recommend ESR meter, Multimeter, hot air rework station

[electro_pa]

Re: recommend ESR meter, Multimeter, hot air rework station

Hi Sheen 818,
For ESR checking, I use the kit-based unit K2574, sold by Altronics. See:http://www.altronics.com.au/index.as...=item&id=K2574
Originally published in Silicon Chip April 2004.
Designer later offered the neat, "Blue" ESR meter, a more refined product but probably more costly to feed batteries!.

[retiredcaps]

Re: recommend ESR meter, Multimeter, hot air rework station

About multimeters: Fluke second-hand are very good tools.

Agreed. If you live in the USA, you can go on ebay and get a very reasonably priced used Fluke for a good price.

See excavatoree's guide at

http://reviews.ebay.com/Fluke-Meters...00000007478323

excavatoree knows his Fluke stuff. He has hundreds of them in his famous staircase shot at (near bottom of page)

http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=492.0

I purchased an used Fluke 75 ($20) and Fluke 12 ($30) locally. The Fluke 75 is probably 20+ years old and been through a lot of abuse, but both meters read identically (accuracy) and both work fine for my use.

I also have 2 Amprobes (AM-60 and 15XP) and happy with them. I got the 15XP on ebay for 99 cents. I was the only bidder!!!

As for hot air rework station, if you specify professional, be ready to pay a premium price. Weller, Ersa, Hakko are very good tools at a price.

Dave Jones at the eevblog did a review of this hot air rework

http://www.eevblog.com/2011/04/25/ee...rework-review/

He also has a $50 and $99 multimeter shootout at

http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/04/ee...eter-shootout/

http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/11/ee...i-t-part-1of2/

http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/11/ee...i-t-part-2of2/

[ipman]

Re: recommend ESR meter, Multimeter, hot air rework station

It depends mostly on where you live.
About multimeters: Fluke second-hand are very good tools.
About ESR meter: Blue ESR meter or Peak ones are good, but quite expensive if you don't live (read: payd well) in wester Europe or USA.
As for hot air rework station, if you specify professional, be ready to pay a premium price. Weller, Ersa, Hakko are very good tools at a price.

[sheen818]

For ESR meter and multimeter, I use them to fix TV or monitor boards. For hot air rework station, I use it to fix Xbox 3RRD or remove TV chips.

I buy some cheap multimeter and hot air rework station before. All of them made in china, just work, not good. Now I need better or more professional equipment and tools. However, I am a cheapskate, not crazy guy, don't want to spend a few hundreds for ESR meter or Multimeter, or a few thousands for hot air rework station. please recommend cheap and professional: brand and model.

Thanks.