Hit 10,000 hours on my Fluke 87V last week

I was doing a routine check on a Garmin G5000 at the hangar in Tucson when I glanced at the meter and realized it had logged over 10,000 hours of use. That thing has been through three drop tests, a coffee spill, and one time a mechanic stepped on it. It still reads within spec, which honestly surprised me given how hard I am on gear. Anyone else have a tool that just won't quit no matter what you put it through?

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nathana482mo ago

Back when I was an apprentice I thought the 87V was overpriced and overrated. Picked one up used on a deal and figured it would probably crap out within a year. That was six years ago. Drove a forklift over mine once in a factory in Phoenix. Display cracked a little but it still works fine. These things are tanks.

willow_morgan2mo ago

Honestly, the "drove a forklift over mine" part got me. Buddy of mine had his 87V fall off a scaffold, like 20 feet onto concrete, and it just popped a fuse. He replaced the fuse and it still reads spot on to this day. These things really are built like tanks, no argument there.

jamesf2621d ago

You ever notice how the stuff that costs a bit more upfront usually ends up being cheaper in the long run? It's like some things are just built different. My old man always said you pay for quality once or you pay for cheap stuff over and over. I've seen it with tools, boots, even my truck. People get sticker shock on something like a Fluke and then they end up buying three different cheap meters over five years that all break or drift out of spec. Meanwhile the guy with the Fluke is still using the same one he bought a decade ago. It's a pretty wild pattern once you start paying attention.