Fluke 15B User manual

PN 4372130

February 2014

All product names are trademarks of their respective companies.

15B+/17B+/18B+

Digital Multimeters

LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

This Fluke product will be free from defects in material and workmanship for one year 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.

Fluke Europe B.V.

P.O. Box 1186

5602 BD Eindhoven

The Netherlands

11/99

Service Centers:

Fluke Beijing Service Center

Room 401 SCITEC Tower

Jianguomenwai Dajie

Beijing 100004, PRC

Tel: 400-810-3435

Shanghai Shilu Instrument Co., Ltd.

#139, Lane 2638, Hongmei Road (South)

Shanghai 201108

Standard Number: Q/SXAV 1-2002

Table of Contents

Title Page

Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1

Safety Information .......................................................................................................... 1

Instrument Overview ...................................................................................................... 5

Terminals................................................................................................................... 5

Display....................................................................................................................... 6

Auto Power Off............................................................................................................... 7

Auto Backlight Off .......................................................................................................... 7

Measurements ............................................................................................................... 7

Manual and Auto Range Selection ............................................................................ 7

Data Hold .................................................................................................................. 8

Relative Measurements (17B+ only) ......................................................................... 8

MIN MAX Mode (17B+ Only) ..................................................................................... 8

Measure AC and DC Voltage .................................................................................... 9

Measure AC or DC Current ....................................................................................... 10

Measure Resistance.................................................................................................. 11

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Test for Continuity..................................................................................................... 11

Test Diodes............................................................................................................... 12

Measure Capacitance ............................................................................................... 12

Measure Temperature (17B+ only) ........................................................................... 12

Measure Frequency and Duty Cycle (17B+/18B+ Only) ........................................... 13

Test LEDs (18B+ Only)............................................................................................. 13

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

General Maintenance................................................................................................ 15

Test Fuses ................................................................................................................ 15

Replace Batteries and Fuses.................................................................................... 16

Service and Parts .......................................................................................................... 17

General Specifications................................................................................................... 18

Accuracy Specifications................................................................................................. 19

AC and DC Voltage................................................................................................... 19

AC and DC Current................................................................................................... 20

Diode Test, Temperature, Resistance, Capacitance, Frequency, and Duty Cycle ... 21

LED Test and Continuity Threshold .......................................................................... 22

Input Characteristics ................................................................................................. 23

Introduction

The Fluke 15B+/17B+/18B+ Multimeters (the Product) are

4000 count instruments. The Product is battery powered

with a digital display.

Except where noted, the descriptions and instructions in

this Users Manual apply to all of 15B+/17B+/18B+.

Unless otherwise identified, all illustrations show the

17B+.

How to Contact Fluke

To contact Fluke, call one of the following telephone

numbers:

•Technical Support USA: 1-800-44-FLUKE (1-800-

443-5853)

•Calibration/Repair USA: 1-888-99-FLUKE (1-888-

993-5853)

•Canada: 1-800-36-FLUKE (1-800-363-5853)

•Europe: +31 402-675-200

•Japan: +81-03-6714-3114

•Singapore: +65-6799-5566

•Mainland China: +86-400-810-3435

•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

A Warning identifies conditions and procedures that are

dangerous to the user. A Caution identifies conditions

and procedures that could cause damage to the Product

or the equipment under test.

International electrical symbols used on the Product and in

this manual are explained in Table 1.

Review the safety information and comply with the safe

working practices.

Warning

To prevent possible electrical shock, fire, or

personal injury:

•Carefully read all instructions.

•Read all safety information before you use the

Product.

•Use the Product only as specified, or the

protection supplied by the Product can be

compromised.

•Do not use the Product around explosive gas,

vapor, or in damp or wet environments.

•Examine the case before you use the Product.

Look for cracks or missing plastic. Carefully

look at the insulation around the terminals.

•Do not use the Product if it is damaged.

•Do not use the Product if it operates

incorrectly.

•Comply with local and national safety codes.

