Hit 10,000 hours on my Fluke 87V last week

I was doing a routine check on a Garmin G5000 at the hangar in Tucson when I glanced at the meter and realized it had logged over 10,000 hours of use. That thing has been through three drop tests, a coffee spill, and one time a mechanic stepped on it. It still reads within spec, which honestly surprised me given how hard I am on gear. Anyone else have a tool that just won't quit no matter what you put it through?

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nathana4821d ago

Back when I was an apprentice I thought the 87V was overpriced and overrated. Picked one up used on a deal and figured it would probably crap out within a year. That was six years ago. Drove a forklift over mine once in a factory in Phoenix. Display cracked a little but it still works fine. These things are tanks.

willow_morgan21d ago

Honestly, the "drove a forklift over mine" part got me. Buddy of mine had his 87V fall off a scaffold, like 20 feet onto concrete, and it just popped a fuse. He replaced the fuse and it still reads spot on to this day. These things really are built like tanks, no argument there.