Fluke 10 User Manual

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Users Manual

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Contents Page

Read First -- Safety Information.................................................................. 2

Contacting Fluke for Service, Accessories, or Parts................................... 3

Standby Mode ............................................................................................ 4

Operating Features..................................................................................... 5

Using Accessories...................................................................................... 6

Symbols...................................................................................................... 6

Using the Autorange and Manual Range Modes........................................ 7

Measuring Voltage...................................................................................... 8

Testing Continuity And Measuring Resistance........................................... 10

Turning the Beeper Off............................................................................... 10

Testing Diodes............................................................................................ 12

Maintenance............................................................................................... 14

Replacing the Battery................................................................................. 14

Specifications.............................................................................................. 15

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Read First -- Safety Information

W Warnings and Cautions

To ensure that the meter is used safely and to avoid damage to the meter:

• Use the meter only as described in this manual, or the protection provided

by the meter might be impaired.

• Verify the meter’s operation by measuring a known voltage.

• Do not use the meter if the meter or test leads look damaged, or if you sus-

pect that the meter is not operating properly. If in doubt have the meter
serviced.

• Replace the battery as soon as the low battery indicator (N) appears to

avoid false readings that can lead to shock and injury.

• Turn off power to the circuit under test before cutting, unsoldering, or

breaking the circuit. Small amounts of current can be dangerous.

• Do not apply more than 600 V rms between a terminal and earth ground.

• Use caution when working above 60 V dc or 30 V ac rms. Such voltages

pose a shock hazard.

• Keep your fingers behind the finger guards on the probes when using the

probes.

• Disconnect the live test lead before disconnecting the common test lead.

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Contacting Fluke for Service, Accessories, or Parts

This meter should be serviced only by a qualified service technician.
To order the

other information, contact Fluke at one the phone numbers listed below:

1-888- 993-5853 in USA and Canada
[phone] in Europe
[phone] Japan
[phone] Singapore

[phone] in other countries
Visit Fluke’s web site at www.fluke.com.
Address correspondence to Fluke at:

Fluke Corporation Fluke Europe B.V

PO Box 9090 PO Box 1186

Everett, Washington 98206-9090 5602 BD Einhoven

USA The Netherlands

10 Series Service Manual

(PN 900824), accessories, parts, or to get

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Replace Battery

Manual Range

Digital Reading

Continuity

Beeper Enabled

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Diode Test

Measurement
Units

Note: Before using, peel off plastic lens protector, starting at any corner.

Figure 1. Display

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Standby Mode

In Standby mode, the display goes blank to preserve battery life. The meter beeps and
enters Standby if it is LEFT ON BUT IS INACTIVE for more than 45 minutes. Press
any button to resume operation.

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Operating Features

Toggle Between

Volts DC and AC, or

Continuity and Ohms

Operating Features

SELECT

Ranging

Operations

3-Position

Slide-Switch

Volts DC/AC

Position

Common (Return) Jack

RANGE

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Figure 2. Operating Features

Continuity/Diode
Test, and Ohms

Input Jack

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Using Accessories

When using accessories, put the slide-switch in the volts position.
For ease of reading, manually select the 4000 mV range. In the 4000 mV range, 1 mV

corresponds to 1 unit being measured by the accessory.

Symbols

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Important Information; see manual

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AC (Alternating Current)

B

DC (Direct Current)

F

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc

t

Battery. Low Battery on Display.

N

Diode

G

Earth Ground

J

Double Insulation

T

VDE (Verband Deutscher Electroniker)

#

Continuity Beeper

R

Using the Autorange and Manual Range Modes

Using the Autorange and Manual Range Modes

The range for each function determines the highest value the meter can measure. If
the range is too low, the meter displays OL (overload) and beeps. If the range is too
high, the display shows fewer digits of resolution.

The meter has an autorange and manual range mode. In autorange, the meter selects
the range automatically. The meter defaults to autorange when you turn it on. In
manual range, you lock the meter in a range.

To manually select a range:

1. Press [Z]

2. Press [Z]

can only be entered in manual range, is convenient when using accessories.

3. To return to autorange, press [Z]

displayed), or change the measurement function.

RANGE
RANGE

to lock the meter in the present range. Z is displayed.
to step through the ranges. NOTE: The 4000 mV range, which

RANGE

for 2 seconds (until Z is no longer

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Measuring Voltage

1. Insert the test leads in the jacks.

2. To select a voltage function, put the slide-switch in the middle position. (Figure 3.)

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Press the [

3. Touch the probes to the test points, and read the display.

The meter beeps when OL (overload) is displayed.

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SELECT

button to toggle between dc and ac.

Volts DC Volts AC

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MULTIMETER

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Measuring Voltage

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Figure 3. Measuring Voltage

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Testing Continuity And Measuring Resistance

1. Insert the test leads in the jacks, and turn off power to the circuit under test.

External voltage across the components causes invalid readings.

2. Put the slide-switch in the continuity / ohms position (Figure 4). The meter selects

the continuity/diode or ohms function.

Press [

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SELECT

(e) functions.

3. Touch the probes to the test points.

In ohms, read the resistance on the display.

In continuity test, the beeper sounds continuously if continuity exists (resistance

<25 Ω). Opens and shorts longer than 250 µs are detected.

to toggle between the continuity / diode ( R G ) and ohms

Turning the Beeper Off

To disable beeper functions, press and hold down [Z] for 2 seconds while turning the
meter on.

