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Fluke EtherScope Network Analyzer Teardown and Repair (Patreon)

Published:
2021-02-16 00:27:59
Imported:
2024-01

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I found a Fluke network analyzer from 2005 that needed a bit of repair...but tearing it down revealed that it's far more than just a simple Ethernet cable tester.

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Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com) and Aviscerall (https://aviscerall.bandcamp.com).

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Fluke EtherScope Network Analyzer Teardown and Repair

I found a Fluke network analyzer from 2005 that needed a bit of repair...but tearing it down revealed that it's far more than just a simple Ethernet cable tester. ----------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ----------------------------------------­------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com) and Aviscerall (https://aviscerall.bandcamp.com).

Comments

Asaf Sagi

Very cool device, and nice to see a repair going your way on the first try :) (that is not to say that unsuccessful repairs don't make good videos. I mean just from an empathizing perspective I'm happy for you)

Anonymous

Nice one, Colin! I have a couple of Linksprinter 300’s, which is a later Fluke product. It does a quick series of tests, including PoE, DHCP, LLDP, and it tries to get out to the internet. Super useful for validating new cable drops. It does have the exact same TDR test as the unit you have here. I work for a competing tools vendor - Fluke basically sold off their Ethernet and Wi-Fi testing tools. For awhile, they were part of Netscout, and then they got sold off again, and are now called NetAlly. In fact I have two Linksprinters - one branded Fluke, one branded NetAlly. The Linksprinter and AirCheck G1 and G2 are my favorites by them, even if they’re totally my competitor.

thisdoesnotcompute
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What's kinda funny is that, for the most part, this EtherScope is redundant for me. All of my switches at work have built-in TDR testing and offer good PoE statistics, and devices like the Microsoft Surface 2-in-1's make for great testing/management tools for in the field (at far lower cost). For low-voltage techs who are pulling cable all day, an all-in-one device is priceless, but I think a lot of network engineers have managed to fulfill their needs far less expensively now. I suspect that soon -- if someone doesn't make one already -- these kinds of tools will simply turn into smartphone add-ons.