That $600 Fluke meter I dropped off the ladder last month

I spent $600 on a Fluke 287 back in 2018 because I was tired of cheap multimeters giving bad readings on bus voltages. Dropped it off a 12-foot ladder onto concrete last month and the screen just went dark, no damage to the case at all. Anyone had luck getting Fluke to fix one of these out of warranty or am I looking at buying another?

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the_kim21d ago

Must be nice having the kind of luck where your gear breaks inside a perfect case. That's like having a car that won't start but the paint job is immaculate. Fluke will probably want $400 just to look at it and then tell you the main board is fried on top of that. At that price you might as well buy a new 287 and sell the dead one on eBay as a "parts only" unit to some guy who thinks he can fix it. Betting there's a cracked solder joint or a busted ribbon cable inside, but cracking that case open voids whatever tiny chance you had at a free repair.

lewis.mila21d ago

Did you try the "oven trick" on yours? I baked a dead scope once, stupid as it sounds, and it actually worked for about six months before croaking for good.