Awesome Inexpensive Fluke 15B+ Multimeter - Testing & Thoughts

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Inspired by AVE's video here: • Video
Interesting little meter here that you can pick up online for less than $80 shipped! And so far everything looks legit and it compares nicely to the Keithley 2000 which is a calibrated 6.5digit bench top meter. This one is the Fluke 15B+, but looks like there's a 12 and 17 series out there as well... not sure what the differences are - bought this one on an impulse one late night :) Package showed up 2 weeks later and here it is! loving it so far, but we'll see how everything holds up a year from now - I can be pretty rough on my meters.
UPDATE: EEVblog did do a teardown of the 17B (pretty close to the 15B): • EEVblog #344 - Fluke 1...
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@marhar2 8 лет назад

I got the 17b after seeing EEVlog's teardown. I love it! Only thing I wish it had was backlit LCD.

@BustersCNCchannel 8 лет назад

AVE's must have boosted sales for imported flukes after his youtube video I did the same after watching his review and headed over to a popular auction site and purchased the 17B+ for £80, took ages to arrive but am really impressed with it.

@x10iman 8 лет назад

Thanks for the review. I was searching for a meter with such accurate uA scale.

@jps.76 7 лет назад

A Al-Jahwari I

@michaelcranstoun8296 4 года назад

I just bought a 15B+ from Amazon. No complaints, just hope the switch lasts longer than my cheaper Commercial Electric meter, that I've had 3 years. No more cheap meters for me. This meter is more suitable (calibrated)for low voltage electronics use,not usually what an electrician would use. Compared to my other meter, voltage and resistance measurements were similar, but capacitance measurements were much more accurate. This was quicker to compute values, and the values don't "jump around " like lesser quality meters. Just what you'd expect from a Fluke. I like it.

@headstonegraveyards5370 8 лет назад

I've bought my Fluke 18b+ almost a year ago and I have to tell you guys, it is awesome. It is a rugged, stable and accurate meter. The only thing that annoys me is the short power off time that wouldn't change even if you push buttons or turn the rotatory switch.

@aneeshprasobhan 7 лет назад

just hold the yellow button while turning the device ON...The auto power off will get disabled

@shawnwaterssw 6 лет назад

Thinking about picking one up.I have the Fluke 179. I don't want to haul it around in my bag. What type of equipment testing do you do with yours ?

@lasersbee 8 лет назад

Opps... TLDR... Good simple basic test. Have a peek at Dave Jone's EEVblog channel. He has looked at the cheaper Fluke meters and compared them to others. After seeing those vids I bought a Fluke 15B and later a 17B as well as recently a Bryman BM235 that Dave sells.

@yudisetiadi8116 3 года назад

Thanks mate! It is explained everything that I expected, of the fluke that I would like to buy.

@NoiseEverywhere 8 лет назад

Yep, bought myself the same one after watching AVE. It was delivered a week ago. First time I've got a decent multimeter. :)

@Diamonddrake 8 лет назад

When you take a meter apart what you are looking for is input protection, HRC fuses, Isolation slots, and other evidence that it won't explode if you hook it up to 600 volts.

@aneeshprasobhan 7 лет назад

I guess you watch EEVBlog

@bme77 7 лет назад

You can't use it for pwm measurments because is not true RMS meter.But is good for standard measurments.

@yasha8951 7 лет назад

I've the same meter and I really like it

@aneeshprasobhan 7 лет назад

turn the knob to milli Volts DC and the zero reading keeps going to negative after going from positive without the probes touching anything..have you experienced the same thing ?

@andrianhuang 3 года назад

@@aneeshprasobhan That's normal (?) These kind of meters are sensitive enough to pick up small electrical noises (e.g. from the mains), which is what the probes pick up when they are not connected to anything. That's why when u short the probes together the reading instantly goes to 0

@tylerufen 5 лет назад

So, did it hold calibration?

@karlhowell8079 8 лет назад

Received from Ali today .. nice meter .. thanks for the review

@aneeshprasobhan 7 лет назад

Hey....Turn the device into milliVolt mode and see if the reading stays still....Mine keeps going negative when the probes are not touching anthing....but when probes are shorted, it shows zero...Are you seeing the same problem ?

@Neo-mw1pp 4 года назад

Should have compared readings with your Mastech also!

@proyectosledar 8 лет назад

true rms?

@Kevindarrah 8 лет назад

+Proyectos LED hmm, doesn't look like it :( I'll have to test that out

@zemlickapetr 8 лет назад

No, it's not. The lowest TrueRMS Fluke model that I can think of would be.. 114, but that's an electrician's DMM.

@cristiandone5749 5 лет назад

Gaston, me acabo de comprar un 15b a 18 dolares y pico con envio incluido en Ebay... sospechosamente barato... si te interesa cuando llegue te digo que onda en tu canal...

