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| LCR meter reccomendations, mostly for measuring ESR on e-caps |
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| mawyatt:
--- Quote from: pdenisowski on August 08, 2023, 02:43:59 pm --- --- Quote from: RiRaRi on August 07, 2023, 11:21:34 pm ---Isnt that the thing for all LCR meter? That you have to select needed freq in order to accuratly test cap? Or more expensive meters like BK880 can do it on all freq? --- End quote --- Once you move to benchtop LCR meters you can usually specify a precise frequency (rather than select from a set of discrete frequencies) and/or sweep across a range of frequencies. This is also true for more advanced impedance analyzers as well. Always best to test your components at the frequency (or range of frequencies) of intended operation. --- End quote --- Very good advise :-+ Best, |
| RiRaRi:
Thank you all for advices. So to sum up good option would be DER DE5000. I am mostly testing caps in solid state radios and audio equipment but i dont think i need Mhz testing options, or do i? Thing is that i want invest in something little bit better but cant find anything in middle price point of DER and BK880. DER seems too cheap for what it can do. |
| TimFox:
For serious RF work, you may need to use 1 MHz or greater, but a VNA is probably better at those frequencies. One use case for my DE-5000 is to check that a capacitor for an audio application is polypropylene, rather than polyester (large difference in dissipation factor/Q). |
| RiRaRi:
This is too expensive for me. I plan to do basic repairs of boombox and similar items so for just testing caps of they are good or bad i think some basic LCR like these mentioned will do. Or am i wrong? |
| Martin72:
--- Quote from: RiRaRi on August 08, 2023, 07:08:14 pm ---Thing is that i want invest in something little bit better but cant find anything in middle price point of DER and BK880. --- End quote --- If a benchtop meter is "allowed", the ET4410 could be a good choice. --- Quote --- DER seems too cheap for what it can do. --- End quote --- The DER DE5000 is rather surprisingly good for the money. |
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