Good experience (ESR Meter)

From: Joe R. <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Wed Mar 10 12:06:34 2004

Jay,

  Where did you get your's at?

   Joe

At 08:17 AM 3/10/04 -0600, you wrote:
>Just wanted to pass this on to the list, as when I posted about it earlier
>several folks replied that they had, or wanted an ESR meter for working on
>their classic computers.
>
>One of the more popular (and for good reason) ESR meters is the Dick Smith
>one. I believe the Dick Smith one was an implementation of an original
>design by Bob Parker.
>
>While the Dick Smith one is a great meter, EVB electronics partnered up with
>Bob Parker and came up with a new unit. This one has exactly the same specs
>as the Dick Smith unit, but a few really nice improvements.
>
>Much better display quality (bigger brighter numbers)
>More of a professional, polished looking case and probes
>Much better protection from charged caps
>Automatic power off after 3 minutes of inactivity (instead of 2)
>
>More to the point, the Dick Smith meter is 50-60 USD in kit form, and 75 to
>110 USD assembled (seems to average about 97). But you need a calibrated DC
>supply to calibrate the unit once built.
>
>The EVB unit comes preassembled, calibrated, with leads, for $87 USD
>including shipping. For roughly the same bucks as the Dick Smith one, you
>get a slightly better unit (same design).
>
>More to the point, two days after I got my EVB unit, I got an email from the
>owner at EVB. He just wanted to make sure I got my unit, that it worked
>correctly, and that I was satisfied. Turns out there was a minor problem
>with my unit, and he took a genuine interest in the problem and made it
>right (was just a mechanical adjustment to the bananna plug sockets).
>
>Most impressive in this day & age, so I wanted to pass on my experience and
>recommendation.
>
>Jay West
>
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