[NJARC] Technoweenie Stocking Stuffer

[Robert Bennett]

Al -
        I think for 15 bucks this is a no brainer. Just bought my Christmas present! Funny thing is that I received a 2 confirmations from the seller. One in English, the other in Chinese. 

Bob Bennett

P.S. - I dont know how Joe could like it since it's light, and has no iron! lol :)

On Dec 17, 2015, at 3:28 PM, Al Klase wrote:

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> Gang,
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> I just took delivery of this component tester.
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> 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
> 
> 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!
> 
> Thanks to Robert Forte for making me aware of these things, and Joe Cro for kicking my butt to actually get one.
> 
> My apologies for the freak out,
> Al
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