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Tomorrow is the day I purchase. Still havent fully decided, but my old craftsman meter is no longer trustworthy. When you get readings of 300A on a blower motor that has a rating of 4A, you know your meter is toasted

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Originally Posted by northstarair

Tomorrow is the day I purchase. Still havent fully decided, but my old craftsman meter is no longer trustworthy. When you get readings of 300A on a blower motor that has a rating of 4A, you know your meter is toasted

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FP hs36, I love this meter and trust it with my life daily.

I'm leaning towards the 77.

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Originally Posted by northstarair

I'm leaning towards the 77.

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I prefer the SC56 over the SC77. The swivel clamp make life easier.

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Originally Posted by eddiegoodfellar

I prefer the SC56 over the SC77. The swivel clamp make life easier.

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I found out the other day that the temperature function on my SC56 doesn't work. I loved that meter until I discovered this, now I'm not so sure about the build quality. I typically toss a meter in the dumpster if one of the functions quits or gets out of whack because I no longer feel that I can trust the remaining functions either. If anyone wants it I'll take 100 bucks for it. I accept paypal.

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Originally Posted by hvacrmedic

I found out the other day that the temperature function on my SC56 doesn't work. I loved that meter until I discovered this, now I'm not so sure about the build quality. I typically toss a meter in the dumpster if one of the functions quits or gets out of whack because I no longer feel that I can trust the remaining functions either. If anyone wants it I'll take 100 bucks for it. I got it shortly after they were released, so it's definitly used and has some cosmetic wear, but it isn't beat up either. I accept paypal, and will post some high res pics upon request.

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What doesn't work on it? Is the range off or does it not read at all?

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Originally Posted by eddiegoodfellar

What doesn't work on it? Is the range off or does it not read at all?

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It doesn't read at all. Sometimes it'll flash 32 degrees for a second before blanking out. On second thought, I had better check out all of the functions before selling it to anyone. I haven't used all of the functions recently, I mainly use amps, ac volts, ohms, and capacitance. I should probably test them all for accuracy using my Fluke 289.

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Originally Posted by hvacrmedic

It doesn't read at all. Sometimes it'll flash 32 degrees for a second before blanking out. On second thought, I had better check out all of the functions before selling it to anyone. I haven't used all of the functions recently, I mainly use amps, ac volts, ohms, and capacitance. I should probably test them all for accuracy using my Fluke 289.

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might be a loose connection in your thermocouple

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Originally Posted by knave

might be a loose connection in your thermocouple

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Naw, it isn't that. I tried several different t-couples and even took the back off the meter. Nothing was loose. I tried the calibration screw and could get it to read for a few seconds with it turned all the way to one of the stops, but it would still blank out and then of course wasn't registering the correct temperature either, so I gave up on it. It's just broken. A also installed a new battery but that didn't help either.

Other than when I was checking out all the features when I first unboxed it, I've never actually used the temperature function of my SC56.

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Originally Posted by hvacrmedic

It doesn't read at a . I should probably test them all for accuracy using my Fluke 289.

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Fluke 289..USA made... I could not agree more. And at $500 a pop it says quite a bit about the quality of tools the buyer owns.:patriot::D

Do you try to short it out if it will read a cold junction. Not sure if it works like that on this meter.