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Complete kit allows you to efficiently test to all local regulations without opening the charging station.

Check ground fault, insulation of wires, voltage and duty cycle all in one adapter.

Designed to test function and safety of EV charging stations mode 3 for AC charging.

Motor control systems used in critical manufacturing processes are becoming increasingly complex, which makes it more challenging than ever to keep them at peak performance. Equipment failure is expensive, whether due to the cost of replacing parts or lost production. The Fluke 378 FC Non-Contact Voltage True-RMS AC/DC Clamp Meter tests 3-phase voltage and current and detects power quality issues—all with one tool. Because motor failure can cause mechanical and electrical issues, it is important...

Whether you’re holding a Fluke meter or not, measurement is a part of everyday life. In many ways, precision measurement is more a part of our lives than we’re aware of. From atomic clocks and precision satellites communicating to offer reliable GPS in your car or on your phone, even down to the phone itself. The science of measurement keeps our every day running, but it also plays a large role in industrial measurement, asset maintenance, and the future of factories. Era of digital transformation...

Did you catch the Fluke tools used in a recent Linus Tech Tips video?   In the video, Linus is reviewing a new computer, a gaming desktop. To ensure a portion of the computer is running correctly, the Cryo Chamber, Linus hooks up a couple Fluke thermocouple thermometers to verify. He rigs up the desktop with four thermal probes from two Fluke 52 II Dual Probe Digital Thermometers. The four probes are each placed in a different place on the computer to monitor temperature: (1) Intake (2) Exhaust...

This video will demonstrate how the Fluke 729 Automatic Pressure Calibrator automatically regulates pressure, even during a slow pressure leak. { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": " How to overcome pressure leaks during calibration by using the Fluke 729 Automatic Pressure Calibrator ", "description": "", "transcript": "This video will demonstrate how the Fluke 729 Automatic Pressure Calibrator automatically regulates pressure, even during a slow pressure leak. One...

Compressed air systems are the heart of many production and processing facilities—compressors beating out a healthy air flow through multiple branches of distribution piping to a myriad of critical equipment. Taking care of compressed air systems is, therefore, necessary to ensure they remain healthy and energy waste is minimized. There are two primary considerations gauging the health of a compressed air system: leaks and waste. Leaks happen Air leaks are common occurrences that waste compressed...

Dear Fluke Customer, Fluke Corporation has identified a potential safety issue affecting certain Fluke 83V, 87V and 88V Digital Multimeters (‘Fluke 8x V series DMMs’). As a precautionary measure, Fluke has decided to alert customers to the potential safety issue, and request that users perform a simple check to verify the unit is not impacted by the safety issue. ISSUE DESCRIPTION: Fluke 8x V series DMMs in the following serial number range may have plastic material intrusion in the COM input...

There are five vital measurements that could be causing problems in your electrical distribution system that you may be missing even with a True-rms digital multimeter. While the digital multimeter is a valuable and indispensable tool for the electrical professional, it does have limitations. A multimeter may be able to alert you to one of these five issues, but be prepared to use a power quality analyzer to dig in further and uncover these hidden potential problems. Those measurements are: 1. Harmonic...

When you buy from an authorized Fluke distributor or directly from Fluke, you benefit from the original manufacturer’s warranty. Learn how to protect yourself from grey market products and counterfeit Fluke tools.

Durable EVA foam case and divider to safely carry most multimeters

Durable EVA foam case with pockets to safely carry most smaller multimeters and accessories

Hall Effect clamp meters can measure both ac and dc current up to the kilohertz (1000 Hz) range

The performance of temperature transmitters and related instruments can decline, especially in the harsh environments found in industrial settings. Temperature transmitter calibration maintains reliability and uptime. Fluke calibrators, such as the Fluke 724 Temperature Calibrator or the Fluke 754 Documenting Process Calibrator, can provide the three things necessary to accurately calibrate a temperature transmitter – sourcing temperature, providing loop power and measuring the resulting output...

Thermocouples and RTDs are the most common sensors used in process temperature measurements. Simulating a process sensor signal into a process instrument or control system input enables a technician to verify whether the device responds correctly to the temperature measured by the instrument. There are many ways to perform RTD and thermocouple simulation for testing purposes. You can use a mV dc source and a mV vs temperature look up table for simulating thermocouples or a resistance decade box...

Fluke’s assortment of clamp meters has been engineered to address a wide variety of needs, from routine tasks to specialty projects.

Clamp meters with flexible coil probes can fit into tight spaces

Fluke multimeters tested by Adam Savage. Trusted tool recommendation for budget multimeter review.

Locate potential mechanical problems in conveyors and partial discharges in electric grids.

