Fluke 233 User Manual

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True-rms Remote Display Digital Multimeter

PN 3465366 September 2009

Getting Started Manual

LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

This Fluke product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for three years from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover fuses, disposable batteries, or damage from accident, neglect, misuse, alteration, contamination, or abnormal conditions of operation or handling. Resellers are not authorized to extend any other warranty on Fluke’s behalf. To obtain service during the warranty period, contact your nearest Fluke authorized service center to obtain return authorization information, then send the product to that Service Center with a description of the problem.

THIS WARRANTY IS YOUR ONLY REMEDY. NO OTHER WARRANTIES, SUCH AS FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. FLUKE IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING FROM ANY CAUSE OR THEORY. Since some states or countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of an implied warranty or of incidental or consequential damages, this limitation of liability may not apply to you.

Fluke Corporation P.O. Box 9090 Everett, WA 98206-9090 U.S.A.

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Fluke Europe B.V. P.O. Box 1186 5602 BD Eindhoven The Netherlands

Introduction

The Fluke 233 (hereafter the Meter) is a compact and easy to operate tool for electrical and electronic circuit measurements.

XWWarning

Read "Safety Information" before you use the Meter.

How to Contact Fluke

Use one of the telephone numbers below to speak with a Fluke representative:

Technical Support USA: 1-800-44-FLUKE (1-800443-5853)

Calibration/Repair USA: 1-888-99-FLUKE (1-888993-5853)

Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853) Europe: +31 402-675-200 Japan: +81-3-3434-0181 Singapore: +65-738-5655 Anywhere in the world: +1-425-446-5500

Or, visit Fluke's website at www.fluke.com

To register your product, visit http://register.fluke.com

To see, print, or download the latest manual supplement, visit http://us.fluke.com/usen/support/manuals

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Safety Information

The Meter complies with:

• ISA-82.02.01

• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1-04

• ANSI/UL 61010-1:2004

• EN 61010-1:2001

• EN 61326-1:2006

• EN 61326-2-2:2006

• ETSI EN 300 328 V1.7.1:2006

• ETSI EN 300 489 V1.8.1:2008

• FCC Part 15 Subpart C Sections 15.207,

15.209, 15.249 FCCID: T68-F233

• RSS-210 IC: 6627A-F233

• Measurement Category III, 1000V, Pollution

Degree 2

• Measurement Category IV, 600V, Pollution

Degree 2 In this manual, a Warning identifies the conditions and procedures that cause a dangerous situation to the user. A Caution identifies the conditions and procedures that could cause damage to the Meter, equipment under test damage, or permanent data loss.

The symbols used on the Meter and in this manual are shown in Table 1.

XWWarning

To prevent possible electrical shock or personal injury, follow these guidelines:

• Use this Meter only as specified in this

manual or the protection can be compromised.

• Do not use the Meter if it is damaged.

Before you use the Meter, examine the case. Look for cracks or missing plastic. Carefully look at the insulation around the terminals.

• Make sure the battery door is closed and

locked before you operate the Meter.

• Replace the batteries when the battery

indicator () appears.

True-rms Remote Display Digital Multimeter

Safety Information

• Remove the test leads from the Meter

before the battery door on the Meter base is opened.

• Examine the test leads for damaged

insulation or exposed metal. Measure the test leads for continuity. Replace damaged test leads before you use the Meter.

• Do not apply more than the rated

voltage, shown on the Meter, between the terminals or between a terminal and earth ground.

• Do not operate the Meter with the battery

door removed or the case open.

• Be careful around voltages >30 V ac rms,

42 V ac peak, or 60 V dc. These voltages pose a shock hazard.

• Use only the replacement fuse specified

by the manual.

• Use the correct terminals, function, and

range for measurements.

• Do not work alone.

• For current measurements, connect the

Meter to the circuit after you remove circuit power. Always put the Meter in series with the circuit.

• Connect the common test lead before

the live test lead and remove the live test lead before the common test lead.

• Do not use the Meter if it operates

incorrectly. Protection can be compromised. If you are unsure, have the Meter examined.

• Do not use the Meter around explosive

gas, vapor or in damp or wet environments.

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