Poptronics Magazine.

Dec 27, 2007 4 Replies

I was thinking about building a project from an old copy of Television magazine (March 1999) & (April 1999) since i have most of the components needed. The project in question is an esr meter design by Alan Willcox..UK.



Recently whilst browsing the net i came across a circuit from the late Poptronics magazine US. for another esr design but not the full article only the cct with errors being pointed out regarding incorrect component values a red circle drawn around the culprits and the correct values being given. Can anyone who built this Poptronics design comment on it's performance in use as i would like to build this tester also if i can manage to get a copy of the article dated (June 2001). if someone has a scan of this article/circuit i would be gratefull to have it,



The UK version uses two 9v batteries in series, whilst the US version uses only one 9v battery which appeals to me,



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The Alan Wilcox design was upgraded to MkII in UK magazine Television (now defunct) back in Dec 2004 and Jan 2005 so that it used a single

9V battery. It also included a low ohms audible indicator so that you didn't need to keep an eye on the meter. I have the articles and other pictures in JPG format as sent to me by Alan Wilcox. I built the unit and it works well.

It is essentially the same as this one:

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Very easy and cheap to build, and it does a good job.

Ed

Hi, i was surprised to learn from you that Alan Wilcox did indeed continue this project, I stopped buying the TV magazine IN 2000 after collecting them since 1972 . have I most of the parts req'd for his earlier prototype and would like to build this more recent one.

Would you be willing to send to me the pictures/ articles etc in jpg format i would be most gratefull .

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