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Review on πŸ”§ LCR-Reader Pro: Advanced Digital Multimeter and LCR-Meter with Kelvin Probe Connector and Ergonomic Bent Probes by Jason Bailey

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Nice but needs improvement.

I bought it to quickly determine the effective series resistance of electrolytic capacitors in obsolete electronic equipment. This allows me to repair and service test equipment that I bought from the aftermarket. He does it. A glaring problem is that left-handers cannot invert the display. The hardware is probably capable of this, but nobody thought of registering it in the software. So if I keep it like I usually do, I have to read the display upside down. Or I can use it with my right hand, but of course I get along better with these microscopic surface mount devices on my left hand. This is a fairly significant disadvantage of such an expensive device. Older people with vision problems should buy a regular blood glucose meter with tweezers. This will be too small for you, especially for the secondary display. This device cannot self-discharge capacitors and is generally not designed to protect against the application of external voltages. You can't just pull out the board and test something, you must discharge any circuit you are testing before using this device or leave it long enough for it to discharge itself. With some capacitors this can take a very long time. No instructions! This is the most expensive device I've bought that doesn't have it. Go ahead and write it up and put it on your website folks. No cables or chargers. Okay, it's a micro USB charger that's easy to find. Physically, this device is tiny! This is the size and shape of an electronic medical thermometer. It fits in your pocket very easily and comes with a plastic carry case. It comes in a 3/4" box. Don't leave it on the table, it will definitely disappear. The device reads capacitance and ESR simultaneously. There may be a pass/fail indication for capacitors with too high ESR , it has all the necessary information for it. But no one is programmed to do this. You must have a table or remember the limits for the different capacitor ranges.

Pros
  • Very good price
Cons
  • Hard to say