Fluke 106 User manual

PN 4343876
June 2013
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Digital Multimeters
Users Manual

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 war-
ranty 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 authoriza-
tion 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
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do not allow the exclusion or limitation of an implied warranty or of incidental or consequential damages, this limitation of
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P.O. Box 9090
Everett, WA 98206-9090
U.S.A.
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The Netherlands

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Table of Contents
Title Page
Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
Safety Information .......................................................................................................... 1
Safe Working Practices .................................................................................................. 1
Instrument Overview ...................................................................................................... 5
Terminals................................................................................................................... 5
Display....................................................................................................................... 5
Auto Power Off............................................................................................................... 6
Auto Backlight Off........................................................................................................... 6
Measurements................................................................................................................ 6
Data Hold .................................................................................................................. 6
Measure AC and DC Voltage .................................................................................... 7
Measure AC or DC Current ....................................................................................... 8
Measure Resistance.................................................................................................. 9
Test for Continuity ..................................................................................................... 9
Test Diodes (107 Only).............................................................................................. 10
Measure Capacitance................................................................................................ 10
Measure Frequency and Duty Cycle (107 Only)........................................................ 10
Maintenance................................................................................................................... 11

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General Maintenance................................................................................................ 11
Test the Fuse ............................................................................................................ 12
Replace Batteries and the Fuse................................................................................ 13
Service and Parts .......................................................................................................... 13
General Specifications................................................................................................... 14
Accuracy Specifications................................................................................................. 15

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Introduction
The Fluke 106 and 107 Multimeters (the Product) are
6000 count instruments.
The Product is battery powered with a digital display.
Except where noted, the descriptions and instructions in
this Users Manual apply to both the 106 and 107.
Unless otherwise identified, all illustrations show the 107.
Safety Information
The Fluke 106 and 107 comply with IEC 61010-1 CAT III
600 V overvoltage standard. See Specifications.
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.
Safe Working Practices
Review the safety information and comply with the safe
working practices.

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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.
•Do not use and disable the Product if it
is damaged.
•Do not use the Product if it operates
incorrectly.
•Examine the case before you use the
Product. Look for cracks or missing
plastic. Carefully look at the insulation
around the terminals.
•Use only correct measurement category
(CAT), voltage, and amperage rated
probes, test leads, and adapters for the
measurement.
•Measure a known voltage first to make
sure that the Product operates correctly.
•Do not use test leads if they are
damaged. Examine the test leads for
damaged insulation and measure a
known voltage.
•Limit operation to the specified
measurement category, voltage, or
amperage ratings.
•Do not apply more than the rated voltage,
between the terminals or between each
terminal and earth ground.
•Do not use the HOLD function to
measure unknown potentials. When
HOLD is turned on, the display does not
change when a different potential is
measured.
•Do not touch voltages >30 V ac rms, 42 V
ac peak, or 60 V dc.

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Safe Working Practices
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•Do not use test leads if they are
damaged. Examine the test leads for
damaged insulation and measure a
known voltage.
•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 input signals before you
clean the Product.
•Use only specified replacement parts.
•Use only specified replacement fuses.
•Have an approved technician repair the
Product.
•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.
For safe operation and maintenance of the
product, repair the Product before use if the
batteries leak.

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Table 1. International Electrical Symbols
AC (Alternating Current) Earth Ground
DC (Direct Current) Fuse
AC or DC Capacitance
Risk of Danger. Important information. See Manual. Diode

Battery
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 relevant North American Safety Standards. Conforms to European Union directives.
Conforms to relevant South Korean EMC Standards Inspected and licensed by TÜV Product Services

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.

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Instrument Overview
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Instrument Overview
Terminals
1 2 3
hhc01.e
p
s
Item Description
1 Input terminal for ac and dc current
measurements to 10 A and current
frequency (107 only) measurements.
2 Common (return) terminal for all
measurements.
3 Input terminal for voltage, resistance,
continuity, diode (107 only), capacitance,
and frequency (107 only) measurements.
Display
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10
11
12
1314
hhc02.eps
Item Description
1Hi
g
h volta
g
e
2Displa
y
Hold is enabled
3 Continuit
y
selected
4 Diode test is selected
5Dut
y
C
y
cle is selected
6M, k
–
decimal prefix
7
–
Ohms is selected
8Hz
–
Frequenc
y
is selected
9F
–
Farads for capacitance
10 mV
–
millivolts
11
A
,
V
–
amps or volts
12 DC,
A
C
–
dc or ac volta
g
e or current
13 Auto Ran
g
e mode is enabled
14 Batter
y
is low and should be chan
g
ed

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Auto Power Off
The Product automatically powers off after 20 minutes’
inactivity.
To restart the Product, turn the rotary switch back to the
OFF position and then to a necessary position.
To disable the Auto Power Off function, hold down the
Shift key when turning on the Product, until PoFF shows
on the display.
Auto Backlight Off
The backlight automatically turns of after 2 minutes’
inactivity.
To disable the Auto Backlight Off function, hold down the
key when turning on the Product, until LoFF shows on
the display.
Note
To disable both the Auto Power Off function and
the Auto Backlight Off function, you can also hold
down the Shift key and the
 key at the same
time, until both PoFF and LoFF show on the
display.
Measurements
Data Hold
Warning
To prevent possible electrical shock, fire or
personal injury, do not use the HOLD function
to measure unknown potentials. When HOLD
is turned on, the display does not change
when a different potential is measured.
To hold the present reading, push . Push again
to resume normal operation.