[khaki54]

Did he really need that crazy probe or was that a joke? Normal probes that come with Fluke 179 couldn't do it? I guess mine says 1000V so not rated for it. Do they even make 4000V handheld meters? How are you supposed to do the calibration?

[kragen]

I'm sure you could solder together some 1kV 1MΩ resistors, but if you can buy a 10kV probe designed, built, and tested by people who do that every day, betting your life on your DIY creepage allowances may seem unappealing.