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Old 12th Jan 2019, 4:03 am   #23
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Default Re: ESR Meters.

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Originally Posted by Argus25 View Post
The best ESR meter I have ever used was the one designed by Bob Parker. I have the kitset version of it made by Silicon Chip, available from Altronics with a lovely black housing and Red LED's, but they come in other forms:
Another vote for the Bob Parker design here
I have 2 meters, both built from kits, an older Anatec "blue" and one from a chap in Portugal (EVB).

http://clientes.netvisao.pt/greenpal/evb1.htm

Both versions seem very well protected from applied voltage, judging from the daft things I've done to both. It's nice to have a circuit diagram for both. The only thing that isn't an off the shelf part is the programmed uP.
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