so why not? The duty cycle is 1/30, the amount of wasted power is pretty tiny so it seems like it's a good call. If I ever have to use BLE I'll think about that!

drmike