Hi all,
I'm looking to acquire a new LCR meter to replace the old bridges I've been formerly using, which can be a bit cumbersome. Can anyone recommend one from personal experience? I've watched all sorts of 'tear down' videos on YT but it's not clear if the people reviewing are involved in some way with the manufacturers and therefore biased, hence I'd like to hear from regular, independent users on their personal experience with these devices.
thanks,
CD
What frequency range?
I use three:
AADE rf LCR Smart Tweezers Measurements 59 Megacycle Meter.
I've used all of them in the last two weeks.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
I'm happy with this one purchased years ago.
Today there are some really interesting and much cheaper multi purpose testers (transistor, lcr, esr etc.) on Ebay. All reviews I read so far are very positive about their accuracy.
Here is just one example, search for "lcr tester" to find more.
I have an AADE-type one that I built from a kit, pretty happy with it.
However, I still envy my friend's much more versatile and accurate DE-5000. You can find those on EBay and Aliexpress stores.
Clifford Heath.
If you are not afraid of building something yourself, the Cypress has a ready to go meter build around the PSoC using lock in amplifier detection method. From what I have glanced at it, it seems pretty good.
Cheers
Klaus
I've been using an "LCR700" for a while now.
Frequencies: 100, 120 Hz, 1, 10, 100 kHz
Works well so far, can resolve single-digit milliohms ESR too (although for such low values one really needs to run the self-calibration just before making the measurement). Has limits at very high capacitances in the tens of thousands microfarads (where it can only measure ESR but not the capacitance itself). Battery life is ok, but not stellar. I would recommend taking the battery out of the meter when it's kept in storage for longer periods of time (and also to use rechargeable batteries).
Unfortunately quite expensive at official Sanwa overseas distributors, but at much more reasonable prices in online shops in Japan (even with package forwarder fees, import duties and taxes still basically 2/3 of the official distributor price here).
Regards Dimitrij
Ther is no real difference in the Peak meter and the other one off ebay other than the case. Many of the ones on ebay for around $ 15 to $ 25 test LCR and solid state devices where Peak tries to sell two seperate meters.
The one I bought off ebay a couple of years ago seems to work very well. I did put it in a plastic case. While not lab quality, it is good enough to test devices to see if they are close to their specified values or not any good at all.
Another thumbs up for the DE-5000. At $100 nothing else comes close.
Depends entirely on your needs. I use this one in the lab all the time, very good for up to 10 KHz
I'll second that. I have one.
The DE-5000 was originally a General Radio design, and was most recently made by IET Labs (who bought the wreckage of GR).
IET now sells a DE-6000, but there doesn't seem to be much difference from the DE-5000 that it replaces in their product lineup.
Joe Gwinn
today the DEREE DE-5000 is the best bang for buck considering LCR meters precision those $20 multi testers are not precision instruments, but can be sufficiant for troubleshooting, not more. for me they are not lcr meters.
you can find deree de5000 on ebay ( in japan) for some $100 shipped dont forget the tweezers probes it is useless without.
example link here :
-- Jean-Yves.
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