[Test-Equipment] Tek Model 130 LC Meter

[David DiGiacomo]

On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:34 PM, k2cby <k2cby at optonline.net> wrote:
> Almost All Digital Electronics < http://aade.com/lcmeter.htm> makes a
> solid-state digital L/C meter that does the same thing and sells for about
> $100 in kit form and $130 pre-built. It is extremely accurate for small
> values of capacitance and inductance. I am a very satisfied customer. The
> basic circuit was described by Hadorn in QST for September and October 1982.

All oscillator based LC meters have the drawback that non-ideal
components can't be measured accurately.  For example, the stray
capacitance of a coil will throw off the measurement, and the series
resistance will have a smaller, unpredictable effect.  This is unlike
a traditional phase-sensitive LCR meter, which can measure just the L.