Guest Video: The Defpom - Fluke Calibrator Repair

Scott from the The Defpom channel troubleshoots a Fluke Calibrator

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[Daveyk]

The most amazing part is that you could get the manual with theory of operation and simplified block diagrams. We used to make all those until the mid80s.

We had a small systems Ultrasonic instrument (kb6000) that had a 1” thick service manual for every module in the system. It was fantastic. Those days are long gone. When FPGAs came about, those magic black boxes of circuitry, made device manuals and theory of operation obsolete.

I miss the good old days, but anyway, it is exciting that you found a complete service manual for that calibrator. Was it a leak out? Fluke surely didn’t release it to the gen pop?

Good luck with the continued repair. It looks like an extremely complicated instrument to service.

[legionaire]

Already sub'd, glad to see you here. I appreciate the dedication to this project, I've watch the whole series up to this point and I enjoy your troubleshooting methodology. Keep up the good work!

[SoddingaboutSi]

Look at Mr Popular! Great to see your video here Scot.

[diabolicalartificer]

Interesting video, cheers. Always like these repair/diagnostic video's to pick up tips.
Bet you wish you were back in the gloomy, cold UK, instead of warm NZ. : )

[manickn]

Actually subscribed to this guy already.

[voltlog]

Congrats for being published here. I am already subscribed to your channel :-)

[JoelHudson]

Hallo Scott, Dave sent me. Or did he send you?

[philoso]

Nice show. Enjoy it much.

I’m at the end of a tunnel complete dark because I don’t have needed circuit diagram for a Fluke scopemeter 199C. Would you like to take this as a challenge to have fun repair it? Your work will be rewarded handsomely.

I have a near miss escape from a counterfeit service shop only interest to rip the equipment off you by charging excessive diagnostic fee to a job they didn’t perform, a fee so large that you may as well give it up to them for free. Soon it will turn up in eBay as repair or parts.

[billigerfusel]

Dave is making quite some money this month. Even if he splits 50/50 with everyone

[thdoctorwhofan]

Where did you get the riser extender card? I might need one and only see one on the auction site.

[mfsperring]

A little to technical for me. Okay maybe a lot technical lol. I checked out some of your other videos and found them varying in levels of technical knowledge needed. I’ll be subbing for awhile at least. Ty

[Sixta]

Finaly! A decent video. Way better than plowing through boring chinese junk.

[Flapjackbatter]

Jeezus. Yap on much about yourself, man.

[tincoandringa]

I appreciate the content but it would be nice if you get the opportunity of being featured for the big audience to do some basic editing. It would be easier to focus on the tech if there weren't all these pauses, umms and mouth noises.

[BenjaminEsposti]

Has Dave stopped publishing his own content? I subbed for Dave's stuff, not reuploads of other vids ...