Fluke 179 Multimeter Simulator

Fluke 179 True-rms MultimeterInteractive simulator

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Rotary switch

Click the left or right side of the knob on the meter, use ← →, or pick a position.

Pushbuttons

Press the keys on the 3D meter or here. Hold HOLD, MINMAX or RANGE for 1 second to leave that mode.

AutoHOLD

Keyboard: H HOLD, M MINMAX, R RANGE, Y yellow key, L backlight.

Connect the test leads to

Red lead in V Ω, black lead in COM.

In the circuit

Voltage–

Resistance–

Current–

What a perfect reference instrument would read. Compare it with the 179.

Power-up options

On the real meter you hold a key while turning the switch from OFF. Here one click does both. The options end when the meter is switched off.

Try this

Pick Wall socket, turn to V~. The ⚡ symbol shows above 30 V. The yellow key reads the frequency.
Car battery: V⎓ shows the charging voltage, V~ shows the alternator ripple.
Type K probe at mV: press yellow for °C, then move the temperature slider.
Probes touching at ·))): the meter beeps below 25 Ω. Silicon diode: press yellow for the diode test.
47 µF capacitor at Ω: press yellow for capacitance.
4-20 mA loop: turn to V⎓ with the lead in the mA jack and see the LEAd alert. Turn to mA and press yellow for dc.
MINMAX while you move a slider: press again for MIN, AVG and the present reading. HOLD pauses the recording.

Specifications

Display	6000 counts, 4 updates/s · 33-segment bar graph, 40/s
ac volts (true rms)	600.0 mV to 1000 V · 1.0 % + 3 (45 Hz to 500 Hz)
dc volts	6.000 V to 1000 V · 0.09 % + 2
dc millivolts	600.0 mV · 0.09 % + 2
Ohms	600.0 Ω to 50.00 MΩ · 0.9 % + 1
Continuity · diode	Beeps below 25 Ω · diode test to 2.4 V
Capacitance	1000 nF to 9999 µF · 1.2 % + 2
Current	400.0 mA · 10.00 A (20 A for 30 s)
Frequency	to 99.99 kHz · 0.1 % + 1
Temperature	−40 to +400 °C with a type K probe
Safety	CAT IV 600 V / CAT III 1000 V
Power · size · weight	9 V battery, 400 h · 43 × 90 × 185 mm · 420 g

Simulation for training and demonstration, based on the Fluke 175/177/179 users manual. Circuits and readings are simulated. Fluke is a trademark of Fluke Corporation.