On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 11:43 AM, Artek Manuals
<manuals@...> wrote:
I know over the years we have flogged the topic ESR meters to death but
it has been awhile
You might find this thread helpful:
've-seen-all-chinese-stuff-on-ebay/
I don't have one of the newer Chinese dedicated ESR meters (e.g.
"ESR01", very tempting at $10), but I have and can recommend either of
these options:
1. The German AVR "component tester" has evolved into a good ESR
tester, and does many other useful tests. The standard version
doesn't have charged capacitor protection... but you can add a simple
relay circuit for that if you like.
To see what version people are currently buying, check near the end of
this thread:
Or, any of these would be good options:
$19 kit, no case, with encoder:
$23 kit, with case, with encoder:
$32 assembled, with case, no encoder:
2. You could also consider upgrading to a DER-EE DE-5000, which is an
excellent full function 100kHz LCR meter, and of course measures ESR
as well. This will cost about $120, and you can just buy it from the
current cheapest eBay seller:
