I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

[Paul678]

....why when I try to buy it:

http://www.prc68.com/P/Prod.html#ESR

It says, ask to see if in stock, and when
I click on the link, I get:

http://www.prc68.com/Contact.html


I mean, is this Brooke Clark guy the
person who makes these things? And
if so, why is he trying to meet women
when I'm trying to buy his product???

[budm]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

I believe a lot of people here use and like the Blue ESR meter, it sounds pretty good for the price. That is what I would get if I have low budget. I use SENCORE LC-75.

[tom66]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

I use the Atlas ESR60, because it does capacitance too.

[ivtec]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

....why when I try to buy it:

http://www.prc68.com/P/Prod.html#ESR

It says, ask to see if in stock, and when
I click on the link, I get:

http://www.prc68.com/Contact.html


I mean, is this Brooke Clark guy the
person who makes these things? And
if so, why is he trying to meet women
when I'm trying to buy his product???

:electronix.com/capanalyzer-88a-test-device-p-7363.htmlhy:

I have this one and it does ESK and analyses caps pretty good

[budm]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

Tom, that Atlas ESR60 looks pretty good especially with the automatic discharge function.
Does the read out comes close to the spec of the cap rating (ESR)?

[Paul678]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

I use the Atlas ESR60, because it does capacitance too.

Yes, the meter I posted also does capacitance at the same
time.

But yours seem like a good one (and packaged better),
but also more expensive:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Peak-Atl...item519df423dd


Does this look like a decent price for this one?

It also goes up to 22,000 uF, which I'm sure
is enough, but the micro V4 claims to go up
to 60,000 uF.

[Paul678]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

I believe a lot of people here use and like the Blue ESR meter, it sounds pretty good for the price. That is what I would get if I have low budget. I use SENCORE LC-75.

I also considered the Blue ESR meter, but it's actually
about the same price, and it only measures the ESR,
and not the capacitance at the same time.

Also, the Blue meter is in kit form, whereas the Micro V4
is already assembled.

[tibimakai]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

with these meters you can measure the capacitors on the board, or they still have to be unsoldered?

[tom66]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

Tom, that Atlas ESR60 looks pretty good especially with the automatic discharge function.
Does the read out comes close to the spec of the cap rating (ESR)?

I wouldn't rely on the discharge function. It's only rated to ±50V with >10uF capacitor.

The reading is typically very good but the probes fell off the connector in a few weeks, so I had to repair those and recalibrate it (which is simple... just zeroing the meter from the internal menu.) I have found several bad caps using it, including one which did not bulge.

[tom66]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

It also goes up to 22,000 uF, which I'm sure
is enough, but the micro V4 claims to go up
to 60,000 uF.

I don't think you need to worry about more than 4700uF.

[Paul678]

Re: I'd Like to buy the ESR Meter you all recommended, but......

I don't think you need to worry about more than 4700uF.

What do you think about the Russian-made Micro V4?

http://www.prc68.com/I/ESRmicro.shtml


It's about $70 less than the one you have.....