Fluke Fluke 179 vs 77-4 Digital Multimeters


 


Comparison of the Fluke 179 and 77-4 Digital Multimeters:



Fluke 179 is the top of the line offering in the popular 170 series, able to measure frequency, capacitance, and resistance as well as tempurature in both F and C, all on a 6000 count display for better resolution.

Fluke 77-4 is an affordable digital multimeter that improves on the original 70 series. The multimeter has a large backlight display that makes working in darkers areas a possibility and measures a wide 1000 V range with 0.3% accuracy.

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 Feature / Model 179 77-4
Application Field Service Field Service
AC/DC Amps Yes Yes
Frequency Yes Yes
Capacitance Yes Yes
Temperature No No
Diode Testing Yes Yes
LoZ (ghost voltage detection) No No
VoltAlertTM (non-contact AC voltage detection) No No


ModelFluke 77-4Fluke 179
ProductINDUSTRIAL MULTIMETER, 1000V CAT IIIFluke 179 ESFP True-RMS AC/DC Digital Multimeter, 1000V with Analog Bargraph,...
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StyleHand-HeldHand-Held
Measures AC VYesYes
Measures DC VYesYes
Measures AC AYesYes
Measures DC AYesYes
True RMSNoYes
Maximum Voltage AC1000 V1000 V
Resolution AC Volts1 V (1000 mV)0.1 mV
Maximum Voltage DC1000 V1000 V
Resolution DC Volts1 V (1000 mV)0.1 mV
Maximum Current AC10 A10 A
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