@JojoCruzSolano 10 месяцев назад

sir what is the diffence of fluke 15B+ and fluke 15B max. i saw some model

@iantcroft 3 года назад

Great videos thanks! Have you done a detailed test of the meter after time and usage? Also have you tested any of the supercheap Aneng multimeters? Thanks.

@NearFarMedia 8 лет назад

Nice one! That performed really well. I've used a Fluke 116 DMM for my everyday for years, and it's been very reliable. I wonder how the Chinese Flukes hold up? Looks pretty good though.

@alexstickney156 5 лет назад

Do you think when you "get in the mud" with micro amp test the minor loss could be in the jumper you were using? I have a 15B+ and love it. Never use it for that fine a measurement. Nice video. Thx.

@georgedavall9449 Месяц назад

Do what?? 😯

@kilsof 4 года назад

awesome review boss.. i have a problem..my 15b+ unable to zeros on vdc and it stuck on 24vdc drop to 15vdc if backlight switch on..what should i do?

@lukasnejezchleb1550 8 лет назад

hello, what type of welder do you use in your 8x8x8 RGB cube project? thanks

@electricaltech4u45 5 лет назад

Can we measure 4to 20 map

@rizkyp 8 лет назад

You should contact Joe Smith to test the meter let see if it holdup just like other flukes.

@isprithul 6 лет назад

Where's the video after a year?

@aneeshprasobhan 7 лет назад

bbro, so after 1 year how is the calibration ?? Is it stll working

@aneeshprasobhan 7 лет назад

Hey...I bought it....But the millivolts DC kdoesnt have zero reading untill I touch the probes together :(

@finnigan16 7 лет назад

That's normal, it's picking up electrical noise from the environment around you which you short to 0 when you touch the probes together.

@TylerTimoJ 8 лет назад

Looks cool. Too bad I'm stuck with my thrift store multimeter.

@kaybhee6 2 года назад

not trms,, avg type

@TY1979KA 7 лет назад

a year has passed hows the fluke holding up?

@Kevindarrah 7 лет назад

still working great!

@adlerweb 8 лет назад

There is no Agilent.

@nilp0inter2 7 лет назад

This was 1 year ago, how about a new measurement?

@matthewsullivan3581 5 лет назад

These are awesome if your using it for small stuff. I’m not sure I would trust my life to this thing. There has to be a reason they are so cheap? Right? I have the 15B+ but I’ve never used it on anything over 120vac. Just be careful people. Safety/Testing equipment isn’t an area you should skimp on. ⚡️

@Brian-uq6jm 4 года назад

I've seen Joe Smith test the 17B+ using some high voltage transients and seems like Fluke didn't skimp on these Chinese made meters one bit.

@relampago1381 4 года назад

BUEN MULTIMETRO.

@ShopNo2Vn 3 года назад

I ask for permission from Reaction.

@insomnia--- 4 года назад

I also u same model like u bro.. For me better than other cheap meter :)

@robfel68 8 лет назад

Where online can you pick up this Fluke 15B+ for 80$ shipped? Cheers from sweden!!!

@Kevindarrah 8 лет назад

+robfel68 just throw "Fluke 15B+" into google, click the shopping tab and you'll figure out the rest, good luck!

@AleksandarKospenda 8 лет назад

+robfel68 try gearbes $75 there. They ship from NL if you decide to pay $12 for shipping (4-7 day). or 10-25 days for free shipping. Also they are very customs friendly. They can alter your invoice if you ask them.

@robfel68 8 лет назад

Thank you my friend.

@magnets1000 8 лет назад

+robfel68 They're on aliexpress for $80 shipped

@jpalm32 8 лет назад

Instructions in English??

@mattibboss 8 лет назад

instructions unclear, dick stuck in a vise you don't need a manual for a meter? for what?

@kaybhee6 3 года назад

t rms

@MrUlloveit 8 лет назад

So what this means is that Fluke can build a great product for for a lesser price, but in turn decides to sell it to another country for a great price but decides to sell it to it's US customers under a different model # and charge us twice as much!!! Makes me want to buy their products.... NOT!!!!

@jeanpaulletada2969 2 года назад

Use...L

@jnewman4033 7 лет назад

many of these are counterfeit - but ok for the money..

@aneeshprasobhan 7 лет назад

they are not counterfeit...Its Fluke official

@harri9885 6 лет назад

They are actually official Fluke products, the difference is that they are made in china. At least here in the EU they have decent warranty. I advise you to look at the resistors and fuses inside this thing, you can stick it up to high voltage and high current crap as you would with any Fluke. That's what most cheapo multimeters fail at.

@Brian-uq6jm 4 года назад

There's literally no Fluke counterfeits.

@tablatronix 8 лет назад

I wonder why Fluke uses such terrible old lcd displays. Transflective lcds are not even new technology, they seem to use traditional lcds though with terrible contrast.