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check out THIS cool toy...its only 300 bucks! (what a deal)
cool toy...
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I actually have one on my bench at work. Great for SMD parts, as long as they are appropriate values, especially caps. I work in microwave frequencies, so this thing isn't that useful when it comes to measuring caps in the pF range. (Measurement frequency is too low for really small values.) Nice little gadget for more normal applications, though.
| Originally Posted by vixr /img/forum/go_quote.gif check out THIS cool toy...its only 300 bucks! (what a deal) |
I actually have one on my bench at work. Great for SMD parts, as long as they are appropriate values, especially caps. I work in microwave frequencies, so this thing isn't that useful when it comes to measuring caps in the pF range. (Measurement frequency is too low for really small values.) Nice little gadget for more normal applications, though.
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I thought it would be cool for quickly sorting resistors, but 300 bucks? I guess I will just have to live with my DMM
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Or convert your DMM for less than fifteen quid.
| Originally Posted by vixr /img/forum/go_quote.gif I thought it would be cool for quickly sorting resistors, but 300 bucks? I guess I will just have to live with my DMM |
Or convert your DMM for less than fifteen quid.
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If you want to just get the value of the resistor, it's OK, but it doesn't have the accuracy for matching. If you need to sort SMD resistors, you can get tweezer probes for your DMM. Pamona makes them, I think they're like $30 or so. I have a set at work, and the do come in handy sometimes.
| Originally Posted by vixr /img/forum/go_quote.gif I thought it would be cool for quickly sorting resistors, but 300 bucks? I guess I will just have to live with my DMM |
If you want to just get the value of the resistor, it's OK, but it doesn't have the accuracy for matching. If you need to sort SMD resistors, you can get tweezer probes for your DMM. Pamona makes them, I think they're like $30 or so. I have a set at work, and the do come in handy sometimes.
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