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Michael
- Jan 1, 1970
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Hi there - a while ago I made a thread about recommendations for high
end multimeters. I ended up deciding to get the Fluke 189/FVF2. I put
in my order for it last week, and just heard back from Fluke (I am
buying direct through them) that it is no longer being made!!!
Apparently, the 189 needs some special custom IC that they have run
out of stock of, and for whatever reason cannot get more stock of. So
they're just killing the line.
I can still order from a distributor that has stock - but it worries
me. I mean - I certainly suspect this means that there will be a
replacement for the 189 soon.
So, fine people of SED, what do you think? Get a 189? Wait for a new
model? Any other models I should be looking at?
Also - I asked them if there was a new one coming out, and they said
they couldn't tell me because they don't want to let their competition
know anything. Fluke has competition in the high end handheld
multimeter market? I had always thought that they were the only player
in town.
Anyways though - I think it's a fairly sure thing that a new one will
come out - but I just wonder when. I'd rather not spend $500 on a
multimeter just to have it be outdated in a month...
Thoughts?
Thanks,
-Michael
end multimeters. I ended up deciding to get the Fluke 189/FVF2. I put
in my order for it last week, and just heard back from Fluke (I am
buying direct through them) that it is no longer being made!!!
Apparently, the 189 needs some special custom IC that they have run
out of stock of, and for whatever reason cannot get more stock of. So
they're just killing the line.
I can still order from a distributor that has stock - but it worries
me. I mean - I certainly suspect this means that there will be a
replacement for the 189 soon.
So, fine people of SED, what do you think? Get a 189? Wait for a new
model? Any other models I should be looking at?
Also - I asked them if there was a new one coming out, and they said
they couldn't tell me because they don't want to let their competition
know anything. Fluke has competition in the high end handheld
multimeter market? I had always thought that they were the only player
in town.
Anyways though - I think it's a fairly sure thing that a new one will
come out - but I just wonder when. I'd rather not spend $500 on a
multimeter just to have it be outdated in a month...
Thoughts?
Thanks,
-Michael