[Boatanchors] LCR meter recommendations - Proster LCR

[Dale Parfitt]

Buy the nanoVNA for $50.  After an SOL calibration, you can very accurately
measure the passive device ON the frequency  of use. From KHz to around a
GHZ.

Dale W4OP

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Subject: [Boatanchors] LCR meter recommendations - Proster LCR

Wayne,

I used an Almost All Digital Electronics L/C meter I purchased 
assembled from AADE. It worked well for most applications. Where it 
fell short was measuring capacitors under 47pF and coils below 
50uH. The readings would vary from test to test by a significant 
amount (+/- 8pF/8uH, or so). The other limitation was that it was 
impossible to measure power supply and audio chokes and 
transformers because of it's limited range.

Eventually, I purchases a Proster PSTTL168-AU LCR Multimeter from 
Amazon to Henries. It worked so well in the pF and uH ranges that I 
gave away the AADE L/C Meter to a friend.

73 Bill N4LG


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At 04:29 AM 11/30/2019, you wrote:
>Do any of you use one of those digital LCR meters? I'm thinking of 
>putting one on my Christmas list if there's a not very expensive 
>one that can reach small picofarad & microfarad values. Ones I'm 
>looked at so far seem to quit around 200pF and 100uH.
>Thanks!
>WayneWB4OGM
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