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Review on πŸ§ͺ Enhanced 12864 Mega328 ESR Transistor Resistor Diode Capacitor Mosfet Tester with Test Hook: Accurate Component Measurement by Todd Raynie

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works pretty well. Cheap construction and scratched display.

Overall, this product works as I hoped it would. As noted by other reviews, the construction is cheap and the screen is badly scratched. One problem I didn't anticipate was how cheap it is to generate leads. The wires were pulled out after only a few hours of using the matching transistors. There seems to be an issue with cables supplied by other retailers as another meter I bought had the same issue. In fact, the wires are just soldered to the connector. During the repair I noticed that the terminals have a through hole. When repairing the leads I stripped and tinned the wire, fed it through the hole in the terminal and wrapped it around the pin to ensure a good mechanical connection before soldering it back on. This is how these insights should have been collected from the beginning. If you have a similar problem, carefully remove the cap, strip and tin the wire, feed the wire back through the cap, insert the tinned wire into the hole in the terminal. , wrap the wire around the terminal and solder in place. Then just put the plastic cover back on. I'll add a photo or two to show what I did. I will also post a similar guide for another product I bought as they both had the same issue.

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