[Lowfer] LRC Meter

[Dale Parfitt]

Peter Barick wrote:

> Thanks Ed, Bill
>
> >>> evp@pacbell.net 10/23/03 06:15PM >>>
> >       1/Q is the dissipation factor or loss tangent which has been
> used to
> >express loss in dielectrics and other materials for over 100 years.
> >It's the quantity you normally see under properties of dielectrics.
> -----------------------------------------
> Okay. Then it can be thought of as an expression of the quality of
> dielectric in the item under test. Therefor, the larger 1/Q is, the
> better the tested item, maxing as  x approaches 1.0.
>

Just the opposite. The smaller the value of D, the better the quality of the
dielectric. A D value of 1 would signify a very poor dielectric. From
memory, teflon and polystyrene are typically in the 0.001-->0.0001 range.

Dale W4OP