(Important Question) Can someone owning the Fluke-116 turn on their meter to the (Auto-V/LoZ) while holding down the blue HOLD button. What happens?
1545496
My advice is ring Fluke, if not, carry out your own question & see what happens, do what you're asking & the meter might likely go to some setting & never work again. My advice, don't play with things you know nothing about. CG
1651789
I will try my best to help you with your question. First the batteries need to be fully charged overnight. Next they should not be connected to any equipment in any way including ground. Next follow all the instructions for the testing procedure. When doing the test which is a very short time period as indicated in the instructions you will get the reading on the meter and it will change the longer you keep the load switch engaged, it will also get hot in the tester and smell also. This is normal as the tester is putting a 100 amp load on the battery and determines how long the battery can maintain its voltage. This is why you should not hold the load switch longer than the specified time. Use a watch to time the length of time that you keep the load switch pressed and keep an eye on the meter reading. If you have followed all the instructions to the letter and you still get a low reading I would take the new battery to a place like NAPA or Auto Zone and have it tested there. That way you will know if the tester is at fault. It is a pretty simple device and there is not much to go wrong with it. Just be careful handling the meter just after testing and hold it by the handle until it cools down. The other answers you received are spot on correct. " Slightly weak" does not give any of us the whole picture of the test being performed also it is highly unusual to find a new battery that is weak once it has been fully charged and put into service. Good luck. Harold
896987
I like to offer a speculation: for the meter to do what you hope it will do, would require a more complex sensor and circuitry. If B&D; went through the trouble of providing that they have no incentive to keep their efforts a secret. There is no reference to this in the manual.
1372810
Yes, with the unit off, depress the Power Button down and HOLD it for at least 5 seconds and look in the lower portion of the display, the icons will be displayed and change back and forth between Yards and Meters. When the "M" is displayed remove your finger from the power button and the readings will be in meters. do it all again to change back to Yards. I love mine!
1430982
I did not hook it up to a scope, but according to my volt meter it starts at the output I set it to and holds it very well even when the input changes.
1707691
no tone on continuity.. resistance is auto ranging. tone feature in most meters is useless any way as the sound is not loud enough to be helpful... i use a piezo and 9 v battery with some alligator leads to be able to check continuity over a distance. mostly good features on this unit except the current measurement is only up to 350ma on first setting and 10 amp on the second. otherwise this is a nice meter for the price.
1416041
You can try it, worse case just send it back, but I don't think it will work. Maybe you could see if you can mount it on your meter. It's a very helpful tool.
1655931
No, you need not hold the switch, it has a click into 'on' spot. You could lock it on, then have a on/off switch on the cord. The speed control dial is at the far end from the grinder head, near the wire and water inlet, so you could control that from afar too. I have not used this tool hard or daily, but have used off and on for a couple of years: is solid, dependable, a nice tool. MP
1469941
I'm not exactly sure if I'm answering right, but pressing the HOLD button freezes the screen & captures the reading when the HOLD button was pressed. (Doesn't store highest voltage in memory) Perhaps the REL button might be something your interested in? I copied & pasted info from the EX330 manual that explains the REL button. The relative measurement feature allows you to make measurements relative to a stored reference value. A reference voltage, current, etc. can be stored so that subsequent measurements can be made in comparison to that value. The displayed value is the difference between the reference value and the measured value. 1. Perform the measurement as described in the operating instructions. 2. Press the REL button to store the reading (the REL indicator will appear on the display). 3. The display will now indicate the difference between stored value and subsequent measurements. 4. Press the REL button to exit the relative mode. Note: The Relative mode is not available when measuring Frequency or Duty Cycle.
2057477
dont know technical of it. but I would say no. off/auto means its off until automatically activated in the water.
2270103
It changes the meter' s scale range. The decimal point will move as the scale changes. Though some changes may not move if your using a function where range(s) do not apply as with the Diode test function which also doubles as a continuity tester. Note that on voltage setting if your reading "OL" then press the "REL" button till a measurement is shown. FYI "LO" also means low battery (inside meter). I'm guessing REL is Relative to? Which was probably lost in translation. (Japanese, English, 3 dialects Philippine, Spanish, and Hawaiian, is spoken here at work... I feel like Yelson in from the movie; Iron Man 1.. Hah!)
1925345
Most everything I use the meter for is DC components. If you're seeing activity behind the decimal point, these readings may be negligible in higher current readings and the percentage of error would be low. In lower amperage circuitry I use an inline ammeter to increase the accuracy. As an added note, my Fluke meter does the same. It zeros when the button is pushed and then begins to exhibit low readings behind the decimal point when released.Hope this helps.BG
2191312
Yes, it auto shuts down after about 30 secs of inactivity... it's kind of a pain to keep poking the scale when I'm measuring stuff.
560534
Yes it is totally automatic. When you turn the water on it will start the meter and stop when you turn the water off. It has both an accumulative and session counter so that you can track the total amount of water or individual areas one at a time. I have 3 of these units and I love them all.
1428768
Only at the mains. This is a whole house meter. They have plug in appliance modules that you can turn the unit on or off
75412
Yes, and the meter includes a K-type bead thermometer probe.You can use a variety of other K-type probes with a K-type adapter (bought separately), also available as a separate accessory from Fluke and even some other companies.
1205764
If your meter has a standard K-type jack, it should work. It works fine with myCen-Tech Fluke knock-off from Harbor Freight.