RE: [TCML] Looking for decent LCR meter - ideas?

["Dave Halliday" <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wavetek got bought out and they no longer make the hand-held multimeters.

It looks like they sold off the line to Amprobe -- the 37XR-A looks realy
similar with some improvements in accuracy and measuring range.

Ordered one from Amazon for about $140 including tax. I could have saved
maybe $20 by shopping at one of the vendors listed in froogle but Amazon had
them in stock and I didn't have to pay anything for shipping.

Here is the link to the meter at Amprobe's website:

http://amprobe.com/cgi-bin/pdc/viewprod.cgi?pid=2146&tid=1&type=elec


To everyone else -- many thanks for your recommendations!

The AADE Meter looks fascinating:

http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm


The project I am working on is an induction heater for blacksmithing small
items. You can buy a 1,800 Watt induction hot plate from Costco Business for
about $90. I want to see if I can kit-bash one of these and replace the
cooktop with a small solenoid winding that I can use to heat small pieces of
metal. A lot of the work I do is fairly small and it beats running a 70K BTU
propane forge for hours at a time.


Dave
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DC Cox
> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2010 6:01 PM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Looking for decent LCR meter - ideas?
> 
> Sencore makes one of the best --- does it "in circuit", but 
> it's priced at
> $2,000.00.
> 
> Wavetek 27XT does a great job for $150, but I heard they are 
> not making
> those anymore.  I have one and love it.
> 
> Dr. Resonance
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 1:01 PM, EVP <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >   How decent do you mean?  Do you want to measure AC or DC 
> resistance?  You
> > can get a very good LC meter for less than a hundred bucks 
> and these days
> > most low cost DVM's will measure DC resistance with an 
> accuracy of the order
> > of 2% or better; the ones I've bought for $2.99 at Harbor 
> Freight Tool
> > Supply are that good..  There are different types of LC 
> meters and some are
> > worthless for inductors so you have to know what you're getting.
> > Ed
> >
> > Dave Halliday wrote:
> >
> > Looking at a non-Tesla project that requires me to measure 
> the inductance
> >> of
> >> a number of smallish coils so looking at purchasing a 
> decent LCR meter.
> >>
> >> Budget is up to $200 or so.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >> Many thanks!
> >> Dave
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