Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16165 invoked from network); 3 Aug 2001 19:01:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 3 Aug 2001 19:01:22 -0000 Received: (qmail 13445 invoked from network); 3 Aug 2001 19:01:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 3 Aug 2001 19:01:06 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15Sk71-0003Yg-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Aug 2001 19:55:55 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from anchor-post-34.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.92]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15Sk6z-0003Rb-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Aug 2001 19:55:54 +0100 Received: from alg.demon.co.uk ([194.222.171.80]) by anchor-post-34.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 15Sk3u-00097t-0Y for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 3 Aug 2001 19:52:42 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3B6AF458.D9781B7F@alg.demon.co.uk> Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 19:58:32 +0100 From: "Steve Rawlings" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en-gb]C-CCK-MCD NetscapeOnline.co.uk (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en-GB,en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Alternative LCR meter. References: <000301c11909$03108960$5f4001d5@default> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Alan G3NYK wrote: > I spotted an ad buried in the back of Radcom by Chevet Supplies Ltd at > Blackpool for a TENMA LCR meter [. . . . .] good value at 44 including > vat and UK carriage. Following Alan's comments, I decided to buy one too! I've only just unpacked it, but initial results with the Tenma Model 72-6634 are encouraging. It may not be ideal for use below 100 pF or 100 uH, but with careful use (that is, allowing for the non-zero display offset), it can give good results. It's a shame that there is no external control for 'zeroing' the display. (There are three internal trim-pots, but it is not clear what they do.) The unit is pocket-sized (about 120 mm x 70 mm x 40 mm) and runs off an internal PP3 (9 volt) battery. A very useful addition to my test equipment - thanks, Alan. Regards to all, Steve GW4ALG