On 09/30/2015 5:22 PM, Tothwolf wrote:
On Wed, 30 Sep 2015, John Robertson wrote:
On 09/29/2015 2:59 PM, Jay West wrote:
This is the one I have used for years.....
http://clientes.netvisao.pt/greenpal/evb1.htm
About $88 USD
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!
I bought a kit from anatekcorp.com last year to replace my Dick Smith
version that spouted legs and was rather disappointed with how it had
been kitted up. A lot of the components were very low quality or did
not fit the board properly, so I substituted my own. Even the 9V
battery snap was made wrong (bad quality wire and the snap was made
backwards). Another oddity was the kit included two 18 pin dip sockets
instead of an 18 pin and a 16 pin (I used some 3M dual wipe sockets
that I had anyway).
One thing that really bothered me about the 'Blue ESR' variation
compared to the original Dick Smith version was the lack of banana
jacks, however I found some shrouded jacks which fit the blue Hammond
enclosure.
If there is any interest in the changes I made to my meter, I'll see
about digging up my notes/parts list and the photos I took during
assembly.
The new kit makers seem to be doing a good job on fitting the kits out
properly, had a little trouble with the first batch and they quickly
sent me missing parts. Heck, I remember problems I had with Dick Smith
kits back in the early 00s - missing circuit boards, wrong parts, etc.
However DS (and Anatek) ALWAYS made good on shortages.
Plus Bob Parker is still helping folks with his kit, he has a great
support site in AU for these kits.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bobpar/esrmeter.htm (note the lack of
twitter or facebook links - "This web page is for grownups"!)
FYI the kit leads have banana sockets on them...so you can quick connect
the optional probes or use your own.
John :-#)#
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