[MRCA] Technoweenie Stocking Stuffer

[Clare Owens]

So, since I always have eBay open in my browser I just went ahead and
ordered two, gotta have one for my son Bill.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Clare

On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Al Klase <ark at ar88.net> wrote:

> Gang,
>
> I just took delivery of this component tester.
>
>
> You don't even have to know what component.  Just stick something in the
> zero-insertion-force socket, push the button, and the tin brain inside
> figures it out.  Does resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, and bipolar
> and FET transistors.
>
> The best part:  It's 15 bucks shipped from Duluth, GA. -
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221961865013?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
>
> There are a bunch of these floating around on E-bay, but this appears to
> be the latest revision, with a really nice display and rugged battery
> holder.  You'll likely want to install in in some sort of box to carry
> around.
>
> All this is made possible by a modern microcontroller that has analog
> inputs and outputs built in, so it can make the appropriate measurements.
> uC data sheet here:  ATmega48A, ATmega48PA, ATmega88A, ATmega88PA,
> ATmega168A, ATmega1688PA, ATmega328, ATmega328P datasheet -
> atmel-8271-8-bit-avr-microcontroller-atmega48a-48pa-88a-88pa-168a-168pa-328-328p_datasheet_complete.pdf
> <http://www.atmel.com/images/atmel-8271-8-bit-avr-microcontroller-atmega48a-48pa-88a-88pa-168a-168pa-328-328p_datasheet_complete.pdf>
>
> Not much on the circuit board except the processor and an 8MHz crystal.
> Everything else in SMOP. (Simply a Matter Of Programming)  Welcome to the
> 21st Century!
>
> My apologies for the freak out,
> Al
>
> --
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> Jersey City, NJhttp://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>
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