Use personal protective equipment (approved

rubber gloves, face protection, and flame-

resistant clothes) to prevent shock and arc

blast injury where hazardous live conductors

are exposed.

•Use only correct measurement category (CAT),

voltage, and amperage rated probes, test leads,

and adapters for the measurement.

•Do not use test probes in CAT III

environments without the protective cap

installed. The protective cap decreases the

exposed probe metal to <4mm. This

decreases the possibility of arc flash from

short circuits.

•Measure a known voltage first to make sure

that the Product operates correctly.

•Limit operation to the specified measurement

category, voltage, or amperage ratings.

Digital Multimeters

Safety Information

•Do not apply more than the rated voltage,

between the terminals or between each

terminal and earth ground.

•Do not touch voltages > 30 V ac rms, 42 V ac

peak, or 60 V dc.

•Do not use test leads if they are damaged.

Examine the test leads for damaged insulation

and measure a known voltage.

•Connect the common test lead before the live

test lead and remove the live test lead before

the common test lead.

•Keep fingers behind the finger guards on the

probes.

•Remove all probes, test leads, and accessories

before the battery door is opened.

•Do not exceed the Measurement Category

(CAT) rating of the lowest rated individual

component of a Product, probe, or accessory.

•Remove the batteries if the Product is not used

for an extended period of time, or if stored in

temperatures above 50 °C. If the batteries are

not removed, battery leakage can damage the

Product.

•Replace the batteries when the low battery

indicator () shows to prevent incorrect

measurements.

•Use the correct terminals, function, and range

for measurements.

•Disconnect all test leads from any hazardous

voltage before switching to the LED TEST

function. Refer to the LED TEST section for

proper measurement technique and

interpretation of results (for 18B+ only).

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Table 1. International Electrical Symbols

AC (Alternating Current) Earth Ground

DC (Direct Current) Fuse

Diode Capacitance

Hazardous voltage. Risk of electrical shock. Battery



Risk of Danger. Important information. See Manual.

CAT II

MEASUREMENT CATEGORY II is applicable to

test and measuring circuits connected directly to

utilization points (socket outlets and similar points)

of the low voltage MAINS installation.

CAT III

MEASUREMENT CATEGORY III is applicable to test and

measuring circuits connected to the distribution part of the

building’s low-voltage MAINS installation.

CAT IV

MEASUREMENT CATEGORY IV is applicable to

test and measuring circuits connected at the source

of the building’s low voltage MAINS installation.

Conforms to European Union directives. Conforms to relevant North American Safety

Standards.

Conforms to relevant South Korean EMC Standards Conforms to relevant Australian Standards.



This product complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirements. The affixed label indicates that you must

not discard this electrical/electronic product in domestic household waste. Product Category: With reference to the equipment

types in the WEEE Directive Annex I, this product is classed as category 9 "Monitoring and Control Instrumentation" product.

Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste. Go to Fluke’s website for recycling information.

Digital Multimeters

Instrument Overview

Terminals

hpq01.eps

Item Description

Input terminal for ac and dc current measurement to 10 A and frequency (17B+/18B+) measurements.

Input terminal for ac and dc microamp and milliamp measurements to 400 mA and frequency (17B+/18B+)

measurements.

Common (return) terminal for all measurements.

Input terminal for voltage, resistance, continuity, diode, capacitance, frequency (17B+/18B+), duty cycle

(17B+/18B+), temperature (17B+ only), and LED test (18B+ only) measurements.

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Display

3456 7 8

hpq02.eps

Item Description Item Description

Relative measurement is enabled (17B+ only). Duty cycle is selected (17B+/18B+).

High voltage Resistance or Frequency (17B+/18B+) is selected.

Continuity is selected. Farads for capacitance.

Display Hold is enabled. millivolts or volts

MIN or MAX mode is enabled (17B+ only). dc or ac voltage or current

LED test is enabled (18B+ only). microamp, milliamp, or amp

Fahrenheit or Celsius is selected (17B+ only). Auto range mode or Manual range mode is enabled.

Diode test is selected. Battery is low and should be replaced.

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