[NJARC] Technoweenie Stocking Stuffer

[Comcast Email John]

Hi Bob,

My 2 came today.  I too tested one and found I had to use the three , 1 2 3 holes, not the ones marked 1 1 1 1.

Resistor and a cap checked out.

First the battery voltage shows, then the value.

My screen is loose.  I'll glue it tomorrow in place.

Let me know if you're OK now.

73, John -- Sent from my Tablet

On Dec 21, 2015 8:56 PM, Robert Bennett <dino66 at optonline.net> wrote:
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>  Well boys and girls........
>                                                It came today just in time for the holidays..... Not the "Red Ryder" BB Gun, but my fresh in the box "technoweenie" stocking stuffer can test everything component tester.
>
>                                                I opened the box, and there it was fresh in it's antistatic bag! I carefully removed it from the bag, inserted a fresh 9 volt battery, then placed a 10K resistor in the socket. 
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>                                                I pressed the button and "Presto"! the display read - no component found.
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>                                                Ok, maybe this was a fluke.... I'll try a cap and see what happens.  The display read - no component found.
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>                                                Guess I'll be calling the seller in Atlanta tomorrow and see if I'll get a refund/replacement.
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>                                                I'll be back with an update and let you know what happens!  
>
>  Bob Bennett
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>                                                 
> 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.
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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!
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> Thanks to Robert Forte for making me aware of these things, and Joe Cro for kicking my butt to actually get one.
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> My apologies for the freak out,
> Al
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