Temperature transmitter calibrations are often performed without taking into account temperature sensor performance. For many processes this has been an acceptable practice, although the sensor typically contributes more errors than the transmitter. This practice can be problematic for critical process measurements or those that need a higher degree of confidence or accuracy. Testing the transmitter and its respective process sensor together provides a more complete test. If performed with the proper...

See the advantages of automating temperature calibration, different ways to achieve automation, and the general steps required. Plus, see related resources.

Temperature transmitter calibrations are often performed without taking into account temperature sensor performance. For many processes this has been an acceptable practice, although the sensor typically contributes more errors than the transmitter. This practice can be problematic for critical process measurements or those that need a higher degree of confidence or accuracy. Testing the transmitter and its respective process sensor together provides a more complete test. If performed with the proper...

Highly successful manufacturing plants rank high in availability, performance, and quality. A plant’s most substantial capital investments are in their facilities and equipment, and most manufacturing systems are built to meet a specific capacity level that meets demand. This is why capacity maintenance is critical to the success, and competitiveness, of manufacturing plants today. The more efficiently a company can produce a product, the more products it can produce at a lower cost which results...

Reopening the world in the wake of a pandemic brings new health and safety concerns. Much of the emphasis has been on personal hygiene, such as hand washing, social distancing, and face covering. But as industries begin to open, a new normal awaits them where personal hygiene must extend to shared work surfaces. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends regular cleaning of your frequently touched surfaces. Maintenance technicians, electricians, and others who share tools need to understand and...

Custody transfer operations in the oil and gas business requires some of the most precise measurements in all of industry. As part of custody transfer, technicians routinely calibrate all the pressure and temperature transmitters involved in the flow of oil and gas as well as the pressure in the pipelines and related equipment themselves.Fluke offers both handheld and desktop precision pressure calibrators and test gauges accurate and rugged enough for gas and custody applications. Plus, many of...

Learn how using Fluke airborne particle counters in healthcare facilities helps meet IAQ standards and contamination testing.

Testing medical gases and piping systems in healthcare facilities and hospitals presents multiple challenges for maintenance teams. Learn why efficient leak detection is critical.

Learn how to avoid calibration drift on control valve positioners as part of your preventive maintenance program.

Pairing a Fluke dry well with a handheld documenting calibrator allows for a complete field temperature sensor calibration solution.

How to find hot spots in electrical systems using a thermal camera. Learn what to look for and understand what causes emissivity anomalies during inspections.

Using a megger for insulation resistance testing capacitors and high voltage components.

Best tools for monitoring heat loss, detecting moisture, indoor air quality and HVAC systems to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings.

Keeping all the components of a facility running safely and efficiently is no easy task. And nobody knows that better than maintenance managers. Tracking the operational health of all those components is key to preventing unexpected failures and costly downtime. The trouble is, routine maintenance checks often miss recurring problems. If maintenance technicians aren’t taking readings at the right moment, an intermittent fault can go undetected until it escalates into a full-fledged failure. The...

Discover how to use a thermal camera for tank level measurement and inspection. See practical tips for getting the best thermal readings.

Learn how Fluke shifted resources to meet the global demand for PPE face shields in the fight against COVID-19.

How to perform a verification test on analog vs digital pressure gauges. Both analog and digital process gauges need to be verified to detect errors related to drift, environment, electrical supply, addition of components to the output loop, and other process changes

Accurate calibration of pressure switches is a critical step in ensuring process quality and the safe operation of equipment. The setup is like pressure gauge calibration except now a voltage or continuity across a set of switch contacts needs to be read either by a digital multimeter or the calibrator. The purpose of the calibration is to detect and correct errors in the set point and dead band of the pressure switch. Calibrators can save you time by reducing steps and reducing the amount of equipment...

How to perform risk assessments when using Energized Electrical Work Permits (EEWPs). Anyone working with electricity is responsible for electrical safety and identifying hazards.

Rotating machinery can be some of the riskiest equipment you work with. Keep everyone safe around dangerous machinery with these three tips: Limit time close to rotating machinery. Know what machinery is faulty before a hazardous condition occurs. Increase preventive maintenance routes. 1. Limit time close to rotating machinery When working near rotating machinery, always be careful of moving shafts and other components and whenever possible work away from potential dangers. Adding wireless tools...

It's important to select the proper pump and gauge to match the testing application at hand—a good guideline is the testing device should be 4-10 times more accurate than the device being tested.

Gas custody transfer flow computers that calculate flow in pipelines by measuring the differential pressure across a flow restriction, such as an orifice plate or other differential pressure flow device, require special calibration to perform at optimum accuracy.

Classic methods for pressure switch testing have been superseded with the introduction of new pressure test tools. Today most pressure switches are tested with a pressure gauge mounted to a pump to supply and measure pressure, and a digital multimeter set to continuity to verify the opening and closing of the switch. The technician or electrician making the test is required to interpret the pressure applied to the switch when the continuity beeper sounds indicating contact closure of the switch....

