Electrician U watches a multimeter take a stratospheric field trip
Dustin reacts to Fluke's balloon test, while a sponsored conduit lesson explains why protection depends on more than the tubing.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
20 Miles Up! Will It Survive? 🥶 #Flukecorp #FlukeTools #Fluke87VMAX
The meter survived. Dustin, however, wanted a harder landing.
Electrician U's most-watched new upload follows a Fluke 87V MAX multimeter on a balloon journey roughly 20 miles above Earth. Dustin is reacting to Fluke's promotional testing footage, not conducting the flight himself. The rig encounters extreme cold and low pressure before returning to a field, with subsequent lab checks showing the meter remains functional and accurate.
"The meter didn't hit the ground," Dustin observes. That distinction also occupies viewers: some ask why it wasn't powered on, while others exchange stories about meters surviving years of work and rough handling. There is, naturally, a joke about repeating the experiment to rule out a fluke.
The channel posted four uploads, including a second version of the balloon reaction. But the strongest viewing momentum now belongs to "Choosing the Right Conduit: Everything You Need to Know About IP and NEMA Ratings." Sponsored by ABB, it tackles a less spectacular but practical question: does liquidtight mean water can never get in? Dustin explains why fittings, seals, enclosures and installation conditions matter alongside the conduit itself. A separate ad-labelled upload makes the same distinction in its title.
Electrician U added about 410,000 views over the week, while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is slightly above its usual level. Among nearby home-and-building channels, 731 Woodworks and Homeworthy had much larger weekly audiences; Electrician U gained more views than rctestflight and The Minimal Mom.
Away from the new uploads, "What Is Ghost Voltage?" remains active, alongside Dustin's Fluke visit with metrologist Jeff Gust, where the question shifts from whether a meter survives to how anyone knows its measurements are right.
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They forgot to repeat the test to make sure it wasn't a fluke
@ZT_1234See it on YouTubeWhy wasn't it powered on?
@jerodbaker5466See it on YouTubeMy fluke 77 survived a factory floor for 5 years. Then I took it on a flight in a checked bag. The case was destroyed , the knob broken and the screen cracked. still worked though. I bought a new knob and taped it up. Still use it 15 years later
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Now this is an honest review pf a video good job man, ur videos have helped me get through my second and final chance at getting my red seal certification. Ur informative vids are a great help.... keep up the great work man
@raymondjmacSee it on YouTubeI have a Fluke 8060 I got new sometime in the mid 1980s. It’s still my primary meter, and it’s still one of the few DMMs that measures both dB and frequency. IMO, it's still about the best meter ever made for an audio tech.
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The videos drawing views on Electrician U right now
Choosing the Right Conduit: Everything You Need to Know About IP and …15,160 views · 2026-11-03
Fluke Sent a Multimeter 20 Miles Up. Will It Survive?8,485 views · 2026-10-30
#sponsored #ad Liquidtight Does Not Mean Waterproof3,835 views · 2026-11-04
What Is Ghost Voltage?188,352 views
Is Fluke Really the Best? I Went There to Find Out.43,819 views
- Channel
- Electrician U
- Subscribers
- 955,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 410,012
- Videos published this week
- 4
- Video published
- October 30, 2026
- Video views so far
- 16,138
- Views on its first day
- 10,962
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💡 Test your knowledge
What does FMC stand for in electrical installations?
FMC means flexible metal conduit, one of the raceway types covered in Dustin's conduit lesson.

