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LCRZ Meters, Chart ?

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pope:

--- Quote from: KungFuJosh on December 29, 2023, 04:17:07 pm ---I haven't seen one.

The short list is:

DE-5000 - accurate / best value / handheld meter

TH2830 or 2832 / ST2830 or 2832 - Best lowish cost lab grade bench meters (Tonghui TH is terrible support, SourceTronic ST has excellent support).

Hioki IM3536 - excellent lab grade bench meter.

Instek LCR-8200 series - very expensive lab grade / high frequency meters.

There's also some less reliable, but usable bench meters from East Tester.

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What makes you think that the ET meter is less reliable? I mean, it might well be the case but do you have some personal experience with these meters?

Veteran68:
As with most things you'll generally get what you pay for.

The DE-5000 is the goto for hobbyists on a budget, but it has its limitations. Namely in test parameters and user interface, which is pretty horrid. A step up would be the Hantek 183x series. I have the 1833C and like it okay. If I were buying another handheld LCR today in the ~$200 range I might go for the highest end Uni-T 622 model.

If you want a bench LCR, then you're looking at EastTester, RuoShui/Victor, and Matrix at the lower end but even those can run into the 300-500 range for the higher models.

As you get to Tonghui, Sourcetronic, and Hioki, then you're approaching if not exceeding $1000, depending on model.

And of course you can go with something like R&S for a couple more K.

Randy222:
The Hantek units are in my budget. But I read a few reviews that said the unit was horribly not accurate. Maybe some bad apples coming out of the mill?

Martin72:

--- Quote ---The Hantek units are in my budget.
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And your budget is ?
And what to prefer, handheld or desktop ?
Measure frequency up to ??

Veteran68:

--- Quote from: Randy222 on December 30, 2023, 12:20:27 am ---The Hantek units are in my budget. But I read a few reviews that said the unit was horribly not accurate. Maybe some bad apples coming out of the mill?

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Possibly. I've had a few measurements I've scratched my head at, which is why I said if I were buying again in that budget range I might choose something else. But if I'm honest most measurements I've done and compared against other meters (from 6.5 digit bench DMMs to cheap capacitor/ESR meters) it's been close enough to call it within expected range.

These things are so sensitive to test conditions and parameters that unless I knew exactly how a reviewer's test was setup, I'd take their results with a grain of salt. You can play around with the settings (test voltage, frequency, range, etc.) and get pretty vastly different results. Not to mention that some people insist on testing in-circuit and expect reliable readings.

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