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LCR meter opinion
cdev:
itd great but people should realize that most of the info you usually seek to get from L and C components could also be derived with a small and inexpensive nanovna2 too, using the right fixture.. (for series or shunt components). If I was going to choose between the two I would choose the nanovna. I spend a lot more time playing around with it than any piece of test equipment I have had previously. But the nanovna2 - although its not as rapid to test a passive component for something like esr, you will also need to make a "test fixture".
But it will show you the numbers you need to know and do it in a useful way.
The DE-5000 will be able to test components at (much) higher frequencies than most LCR meters but its still very limited to the in depth data you'll get with a nanovna2. If you are into RF stuff, that decides it. If you are into more generic electronics, maybe the DE-5000 will be better. I suspect it would be they are two specialized tools each does well at what its intended to do.
I dont know. Until I got a nanovna2 not much later DE-5000 was the only LCR meter Ive owned besides the AVR Transistor tester.. (which is very useful, especially for its cost, too, its really cheap. It will give you a very rapid interesting fast evaluation of what any component with two or three connections is. By probing them with a bunch of different signals. Simply having the ability to measure low L was a big thing for me. And it turns out DE-5000 does very well at that. But so does the nanovna2 it turned out.
If you are really on a tight budget also look at the AVRTT. For $20 or less, It will act as an LCR meter within limits. Also give you ESR. Accuracy is surprisingly good. But, it does not support 4 wire measurement, as far as I know. Maybe a new version does. They are constantly improving it.
Martin72:
I don´t know this meter, but what I know in general:
You won´t cover all your needs with only one instrument.
For example inductor measure...
We (Company I work for) use at last three methods to measure them.
General purpose LCR Meter, a (selfbuild) voltage-time-area tool and the good old resonant-frequency solution, with a little bit power... ;)
ogden:
VNA has it's own impedance limitations. One can't replace another. For component measurements I still suggest LCR meter, especially for >1uF capacitors, >1mH inductors and literally any resistor, unless you are looking for hi-frequency parasitic impedances of such. VNA is RF territory. Thou there is one capacitor-related measurement I suggest VNA any day: power plane impedance analysis. If you try - don't forget to use DC blocking capacitor! Without such you may damage instrument.
probe:
Hi all,
For me the DER-EE DE-5000 LCR kit ordered at eleshop.eu and shipped to Italy would be €240, a set of kelvin clips around €20, so €260 total. If I were to order a Tonghui TH2810+ from Batterfly.com it would be €667 shipped, including Kelvin clips, fixture, short and test report.
So, €400 more for the Tonghui. I'm leaning towards a benchtop, but the Tonghui is 10kHz and the next next step up to 100kHz would hit €1000.
What would be your advice? general hobbyist use, mostly HAM radio stuff. (building a QDX now, when available will order a (tr)u-SDX).
Shock:
My advice would be to avoid the DE5000 kit and just look at getting a DE5000 with TL21 adapter. The kit adds almost $200 to the price for no additional measurement functionality.
For most people to start off with they are fine. Roughly their base cost is $90 plus accessories on the ebay.com site. A fancy display and pc connectivity is mostly a gimmick on LCR meters for home use. Moneys better spent on a decent diy test lead or fixture setup in my opinion (it's the most painful aspect of a measurement).
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