Fluke 117 Review

[@elmoreglidingclub3030]

Hi Tom. Thanks for the great reviews. They’re very helpful to folks like me who have no electronics background and are new to amateur radio. Much appreciated! You often mention your like of Probe Master leads in your videos. So I bought a Probe Master lead kit. Absolutely love them! Top quality and a pleasure to use! I liked them so much I called the company and thanked them. Also thanked them for the US Constitution pamphlet they included with my order. I’m always encouraged to find US based products and manufacturing. Thank you for recommending Probe Master.

[@brettwest1976]

I like your reviews I think it's a great meter.Not 87v great but for "electrical installation"it works perfect. Falls into spec on almost all categories.As far as the 1 mv reading I believe it actually falls into spec considering the error margin.As far as electrical installation and maintenance goes 1 mv is not a usual reading taken anyway. It designed for electrical so as far as ma and ua goes it's not designed for that. I think it's a solid meter for it's intended use.Of course like all Fluke products yes I agree .. overpriced. And your right... leads leave a little left to be desired Thanks for your in depth review.I like all your reviews

[@davidrogers1967]

WTF it’s a very accurate meter for general use. I have one. It does do micro amps. Not that I use it. But for very accurate voltage and resistance readings. It is spot on. Gold plated leads? And belief that everything you have is also 100% accurate, even if calibrated (by whom). It has some very useful features and is pretty robust.

[@beotheguitarist]

Love this channel!

[@superpoon16]

Thank you for nice in-dept review. Look forward to your next video.

[@hagartm]

Thanks for this review!

[@Heidenspass-_-]

Danke aus Deutschland für den sehr guten Testbericht. 👍🏻

[@austinogrady8832]

For continuity.. im getting quick chirps instead of a steady tone? That's me checking to ground. What is it telling me

[@wallyj2000]

Hi, thanks for all your in-depth knowledge and review. What model would you recommend up from that one? Also you mentioned a Chinese version which is probably obtainable on Amazon Amazon or eBay what model would that be? That would include the measurements… Does not have thanks

[@Belekas35]

Hello, and which is better fluke 87v max or brymen bm869s? Which one to choose?

[@colinreid7305]

Top class reviews. Would it be possible to only compare multimeters intended for electronics and separate comparisons for electrician’s multimeters as most people will have at least two multimeters. It is rare and indeed expensive for one multimeter to cover all situations.

[@N8FDY]

Thanks, that is a good idea. Currently I only have three meters that I consider electricians meters. I will add the comparison of the three electricians meters I have to my todo list.

[@ManuelG12]

Could you do a review on unit ut117c

[@N8FDY]

The least expensive I found it was for $199, the basic DCV accuracy is 0.3% +-10, that is very poor accuracy for a 60,000 count meter. If someone gave me one I would review it, but with its low accuracy specifications I could not recommend it. The +-10 counts turn it into a 6,000 meter. The ACV accuracy is specified as 1%＋-30, a $200 meter should do better than that. You could get a Brymen BM789 for under $200, it is a 60,000 count meter with a basic DCV accuracy of 0.03%+-2 and an ACV of .5%+-30. If you want a lower priced meter from Uni-T go with the UT61E+ for $95, it is a 22,000 count and it has a basic DCV accuracy of 0.05%+-5 and an ACV accuracy of 0.8%+10. The best bargain that I know of so far is the ANENG AN870 for $43 (I will have a review posted by Sunday, unless I get side tracked). It is 20,000 count and It has a basic DCV accuracy of 0.05%+-3 and an ACV accuracy of 0.3%+3.

[@ManuelG12]

@N8FDY thank you very much for your reply

[@OGjandro]

I have both. I am an electrician lol thank you for the review. Wish I could have seen this video before but I can tell you as of now it is enough. Along with the Klein MM720.

[@itskbtv]

So the MM720 is good?

[@georgedavall9449]

@@itskbtv no

[@Robert-ug5hx]

I have the 117 for what i do its works finem i wish it had tenp on it, I also have 87 max

[@pp5tu]

Nice , TNX.

[@mrpetit2]

I think when this meter came out in 2006 (well, I believe the 115 came out in 2006, the 117 came later) it had good commercial value. But it's now 16 years later, the price for this meter hasn't dropped (it only became more expensive) and the competition completely surpassed this meter at this pricepoint. This meter should imho be priced in the $100-$125 priceclass, so more than $100 less than it's current price. This is mainly an argument for the consumer market of course. If you're buying this meter comercially, especially as a large company, the extra money doesn't matter (by then, it's probably not your money anyways 😉)