{"id":1014,"date":"2018-10-05T23:42:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T23:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soliloquyforthefallen.net\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2018-10-08T03:59:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T03:59:53","slug":"cloning-the-fluke-t-pak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soliloquyforthefallen.net\/?p=1014","title":{"rendered":"Cloning the Fluke T-Pak"},"content":{"rendered":"

I own a Fluke 87V meter. It has more buttons and features then you could ever hope to shake a stick at. It’s probably an overpowered choice for what projects I’ve done but since I never quite know what I’m going to end up working on, I feel its better to be over rather then under prepared. I bought it because of my dad’s Fluke 83. He’s had that for longer then I’ve been alive and I wanted a one and done meter as well.<\/p>\n

One of Fluke’s accessories for their meter line is the Fluke T-Pak<\/a>, which allows you to hang the meter from any metal surface, by means of magnets.<\/p>\n

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I was browsing thingiverse, and came upon a clone I could 3d print<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So, I commenced to print the insert. Once I had printed the insert I needed something for the magnets to press in to. I had to try a few different magnets to get the size that I needed, but finally settled on these magnets<\/a> from grainger. I did have to epoxy & press them into the insert.<\/p>\n

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The end result is that for about $10 of materials I had successfuly cloned the fluke t-pak. With fluke charging about $45 for theirs, well I definitely had enough left over for a cup of coffee at Starbucks to write this post. What a day to live in. 3d printing is revolutionizing our world, whether we like it or not.<\/p>\n

And in action:<\/p>\n

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Download the Base STL<\/a> for free. Viva la Revolucion!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I own a Fluke 87V meter. It has more buttons and features then you could ever hope to shake a stick at. It’s probably an overpowered choice for what projects I’ve done but since I never quite know what I’m going to end up working on, I feel its better to be over rather then… <\/p>\n

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