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AN8008 US $19, 9999count, 1uV, 0.01uA, 0.01Ohm, 1pF resolution meter
alm:
If anything, skipping the amps range would make more sense to me. Circuits where you need both µA/nA and µV are unlikely to need amps ranges. The exception might be HVAC, but for some reason this does not strike me as an HVAC meter ;).
I guess they wanted to claim 10 nA to 10 A in their marketing material.
Fungus:
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--- Quote from: evava on July 17, 2017, 09:42:59 am ---Guys, calm down.
I like all your answers, they explain many things.
But, IMHO the strongest point of this $19 meter is 1uV resolution, not any of his Amp range. No need to discuss Amp ranges so deeply.
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The vast majority of electronics works on mA, not uA.
This meter fails to cover the most common current ranges in electronics design with any degree of decent resolution.
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Maybe they're planning to release another one in a couple of months* with 10mA range and temperature.
Double the sales! :popcorn:
(*) Or after the sales of this one die down.
Gandalf_Sr:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on July 17, 2017, 10:55:06 am ---The vast majority of electronics works on mA, not uA.
This meter fails to cover the most common current ranges in electronics design with any degree of decent resolution.
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I'm with Dave on this one, I'd much rather see the 10A range replaced by a usable mA range. Can't this meter be hacked to do that, maybe with a shunt resistor change?
alm:
Sure, if you spend another $20 on a new shunt :P.
Gandalf_Sr:
--- Quote from: alm on July 17, 2017, 11:46:09 am ---Sure, if you spend another $20 on a new shunt :P.
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OK, the challenge has been made! All I have to do is wait for my meter to arrive on the slow boat from China... :=\
[EDIT] What's the resistance of the 1A shunt? If it was 0.001 Ohms then I'm thinking it would be way less than $20 for a 1 Ohm 0.1% resistor.
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