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

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    One good thing about the AADE unit is that it DOES do a very good 
job of measuring inductance down to a few nH and capacitance to a tenth 
of a pF.

Ed

Binny wrote:

> Hi Dave ,
>               I got mine off an "E" Bay store called  multimeter_depot 
> And was very pleased and suprised by the quality and acuracy for a 
> hand held. I have had very good luck with these folks and have bought 
> several meters off them.IMHO they just sell meters and offfer qood 
> quality stuff for reasonable prices. Seems one can procure a fairly 
> accurate one for around a hundred, shipping and all.I am not 
> affiliated with these folks in any way but as far as I can see they 
> give the most bang for the buck.Bargain basement cheap inaccurate test 
> equipment will only serve to discourage in your effort in the 
> electrical engineering field. It will either not last very long or 
> baffle and confuse one with erroneous readings. My favorite example is 
> the "ElCheapo" Ditial multimeter that can not stop searching for just 
> the right value and shortly degrades to total uselessness or looses 
> its display the first time it experiences any humidity or mild shock 
> as in flubbing it and dropping it more than a foot above a plushy 
> carped floor.Go ahead and ask me how I know this and I will tell all, 
> I was a tower monkey for a Ski Tow for 13 years  and went thru a lot 
> of meters chasing out everything from shorts open circuits On the top 
> of a mountain in every kind of weather imaginable hanging off icy 
> towers and telephone poles. I put 'em all thru the torture test and 
> the worst investment I made was the top of the line ones like flukes 
> and simsions because not much will survive a fall from 30-60 feet and 
> bounce off solid ice 15-25 feet up in the air all the way down the 
> side of the hill. Although I needed the accuracy, so as by taking 
> resistance and voltage measurement tests  I could deduct with the 
> shortest amount of time possible which tower or telephone pole had a 
> problem or figure out if it was an open or short in the cable between. 
> Did some crazy scary shit back then put the body and equipment to the 
> test. So any way shop wisely,don't spend your money on junk. I believe 
> a handheld in the 100 dollar range, give or take would be accurate 
> enough for your needs and then some, should be able to take a few 
> bumps and bangs,and last a good long time with reasonable care. Hope 
> this helps ,,  Just my 2 cents worth...   Binny...


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