A pressure comparator is a convenient instrument for bench pressure calibration. Bench calibrations are performed to maintain reference conditions and to obtain the lowest possible uncertainties. The bench is also a convenient place to inspect, adjust, and repair the devices under test.

A deadweight tester is a proven method of pressure calibration that is usually chosen for bench applications when accuracy and reliability are the top requirements. Calibrations are performed at the bench for convenience and to maintain reference conditions.

Verifying and documenting the performance and adjusting a HART smart pressure transmitter can require a bucket full of tools. Performing this task with a HART enabled calibrator like the Fluke 754 simplifies the task and reduces what you need to carry.

Learn which calibration tools are best for improving optimization and quality in process manufacturing plants including chemical processing, nuclear power, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper.

Improving energy efficiency and building performance through retro-commissioning entails commissioning older buildings that need fine tuning or were not properly commissioned initially.

If your compressed air system is under-performing, your connected equipment will be too. Learn how to monitor and prioritize which air leaks to fix using the Fluke ii900 LeakQ mode.

Inspecting electrical utility substations and lines with thermal imaging. What to expect and what you might find.

Learn why on all current clamps and current clamp accessories, there is an arrow placed close to the beak or inside the beak opening.

How to diagnose a high voltage surge arrester with a Fluke thermal imaging camera.

The most important step in any measurement process is setting up your measurement device correctly. Do this incorrectly and you can find out your data is useless after a measurement cycle of days or weeks. That means starting all over again—if you can.

Variable-speed motors and drives are normally much more efficient than fixed-speed types, but even they don’t always work at peak efficiency. An analysis of VSDs at one drinking water pumping station helped save over 20% of energy costs – repaying many thousands of Euros every year. Load measurement at input and output of a VSD   The main energy cost for water companies comes from pumping water up from the well and through the network. Variable-speed drives match output to demand and so help...

How to find the root cause of production line stoppage and reduce downtime in manufacturing.

Every process technician knows that the most difficult part about doing calibration in the field is getting all the hoses connected properly. Using the thread seal tape to seal up all the connections and having to take the time to reseal every time you perform calibrations. Not only is that time-consuming, but it could also lead to leak issues that throw off your measurements. In this video we're going to look at the best practices for doing a pressure calibration and what accessories, like fittings...

Power Quality loggers are often placed in the field for long periods, so most don’t have a display. Besides attracting attention and so increasing the chance of theft, a display is simply not needed as you don’t normally use a logger for troubleshooting. Successful analysis is therefore all about gathering data. Somehow, you need to communicate with the logger. You need to tell it what and how to measure, and then download the data. With no display, a logger’s communication links are critical,...

Most of us work in tech support departments and one of the most frequently asked questions we receive is: how to set up a energy logger or power analyzer. We’re always happy to help so we’ve created a video that shows how you can easily setup an Energy Logger from the Fluke 173x series. Fluke 1736 Three-Phase Power Logger The power logger used in this video was the Fluke 1736 Three-Phase Power Logger. Fluke 1736 Three-Phase Power Logger Key measurements: Automatically log voltage, current,...

Grid connected photovoltaic systems are growing in importance as sustainable energy sources. The DC power of the solar panels is converted into an AC power by inverters. These are transformerless and, besides generating AC current, also inject a small DC Current. Excessive DC current injection into an AC network can cause problems like transformer saturation, however, which will cause additional losses and reduce transformer lifetime. For measuring these DC components, we need a Power Quality Analyzer...

Flickering lights can have an adverse effect on health, causing fatigue, lack of concentration, migraines and in some cases, epileptic shock. The severity of reaction and sensitivity varies from person to person. Some people can see a higher rate of flickering light than others. Fluorescent lamps can occasionally develop a fault that can cause them to have noticeable flicker. While health effects are a main concern, the production line of an industrial plant can also be affected. Workers can feel...

How to measure current with a digital multimeter plus clamp accessory.

Understand the effects of wind on thermography. Forced convection can come in the form of wind, a fan or even a pump, and the result of this forced convection will affect the target temperature.

Transformer infrared inspections can show you abnormal thermal overload patterns in cooling tubes which can be escalated for troubleshooting.

The electrical power issues that most frequently affect industrial plants include voltage sags and swells, harmonics, transients, and voltage and current unbalance.

Fluke experts get to the heart of your maintenance and measurement questions with tips and tricks—in less than a minute.

Watch an overview of Fluke’s PTi120 handheld compact thermal camera key features and ideal use

This article demonstrates how to detect the 13 most common causes of winding insulation and bearing failure in advance.

Compare IP rating, battery life and other features. What is the difference between the Fluke 87V MAX and the 87V digital multimeter?

