Fluke out of luck

Tubetec said:

I found a Model 187 at a fair price , had it sent , initially seemed to function fine , but upon closer inspection the positive probe jack showed signs of metal fatigue and poor contact ,a common fault in these series of meter .
From what I gather in the states Fluke, through some of its bigger suppliers will sell you the part ($20 from Newark), but in Europe it apparently has to go back to Fluke's service centre and they dont supply the parts even to 'legit' fluke service agents .
Ebay has the part but  but by the time it adds its tax duty and shipping its ending up more like $60 for a part that weights maybe 10 grams .

I contacted the guy who sold me the meter  and he's agreed to refund me part of the already small money I paid , so that end is all settled amicably. I have of course verified that the basic fuctioning/cal of the unit is according to spec ,
but I still need to fix the unit  in a cost effective manner  , anyone have any ideas?


I did see Pucho's post from around 2012 ,same issue , is that meter still going now  I wonder ?

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Tubetec said:

I found a Model 187 at a fair price , had it sent , initially seemed to function fine , but upon closer inspection the positive probe jack showed signs of metal fatigue and poor contact ,a common fault in these series of meter .
From what I gather in the states Fluke, through some of its bigger suppliers will sell you the part ($20 from Newark), but in Europe it apparently has to go back to Fluke's service centre and they dont supply the parts even to 'legit' fluke service agents .
Ebay has the part but  but by the time it adds its tax duty and shipping its ending up more like $60 for a part that weights maybe 10 grams .

I contacted the guy who sold me the meter  and he's agreed to refund me part of the already small money I paid , so that end is all settled amicably. I have of course verified that the basic fuctioning/cal of the unit is according to spec ,
but I still need to fix the unit  in a cost effective manner  , anyone have any ideas?


I did see Pucho's post from around 2012 ,same issue , is that meter still going now  I wonder ?

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Tubetec said:

Well I got the old part extracted cleanly ,the most difficult bit of the operation ,
Im still  infuriated the spare  is only available to the public in the US and not in Europe .
Apparently I can order stock from Newarks catalogue from Farnell here , and they'll gladly relieve me of 30 euro/3 day  shipping for the pleasure , marginally cheaper than Ebay ,but still a feels like extortion .
I could try to  bodge up the old connector but a meter of that quality deserves a proper new part for peace of mind .

Anyone know an EU source for Fluke spares ?

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Tubetec said:

I have a few friends who ended up in the states alright , but Ive more or less lost contact over the 20 odd years .

I have people in Canada alright , might be possible to get it done that way .

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