Talk:Fluke Corporation
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'Fluke Corporation' or 'Fluke Electronics'? edit
The 'title' of http://www.fluke.com is 'Fluke Electronics', while the name of this article is 'Fluke Corporation'. Which is correct, and how are these two names related to each other? E-pen (talk) 13:48, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Incorrect information. edit
The following quote from the article is very incorrect; "The transistor was very important to the electronics field because it made it possible for scientists to develop testing and measuring devices that were accurate to within one-millionth of a unit of measurement, or less".
There were numerous tube type devices, (meters, and bridges), at the time that would measure voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, and inductance to a few parts per million, and were made by Hewlett Packard, General Radio, Leeds & Northrup, and Brown Engineering Corp. (BECO), who later became ESI. The only thing transistors did was to make the test instrument smaller, be ready for use quicker, and improve upon the power consumption, etc. Todays transistors and solid state circuitry are still only measuring at or around 0.001% to 0.0005% at the best, and the majority are around 0.001% to 0.005% precision accuracy from the factory. The reason is, that other precision passive components, especially resistors, are used that are more accurate now than then due to laser trimming manufacturing methods.
You can reference a book by Fluke named "Calibration - Philosophy in Practice" for the same information, along with time lines showing accuracy gains. Also, one can read the correct volume from the National Bureau of Standards, or NIST, titled "Precision Measurement and Calibration, Electricity - Low Frequency", and the volume titled "Electricity - High Frequency", along with the book titled "Basic Electrical Measurements and Calibration" by Lawrence M. Thompson.--Craxd (talk) 01:39, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
- Since it's been a year and a half and no one has come along to defend this statement, I've removed it and the rest of the paragraph. Kendall-K1 (talk) 20:25, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
It needs completely re-written edit
The entire article sounds more like a sales promotion than a technical or business article describing the company, especially its new owner. It does not show any citations or verification of fact. I caught the one on transistors the first thing off the bat, and someone experienced should delete the entire thing and start over.--Craxd (talk) 01:47, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
- Agreed, this article is pretty poorly done, and much of it reads like an essay. I took the liberty of removing / fixing a thing or two, but a re-write is in order. Drlegendre (talk) 17:38, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
- Most of the current article was written by a Fluke employee, Lfriberg (talk · contribs). It really needs a neutral editor to go over the whole thing. Kendall-K1 (talk) 20:31, 4 September 2012 (UTC)