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Nice, would appreciate more accurate thermometer
3.0
This is nice because is has a backlight and top side probe connections. True RMS feature may also come in handy.
My understanding based on its spec sheet and talking to Tequipment and Fluke technical support is that the temperature accuracy is 1% =/-18 (i.e. 1% /- 1.8 degrees F., since resolution is 0.1 deg. F, the 18 translates to 18 times 0.1. So, at 100 degrees., you have an accuracy of -/1 2.8 deg. F. at 32 degrees, =/-2.12 deg. F.
Since this is marketed to HVAC people and temperature is important, this degree of accuracy is outside the boundaries of what I would like as a customer. I purchased it to replace a Fluke 16.
The old Fluke 16 I was trying to replace (good meter, providing it to other staff joining me) has an accuracy of =/-1% 1.5 deg. F over the range 14 to 75 deg. F. This was slightly better, but still outside what I wanted it to be. Thus we purchased the new one, expecting it to be better (hopefully) in the area of temperature measurement. It is not.
It has been sitting in my spare tool bag for the most part. We break it out once in awhile, but the Fluke 16 has a nice feature where there are not as many rotary dial settings, meaning we don't have to switch it back and forth so much to do our work.
I expect it to last a long time, even in heavy use. Well made and it does meet the spec for temp. measurement advertised. Just don't expect great accuracy for HVAC work.
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Bob on
Feb 12, 2014
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