[Lowfer] LRC Meter

[Bill Ashlock]

> > As for measurements I much prefer a
> > good bridge over the "LCR meters" which are potentially susceptible to
> > producing all sorts of erroneous results.

This might depend on the type of hand-held LCR. I've had minimal problems 
with my meter giving erroneous readings. I DO have many not-so-good memories 
of the good old days when using those big old clunker bridges. I bet I can 
go through a bunch of unknown cores in a 1/10 of the time it takes to use a 
bridge. Another of the advantages of a hand-held is finding cores and 
capacitors at swapfests. Matter of fact, that's haw I landed these nice 1" 
#61s a couple of weeks ago (3 for a $). Most of the sellers don't know what 
the core type is so a meter is a necessity. I've also used my handheld to 
aid in buying transmitting micas. Anything leaky gives a high 1/Q reading 
and/or the wrong capacity.

Bill A

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