I can put in another vote of confidence for this one. I have one from Portugal
(because I didn’t know about the this-side-of-the-pond source) and it works as
advertised.
- Mark
On Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, John Robertson <j...@flippers.com> wrote:
> On 09/30/2015 7:14 AM, Jay West wrote:
>> John wrote....
>> ----
>> That is an authorized Bob Parker variation of his original Dick Smith ESR
>> meter kit. On this side of the pond they were made by Anatek until the owner
>> was killed in an accident, then the series (now called the Blue ESR) is made
>> by Alltronics and sold by dealers such as I. These all use Bob's licensed
>> code, just different box and PCB layouts.
>>
>> If you want a Blue ESR I sell them on my web site's catalogue section, or
>> you can order the EVB from Portugal if you are on the east side of the pond.
>>
>> I've been selling variations (evolution by intelligent design) of Bob's ESR
>> meter kit since 1999!
>> ----
>> That is great info, thanks!
>>
>> Question - I could be mistaken, but I think someone mentioned that these
>> were not good for testing caps that had a higher operating voltage. Is that
>> correct? My understanding was that the testing method used by this ESR meter
>> was valid for most all the large electrolytics...?
>>
>> J
>>
>>
>
> As for testing large capacitors, about the highest value that gives useful
> readings is around 10,000ufd. Larger than that and the ESR is too close to
> zero ohms unless the cap is really bad...
>
> One other unmentioned (I keep forgetting to add it to the list) benefit to
> the meter is it does read down to 0.01 ohms which can be handy when looking
> for shorts.
>
> Blue ESR Kit Manual:
>
> https://www.flippers.com/pdfs/BlueESR.pdf
>
> John :-#)#
>
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