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News Release from: Fluke (UK) | Subject: 179 DMM
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 November 2002
DMM is ideal maintenance tool
Fluke's 179 DMM offers features that make it an ideal general purpose maintenance tool for industrial technicians and engineers.
Fluke's 179 DMM offers features that make it an ideal general purpose maintenance tool for industrial technicians and engineers With a category IV safety rating, the easy-to-use true-RMS meter comes complete with a thermocouple temperature probe and the unique Fluke lifetime warranty
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 2 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Fluke 179 DMM is a precision measurement tool designed specifically for demanding front-line industrial, electrical and electronic technicians and engineers for use up to 1000V and 10A, AC and DC.
It features an exclusive Fluke-designed true-RMS engine for AC readings, and accuracy up to 0.09% for DC measurements.
The bright, backlit display offers 6000 counts of resolution and an analogue bar graph.
Frequency, capacitance and resistance ranges are up to 100kHz, 10kF and 50Mohm, respectively.
The 179 comes complete with a 80BK type-K bead thermocouple.
This has a convenient one-piece construction that simply plugs into the meter when required.
The DMM measures and displays temperatures in the range from -40 to +260C.
Readouts may be in F if desired.
The Fluke 179 has an ergonomically tapered-case design that incorporates an integrated protective holster for use even in very harsh environments.
In addition, the meter offers enhanced troubleshooting features which include min/max/avg recording, with an audible warning, autohold, and display hold.
It offers impressive speed, as the display powers-up and presents measurement readings twice as fast as other multimeters.
The innovative battery access door allows the user to change the batteries without opening the complete case and breaking the calibration seal.
Fluke also designed in ToolPak compatibility for the 170 Series meters.
The ToolPak option provides convenient strap and magnet hangers for maximum versatility, freeing the user's hands to hold both test leads for safe and effective operation. Request a free brochure from Fluke (UK) ...
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