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Mid-range price LCR meter ?
MathWizard:
I have some cheap clone LCR meter, it's ok and has Kelvin probes, but 1 minute a 10uH inductor will be 9.481uH, and when I just hooked it up again 2 minutes later, no temperature change, now it's 9.225uH.
For hobby use and for the foreseeable future, I'll be staying under 100-200MHz in RF projects. So I'm looking for a better handheld/or small, LCR meter, something middle tier, so not Fluke prices (I think they make LCR meters).
Sometime this winter I'm getting the latest NanaVNA, IDK all the differences between those and LCR meters, but I'd like my LCR meter to goto a few MHz, not stop at 100kHz.
Any recommendations ? Thanks
mawyatt:
The Hioki IM3536 we have goes to 8MHz, is a lab grade LCR meter, and expensive (~$4.7K) but don't know of another quality lab LCR meter that covers that range that's any cheaper. We also have another lab grade LCR meter, the Tonghui TH2830 excellent value at ~$1K, but only covers 100KHz, they have models that go higher in frequency and cost.
Bottom line if you want correct repeatable results, then prepare for more expensive quality lab grade equipment.
Best,
GnomeZA:
I was looking into this also. I noticed ET4510 which "only" goes up to 100kHz so it won't do for your applications but I see they offer some higher frequency versions.
ET3510 for only $1560 -> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004972609076.html
Dagobert1:
I ordered the ADM from Mouser for $1050. With a Raspberry Pi, for example, a very good and fast LCR measurement system can be set up. The ADM2001B has very good technical data.
https://www.analog.com/en/design-center/evaluation-hardware-and-software/evaluation-boards-kits/eval-admx2001.html#eb-overview
mawyatt:
That is an impressive module!!
Would be a great project to turn this into a full fledged LCR meter with a custom 3D printed case and software development effort.
Makes one wonder if this is the core technology/chips sets in some of the high end OEM LCR meters?
Best,
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