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I have a fluke 1653 which gives me a fuse error, but only when voltage is present. Done some research but not found anyone with the same issue... just wondering if it’s time to retire the fluke as I know it’s getting on a bit now...

just seeing if anyone’s had/ seen this before, I’ve tried a new fuse btw.

thanks
 
don'tknow the flukes, but is it a simple case of connecteng to a live circuit on the wrong range. i.e. trying to do a dead test on live circuit?
 
Found this on some forum claiming to be for Tricians, not 1653 but may be the same issue,

 
Found this on some forum claiming to be for Tricians, not 1653 but may be the same issue,

Yeah I did see that but not really the same issue to mine.
 
My Fluke 1664 has an internal fuse as well as the one just below the battery cover, my previous 1663 also had an internal fuse, don't know if your model is the same?
 
I have a fluke 1653 which gives me a fuse error, but only when voltage is present. Done some research but not found anyone with the same issue... just wondering if it’s time to retire the fluke as I know it’s getting on a bit now...

just seeing if anyone’s had/ seen this before, I’ve tried a new fuse btw.

thanks
Hi. This is a 'known issue'. It is a software bug/quirk caused by firmware updates. The tester will show a fuse error when the mains is applied. The fuse itself is fine. What has most likely happened is that someone has upgraded the firmware in your tester to a later revision than it was on when it was setup in the factory at the time of manufacture. Fluke call this setup process 'calibration', whereas in the aftermarket, calibration simply means the taking of readings, comparing your tester with known lab standards, a process that Fluke refer to as 'performance verification'. It is also possible that your tester is running on a default set of calibration constants or some that have been transplanted in from another unit. Either way, the correct way forward is to setup/calibrate your tester again, taking it through the same factory procedure as was done when it was 'born'. If this is done with the later firmware loaded it will create a suitable set of new calibration constants and the fuse error will vanish. A poorer solution is to downgrade the firmware to a version that doesn't cause this issue, although really all original 165X's (not B/C) should be running v1.17 digital and v.1.11 analog(ue).
 

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