Watch Fluke electrical safety videos. Avoid dangerous arc flash explosion accidents and other deadly industrial electrical shock hazards. Select the right PPE, design and test standards, NPFA PPE table method.

Importance of investing in battery storage systems health and maintenance.

Arc flash vs arc blast. When an arc fault occurs, the result is a massive electrical explosion. The light and heat emitted by the explosion is known as the arc flash, and the pressure wave is known as the arc blast.

The arc flash boundary is the minimum “safe” distance from exposed energized conductors or circuit parts that has the potential for an arc flash. The required arc-rated clothing and PPE increases rapidly as a worker approaches the potential source of an arc flash

How to use data to prove the value of PV and microgrids in order to provide a safer, cheaper, more secure and more reliable distributed energy electric power system.

How to LOTO a PV system. Guidance for electrical safety in solar power plants, PV installation and solar panel safety considerations.

What is the accuracy of a digital multimeter? How do digital multimeters provide consistent readings? What is meant by resolution in measurement? What is the range of a multimeter? What is the difference between counts and digits? Using a multimeter that provides the right measurements is important. Knowing what those measurements mean is even more important. Accuracy and precision ensures the measurements you take will be useful; higher precision enables easier repeatability and higher accuracy...

Learn how to choose the right IR lens for your thermal camera and why germanium is used in thermal camera lenses.

A thermal imaging program is a powerful tool in both preventive maintenance and when troubleshooting critical equipment; both of which can save time and money. Adding thermal imaging inspections is a huge upgrade in your ability to detect and fix issues before unexpected downtime occurs. Thermal imaging in your business Working in maintenance, you already have broad experience with many types of equipment and failure scenarios. Your experience, combined with a thermal camera and some basic training,...

The quality of a thermal image is much more than just aesthetics. It is critical to pinpointing specific areas of concern. A simple way to look at it is: IMAGE QUALITY = focus + optics + spatial resolution (pixels + field of view)

Versatile, three-phase Fluke Connect-compatible power loggers for conducting energy, load and power quality studies.

Avoid these top 3 solar hazards and learn how to work safer when maintaining PV systems. You need to know the control measures to take and how to plan for a safe work environment.

Why DC ground faults in PV systems are hidden hazards you need to detect before it’s too late. Find the blind spots in PV systems. Solar ground fault troubleshooting.

Gain a comprehensive historical view of maintenance activity and asset health when you integrate Fluke Connect Condition Monitoring with eMaint CMMS Software.

Guide to integrating thermal imaging into your preventive maintenance program. Get ROI on using thermal cameras for inspections.

The need for true-RMS meters has grown as the possibility of non-sinusoidal waves in circuits has greatly increased in recent years. Some examples include variable speed motor drives, electronic ballasts, computers, HVAC, and solid-state environments.

Watch this video to how Fluke tools are supporting the future of solar energy, wind power and renewable energy.

Understand what the NFPA 70E standards for arc flash PPE assessment means for thermographers using thermal imaging camera.

Calibrating a HART temperature transmitter requires an accurate temperature simulator or temperature source, mA measurement, and a HART communication tool for calibration. You can use separate tools or a calibrator that integrates all three to perform this task. HART is an industry standard defining the communications protocol between smart field devices and a control system that uses 4-20 mA wiring. Before going to the field, gather the needed calibration and communication test tools. If testing...

Watch the video to see how the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium uses the Fluke 438-ii power quality analyzer and motor analyzer to reduce water and energy use.

Why choose the Fluke T6 Electrical tester? Read 9 things to love about the first electrical tester that performs AC current, AC voltage and frequency up to 1000 V AC without test leads.

90 percent of machine faults fall into four main categories: misalignment, imbalance, looseness, or bearing wear. Using root cause analysis can help you identify where a problem began and what caused it.

Insulated hand tools provide critical safety protection for electricians and technicians who work with live electrical equipment.

Insulated electrical tools are critical for electrical safety.

We recently asked electricians what they considered their top 5 essential tools—there were a few ties, so we’re sharing their top 7.

Learn how to improve power factor, including specific solutions for different root causes of poor power factor.

According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Recommended Practices for Health and Safety Programs, a 50-person plant typically can increase productivity by 13% and save more than $265,000 in faulty products by implementing a rigorous safety and health program.

The Fluke 810 Vibration Tester locates and identifies the four most common types of mechanical faults and allows for quick and easy assessments of overall machine health.

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Learn the difference between single-phase and 3-phase power supplies, including uses and configurations.

A complete wireless measurement system that lets you use make primary measurements on your multimeter while simultaneously viewing True RMS AC voltage measurements from the remote AC voltage module.

The Fluke 709 mA loop calibrator is designed to save time and produce high-quality results.