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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: RocketMan on January 30, 2010, 05:40:03 PM
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I recently purchased one of the Anatek Corp. Blue ESR Capacitor testers. It comes either pre-assembled or in kit form. I purchased the kit version to save some funds, and just to have the enjoyment of building an electronic kit.
I haven't put anything this complex together since I last built a Heathkit. Years ago I built some of their amateur radio equipment, receivers, transceivers, grid dip meters, etc. It was a blast building those back in the day. I am really looking forward to building this ESR meter. :cool:
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Enjoy it while you can. Soon, all it will be is
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That's a good thing, ya know.
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Okay, major suckage. The parts are way too small. I have to use a magnifying glass. What's up with that? When did that change? It didn't used to be this way. I don't remember 16 pin DIPs being that small! :mad:
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Okay, major suckage. The parts are way too small. I have to use a magnifying glass. What's up with that? When did that change? It didn't used to be this way. I don't remember 16 pin DIPs being that small! :mad:
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You know you're good when you can solder under a microscope. :cool:
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The ESR tester works like a champ. It only took a couple of hours to build, calibrated easily, and tests capacitor ESR values very simply. Another tool for my electronic tool box.
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Okay, major suckage. The parts are way too small. I have to use a magnifying glass. What's up with that?
This is the very reason I gave up on electronics the first year I took it in night school.
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Minaturatization has come a long way........and my eyes have gone a long way!!!!!!!!
Bob
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Minaturatization has come a long way........and my eyes have gone a long way!!!!!!!!
Bob
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So true. Sigh... I forgot that ICs in the 16 pin DIP form factor were the size of grains of rice.
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Yup, darned things are getting smaller by the day.
Just the other day I was grousing because I was fiddling with a socket for a 12AT7 tube, and noting how small the durned things were compared to EL-34s. =D
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I haven't put anything this complex together since I last built a Heathkit.
Whoa, a blast from the past. I grew up with a kid who's father built their stereo, a Heathkit. It was a real ass-kicker for it's day. (1968 or so) My brother also built his first stereo and had it for over 20 years. (Dynaco)