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Not taking away from the OP but a crazy story about a Fluke 87.
I had the high voltage probe used as an accessory for communication techs checking out
high voltage stuff in there world.
I was a transmission and distribution guy. The 12,000 volt distribution circuits to the 500,000
volt transmission lines.
Anyway, I had set up a clearance to parallel two 12,000 volt circuits and needed to phase them in.
I had already Hi-potted many Fluke test leads and knew they didn't start blowing holes in the insulation before 22,000 volts.
So, not wanting to wait for the heavy weight engineers to phase the two 12KV circuits, I strapped on the Fluke High Voltage Probe to the end of a glass switching stick. I taped the leads
down to the Fluke 87 and phased in the circuits... released them for service and I think about how stupid I was but it worked.

Back at the office, my sup told me that the phasing group will be here tomorrow and I said forget it.... it is done and the town of Mariposa is running on both 12KV circuits.

What? When I told him what I did, he took my communication tech high voltage probe (good for 25KV) away from me and I never saw it again. There are old techs and bold techs but no "Old Bold Techs. I got lucky.