Fluke 3000 FC Wireless Digital Multimeter

I mean it's fluke, what can I say. It's perfect device and the connection with the cellphone, or tablet, it's a really awesome feature!! it allows you not only to see a reflection of the measurements but also you can graph your values over time with the capture mode. It's like a scope!! but with one second sampling time so is not exactly a scope but really close and really nice. The build quality is excellent as you may know.

Works as described

Nice kit! Wish this kit also had the DC meter and amp meter in it, but I cant complain, i bought them also! I use this in a 3phase 480d and 277y industrial power setups. The current meters are nice, and the flex clamps make them that much nicer. Love having a flexible and accurate way to get around wires and various contact leads. The no fear of metal clamps hitting a 800A buss bar while trying to loop on to is worth its weight in gold. The respond very fast, faster then I was expecting. The inrush function is also nice, but I suspect if you have a varying load on start up, you may want to log. It appears to look at the highest value then stop as soon as the current drops. Makes inductance readings on a loaded motor a little more dynamic then this function calls for. I have attached 2 pictures, of a 10hp 480y on start up running a tight belted fan. Our environment is so electrically noisy the meter will always read .1-.3amps, but at home will read 0 to .1. In this high noise environment the wireless range is still about 30 feet! I have yet to bottom this meter out but seen it still responds good through the range. I have also attached its graphing for a wye delta start motor. The AC meter is nice tool for single phase logging. It came with some nice clamps to latch onto buss bars and other fastening nuts. My only complaint is that I wish it would have the ability to latch to 3 phase and a ground, give you voltage reading from phase to phase and phase to ground references. The cables are of good length and quality, tips are changeable. Responds fast, still has great range and speed. I might even buy 2 more of these just to log voltage and current on all 3 phase. The multimeter is of good quality, I have not used this as much, but does help fill in the gap the other that came with this kit cant. I have checked resistance and voltage with my in cal fluke scope and found readings where spot on other then lead resistance. Keep in mind this meter will not do high current. Its limited to 400mA and its fused. I have used it for 4-20mA loop just to see its functionality and although did not read precisely as the fluke process meter, it would give you a very good idea on the output and functioning status of the loop. It should also be noted the process meter I used in the loop had 2 more digits for the mA reading. the magnet hanging straps are the best thing since Betty White, sadly most of the cabinets and housing at my job are stainless steel, luckily the back plane and most conduit connectors are plain steel! All the cords are of good quality, but sadly the current loops are not changeable and when they wear out you will have to purchase new or crack the unit open (hopefully not break it, not serviceable) and solder new ones in.

Gutes Preis Leistungsverhältnis

The meters themselves seem fine and good quality. Unfortunately the wireless connection is complete garbage. It cannot stay connected for more than a few feet, and when it drops, it does not gracefully reconnect and continue logging. I even went so far as to keep everyting within 2 feet of eachother and not walk around. Couple tips: 1. The cell phone app seems to be the "best" as you can see graphs for all 3 phases on a single plot. 2. The order you press the connect button in the app determines if it is Black, Red, or Blue Phase. I labled my units Black/Red/Blue to be sure i always click connect in correct order. 3. There are two windows apps out there SW3000CNX and SW3000FC. Make sure you use the FC software for these FC units. The software looks the same, but doesnt work. I also found right clicking "run as administrator" may be necessary. Overall this is a complete disappointment for me. Frankly I would get better results just propping the meters up in front of a webcam!