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Turning the Beeper Off

MULTIMETER

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Continuity Test

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Resistance

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Figure 4. Continuity Test and Resistance Measurement

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Testing Diodes

1. Insert the test leads in the jacks.

2. Put the slide-switch in the continuity / ohms position. The meter selects either the

continuity / diode ( R G ) or ohms (e) function.

If ohms is sel ected, press [

To toggle the beeper on or off in continuity/diode test, press [Z}

the beeper is enabled, R is displayed.

3. Touch probes to the diode (Figure 5A). A forward-voltage drop of about 0.6 V

(typical for a silicon diode) causes the meter to beep once.

4. Reverse probes (Figure 5B). If the diode is good, OL is displ ay ed.

If the diode is shorted (Figure 5C), the beeper sounds continuously in at least one

direction.

If the diode is open, OL is displayed in both directions.

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SELECT

to toggle to the continuity/diode function.

RANGE

. When

Testing Diodes

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Figure 5. Testing Diodes

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Maintenance

W Warning

To avoid electrical shock or damage to the meter, do not get water inside the
case, and remove the test leads and any input signals before opening the case.

Wipe the case with a damp cloth and detergent.
Do not use abrasives or solvents.

Replacing the Battery

W Warning

Replace the battery as so on as the low battery indicat or (N) appears to avoid
false readings that can lead to shock and injur y.

To replace the battery:

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1. Turn the meter

2. Remove the four screws from the back of the meter and lift off the front.

3. Remove the battery and replace it with a 9 V battery (NEDA 1604 or IEC 6F22).

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and remove the test leads from the meter.

Specifications

Specifications

This meter complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
conditions:

1. This meter may not cause harmful interference.

2. This meter must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.
Accuracy is specified for a period of one year after calibration, at 18 °C to 28 °C (64 °F

to 82 °F) with relative humidity to 90 %.
AC conversions are ac-coupled, average responding, and calibrated to the rms value

of a sine wave input. Accuracy Specifications are given as:

+/- ( [ % of reading ] + number of least significant digits ] )

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Maximum Voltage Between any
Terminal and Earth Ground

Display 3 3/4-digits, 4000 counts, updates 4/sec
Operating Temperature −10 °C to 50 °C
Storage Temperature −30 °C to 60 °C indefinitely (to −40 °C for 100 hrs)
Temperature Coefficient 0.1 x (specified accuracy) / °C (<18 °C or >28 °C)
Relative Humidity

Battery Type 9V, NEDA 1604 or IEC 6F22
Battery Life Alkaline, 650 hrs continuous;

Shock, Vibration

Size (H x W x L) 1.35 x 2.75 x 5.55 inches; (3.46 x 7.05 x 14.23 cm)
Weight 10 oz (286 g)
Safety Complies with Protection Class II requirem ent of UL1244,

EMI Regulations Complies with FCC Part 15, Class B, and VDE 0871B.

600 V rms

0 % to 90 % (−10 °C to 35 °C);
0 % to 70 % (35 °C to 50 °C)

Carbon-zinc, 450 hrs continuous
1 meter shock. Vibration per MIL-T-28800D for a Class 3

Instrument

ANSI/ISA-S82, CSA C22.2 No 231, and VDE 0411, and
IEC 1010 overvoltage CAT III. CAT III instruments are
designed to protect against transients in fix ed-equi pm ent
installations at the distribution level .

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Specifications

Function Range Resolution Accuracy (50 to 400 Hz)

VB

VF

Ω

RG

The 4000 mV range can only be entered in manual range mode. Use the 4000 mV range with

*

accessories.

The beeper is guaranteed to come on at <25Ω and turn off at >250Ω. The meter detects opens or

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shorts of 250 µs or longer.

4000 mV

4.000 V

40.00 V

400.0 V
600 V

4000 mV

4.000 V

40.00 V

400.0 V
600 V

400.0 Ω

4.000 kΩ

40.00 kΩ

400.0 kΩ

4.000 MΩ

40.00 MΩ

2.000 V 0.001 V +/- (1.5 % + 2)

*

*

1 mV

0.001 V

0.01 V

0.1 V
1 V

1 mV

0.001 V

0.01 V

0.1 V
1 V

0.1 Ω

0.001 kΩ

0.01 kΩ

0.1 kΩ

0.001 MΩ

0.01 MΩ

+/- (2.9 % + 3)
+/- (2.9 % + 3)
+/- (2.9 % + 3)
+/- (2.9 % + 3)
+/- (2.9 % + 3)

+/- (1.5 % + 2)
+/- (1.5 % + 2)
+/- (1.5 % + 1)
+/- (1.5 % + 1)
+/- (1.5 % + 1)

+/- (1.5 % + 2)
+/- (1.5 % + 1)
+/- (1.5 % + 1)
+/- (1.5 % + 1)
+/- (1.5 % + 1)
+/- (1.9 % + 3)

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Input

Impedance

(Nominal)

Function

Overload

Protection *

VF 600 V dc >10 MQ <100 pF

50 Hz or 60 Hz

VB 600 V rms

Ω

600 V rms < 1.5 V dc <450 mV dc <1.5 V dc <500 µA

>5 MQ <100 pF

(ac-coupled)

Open Circuit
Test Voltage

Common Mode

Rejection Ration

(1 kQ Unbalance)

100 dB @ dc @

50 or 60 Hz

>60 dB, dc, 60 Hz NA

Full Scale Voltage Short Circuit

To 4.0 MΩ 40 M Ω

Normal Mode

Rejection

>50 dB @
50 or 60 Hz

Current

G 600 V rms 2.4 to 3.0 V dc 2.400 V dc 0.95 mA typical

* 3 x 106 V Hz Maximum

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