Don't know if this is true or not, but here in the USA, the=20
Electrician's labor union has been powerful, and their rules (maybe=20
unwritten to) say use union made tools, and I think there is a very good=20
possibility that Fluke is a unionized organization. IF that is the case,=20
then if you had a non-Fluke instrument, the color would stand out as=20
non-union. Maybe someone can follow this thinking with good info. :)

On the other hand as much I I try to buy USA made, I find the Fluke=20
instruments severely overpriced, and I wonder if you got inside, if the=20
USA made is 100% or 51%, both meet  the requirements for USA made with=20
some other requirements.
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