Fluke 233 Remote Display Multimeter

Works great!

This meter is very good - WHEN IT WORKS!

What a pain. To save the batteries, youre suppose to remove them from the meter. REALLY?? Worst product from Fluke Ive ever bought! This product would be great, except for the stupid draining of the batteries.

Although Ive heard about battery complaints, I purchased mine over a month ago and have had no issues. Obviously, there needs to be something there to power a transmitter. But a different meter if you dont like changing batteries, I guess? The remote display is worth it, and fluke knew it.

For years I have been trying to monitor voltages and currents from around the corner or a certain distance. For example, monitoring a signal under the hood of a car while youre sitting inside. I would either create long test lead extensions, or try to place the multimeter near the windshield. With this 233, its a perfect solution. Simply set up the MM body near the circuit, and pop off the head and there you go!

This is an absolutely great tool. It has the quality that one would expect from Fluke. While working on automobiles, it is wonderful not to have to rely on other people any more than necessary. You can clip this multimeter to your desired circuit and then walk around the vehicle with the display in hand to do things such as wiggle tests or pull fuses to find parasitic drain. This thing is so useful that I cant believe it has taken this long to come out on the market.

Nice to be able to put your leads on a device and take the reader with you to the panel to shut off breaker

I work as an HVACR mechanic and this meter has been great so far with a few minor flaws. Fast readings, built very tough to take beatings. Can be cleaned off fairly easy after venturing through a crawlspace. I was very enlightened by the remote display function which was the main reason why I purchased the meter. It works fine when in range but you cant go very far when detatching the display. I would love for the next model they come out with to have further range so that I could take readings at the outdoor A/C unit and read the display in an attic or something. The other issue I have is measuing low voltage (24volt) circuits. When reading voltage at a plug (such as one on a defrost board on a heat pump) it measures stray voltage, Im guessing because all the wiring is so close together. I once was testing a defrost cycle on a heat pump when I first received the meter and read 24 volts before the control board had went into defrost. The board is only supposed to read 24 volts when it goes into defrost, assuming that your not reading backfeed from the aux heat wire coming from the t-stat (its best to isolate the aux when testing). I double checked what I was reading with another fluke tester I have and had 0 volts. I talked to a service guy from Fluke and he explained that I need a stray voltage adapter to go in-line between the leads and the meter and stray voltage reading would be taken care of. Other than that, I also purchased the amp i410 clamp meter to go with the 233. It has worked great, no complaints there.

Eliminates the need for extra long cables to reach hard to get at test points. Has the usual Fluke quality.

Detachable head that is magnetic and work awesome while testing circuits under cars and trucks. Great buy!