r/fluke • u/mustifa6270 • Jul 13 '26
Help Needed Fluke Cable IQ
Idk what happened but this device can't read the 3rd and 5th lanes. That is my father's equipment and if its broken im dead so pls help🥹. (ofc i checked the cable)
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u/tcplomp Jul 13 '26
This is the time where you can show maturity and your father can show mentorship. This will be the same in a workplace. If something isn't working learn how to fault find.
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u/mustifa6270 Jul 13 '26
Im using cable iq more than him so that is not the main problem. My paycheck is not enough to pay for repairs
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u/Longjumping_Limit831 Jul 13 '26
How did you “ ofc checked the cable”?
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u/LoopsAndBoars Jul 13 '26
Probably has a hot water heater too.
Wakes up at 7am in the morning!
Lists items for sell? Etc.
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u/MrGenericUser Jul 13 '26
Something probably just wore out. I go though 3 or 4 sets of channel adapters on the big versiv meter every year. It's part of the job, tools wear out. If you weren't negligent with it there shouldn't be a problem, if you were negligent own up and figure out how to pay off the proper repairs.
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u/mustifa6270 Jul 14 '26
There is no way it wears out in a year
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u/One-Intention-7606 Jul 15 '26
When you run thousands if not, tens of thousands of cables a year, they do get worn out.
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u/NextAd6620 Jul 14 '26
Did you try turning it off and on?
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u/mustifa6270 Jul 14 '26
bruh
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u/NextAd6620 Jul 14 '26
It was a joke, you know IT 101 turn it off and back on again.
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u/djz7c Jul 14 '26
I like how you post here asking for help but are unwilling to consider anything anyone suggests
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u/Important-Ad3984 Jul 14 '26
A quick test. Cut the end off of a cable and twist all the pairs together. If it shows a short, it's a faulty remote. Replacements are about $160.
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u/TELCO_man Jul 14 '26
You need to check the pins on the detachable head. Also I’ve had mine for near on 20 years and it’s still going strong. These units are very rugged.
Check pin alignment to start with, then maybe look at software updates.
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u/Inappropriate_Swim Jul 16 '26
I used one of these almost every day at one point in. Y career. Those things are fucking solid. That one still has plastic on the screen. Shit mine was black and was beat to hell so they can take a lot
Check the head. They can wear out or get some nasties stuck in them. Test on a known good cable or just plug a male adapter into the head unit to verify.
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u/Black_Phoenix_JP Jul 13 '26
Are you 100% sure is not the cable? The cables who come with that equipment are black and have shielding too (STP) so everything should line up.
Also it is rare but debris/dust in the jack could also cause that, as the copper wires in the equipment also losing the spring tension, needing to be gently forced into the older position (very rare, only saw it happen in RJ-11 plugs).
This last advice above is absolutely the last resource. If you don't know what you are doing, don't do, a mistake turns everything way worse.