22-12-2016, 02:56 PM
Pomona have been a Fluke company for many years, and manufacture all Fluke-branded probes. The Pomona-branded versions are normally much cheaper.
Until recently, Fluke have been part of the Danaher corporation (along with countless other well-known brands, including Tek). Earlier this year, a spin-off company was created called Fortive, and Fluke are part of them now, along with many others: http://www.fortive.com/our-businesses/bu...-directory - no idea what this means for their future, but I really hope it helps Tek, who have seriously fallen behind in the oscilloscope market.
Meanwhile, we bought 3 or 4 sets of those Pomona probes, and they've been disappointing. With no provocation whatsoever, they've all gone high-resistance. By squeezing in the right place, you can change the resistance - suggesting the crimping didn't work. Eventually, I'll cut one open to see what gives. Oh, and the Fluke versions are also affected: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/fl...r-quality/
Hence my comment about Dave's version being better
Until recently, Fluke have been part of the Danaher corporation (along with countless other well-known brands, including Tek). Earlier this year, a spin-off company was created called Fortive, and Fluke are part of them now, along with many others: http://www.fortive.com/our-businesses/bu...-directory - no idea what this means for their future, but I really hope it helps Tek, who have seriously fallen behind in the oscilloscope market.
Meanwhile, we bought 3 or 4 sets of those Pomona probes, and they've been disappointing. With no provocation whatsoever, they've all gone high-resistance. By squeezing in the right place, you can change the resistance - suggesting the crimping didn't work. Eventually, I'll cut one open to see what gives. Oh, and the Fluke versions are also affected: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/fl...r-quality/
Hence my comment about Dave's version being better
