biggest advantage of esr meter is that you can measure caps in circuit, no need to desolder them... the other version of this meter comes with additional SMD clamp

That was me who recommended the MESR-100 meter✋ I use it everyday.The meter can check caps in circuit without desoldering the caps.

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

yes, I remember, thank you again. Soon I'll publish a video on making custom probes for it :)

@SDsailor7

11 ай бұрын

@@blackhorserepairs What is the price of the ESR meter? Thank you

@SDsailor7

11 ай бұрын

What is the price of the ESR meter? Thank you

@blackhorserepairs

11 ай бұрын

@@SDsailor7 it's about $50 on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/285276781025?hash=item426bd239e1:g:CzQAAOSwRA1kWjI-&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4LBTVPktuMFlBkwKWypZC8C3kh4%2BH0sBOFmq3OcNWE0ijpwgskEe%2B%2BbzFnAELBHk8ImQ1Nd73l860SKyHHP8Ch2hEcbY%2B4ExZjomkNNI1xsHvDL7zoJgM7unT9QPxONWXCeouLPTP7aM7XRLg9G5Q9U2TYvsRhD3vubltYd2SVHAqDi603QF4%2FVq1fs7j4A%2F0tCeXUxF3EAylnsN2onyDsCL1pPzHV0NW8uJliNqOquIEwt7Wx0VaOXxZgohKrbvMSz3HPUGj0%2BSi02qSMuc9186Qs1P0QEyqkwbiSenEiaP%7Ctkp%3ABFBM0Jm5zsVi

@Rory-jk9us

5 ай бұрын

It can check caps in circuit only if there are not two or more caps in parallel. This is generally not the case but is something to be aware of. If there are two caps in parallel they would both need to have high ESR to check bad.

Good Job ! Thank you share!

Great tutorial. You can also test the resistance and microhenries of the inductors with the esr meter. The reactance formula is 2𝛑FL. That would be 2 x Pi x frequency of esr meter x 100 (uH) Just plug it in. R=0.628 X L(uH) L(uH)=R(ohms)/0.628

@blackhorserepairs

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. Very valuable knowledge. Cheers!

Man, glad this video was suggested. I had wanted to maybe five or more years back invest in the DER DE-5000 or this meter that I wasn't able to find the model since I didn't save anywhere. Well, I go to search for the DER and only found these MESR 100 listed. Funny, finally the DER showed after entering DER into the search term. I see many are using the Atlas ESR70 more and more, so that one is in the mix for future investing in if not a better lab bench system to restore most likely as that would be what I can afford. So far the LCR-T4 has been working great for the expense. So I haven't invested in the DER as I planned and now seeing the MESR 100 is cheaper, like way cheaper in price as used to be the same cost as the DER from what I recall. Thanks for sharing. I've also been thinking about first getting the newer LCR T4 that's I think the T7, though forget since didn't do much for electronics repairs the last year or more.

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

@jafinch78 just be aware that MESR100 will not accept regular leads and the leads that it comes with are not making it easy to measure in-circuit. I'll be releasing a video about that soon.

@jafinch78

Жыл бұрын

@@blackhorserepairs I just found KISS Analog YT channel shows a nice looking Hantek design that's new to me. It's the Hantek 1833C and I see Amazon notes a 1832C as well I saved in my list. He compares with a CEM model as well.

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

@@jafinch78 thank you, I'll check it out

@jstro-hobbytech

7 ай бұрын

​@@jafinch78I buy gear off Eddie and regret not buying the hantek because I bought a flir one amd spent way too much money. The wife paid for it though haha he has 2 micsig scopes and I'd love to have one. If I had my time over I would've saved 1200 and bought a micsig over my rigol.

@jafinch78

7 ай бұрын

@@jstro-hobbytech Which micsig? I'll have to read into those. Thanks for mentioning.

Did you zero the thing before you used it ? It always helps to read the instructions !!!

@blackhorserepairs

4 ай бұрын

Of course I did and of course it does. Thank you

I have a few ESR meters over the years. I have the Anatek Blue ESR meter, and the Peak Atlas ESR70 which gets the most use. I like them both.

@tonyd1149

Жыл бұрын

(I own one ESR70_Gold & it works very nicely, displaying capacitance with the ESR value).

@bobsoft

Жыл бұрын

@@tonyd1149 Plus the fact that it chimes in a high tone when the cap is good and a low tone when it is not. Saves checking the chart 😀

@tonyd1149

Жыл бұрын

@@bobsoft Hi Bob. Yes, you're right. A very nice instrument. (Also, one can communicate with the factory).

@treadmillrepair754

Жыл бұрын

Hi, I bought my first ESR meter 30 years ago, Dick Smith made in Australia. 5 of 6 years ago I bought thd Peak Atlas ESR 70 and 2 years ago I bought the GME-236. I repair Hugh End audio gear in my home lab here in my country. I prefer the GME-236 over the others. GME-236 don not need to calibrate each power up. Is controlled with microprocessor, test, ESR and DCR, is really fast, make diferent sounds depending of thd ESR value. I recomend. Best Regards.

I use capacitance meter from pF to 20mF, I was thinking about buying it, but for now is OK. My digital multimeters are an old Metex which I have from the '90s and a new similar to your one only with Auto + Bluetooth, but no capacitance ;). So, maybe it's time to consider it as well then. So, thank you for the video ;).

@whodatdere1

Жыл бұрын

I have a capacitance and ESR meter on my bench. Reading capacitance only goes so far when it comes to electrolytics... An ESR meter will show how healthy it is well before the cap starts swelling or potentially leaking. Capacitance meters are great for measuring all other caps to determine potential faults otherwise!

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

Metex? I haven't seen those in decades :D

@screen-protector

Жыл бұрын

@@blackhorserepairs Yes, it's an old one. When I was starting to fix electronics in the '90s in Poland, one guy from repair shop gave it to me, model M3650. Even has a good look till now. Only needing calibration ;). As I've got other meters, and no time to spend on it, it's just is.

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

looks like you can still buy it on www.radwell.com/ for $51

I prefer the mesr meter to an absurdly expensive lcr meter i purchased. There are so many options. The little transistor testers have inductance but it doesnt work sometimes.

@blackhorserepairs

7 ай бұрын

yeah, this one is pretty affordable for the value it provides.

I got one of these through Amazon a year ago. I really wanted a meter capable of in-circuit testing and it did the job well for about 3 months of steady use until the leads became intermittent. I attempted to use longer leads, but it failed to calibrate, so I had to settle for the short ones again. Oddly enough in my case it was on par with the T7 tester both in and out of circuit, but again I was challenged with flimsy short leads and unable to use longer ones. After about 1 year, my MESR failed, it only measures negative and will no longer calibrate. My capacitors were always discharged, so I am not sure why it failed. As "expensive" as it is, I am going to buy a "Blue esr" meter in the future. I see many people using one on youtube, and have been able to add at least 15" lead length without any issues.

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

interesting, I thought I could just replace the leads with the ones from my multimeter and do in-circuit measurements. I also just realized that I never tested it with in-circuit measurements. I'll look into that soon. Blue ESR Meter seems to be available on eBay for less than $120, pretty much the same price range as MESR-100 Thank you for the information.

@whodatdere1

Жыл бұрын

@@blackhorserepairs Good to know! The time I bought the MESR it was almost half the price of the Blue model. I am looking forward to seeing how the MESR will work out for you. Maybe I got a lemon

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

@@whodatdere1 indeed, the meter will not calibrate on longer leads. It seems misleading to advertise it as an in-circuit meter when you can't attach decent leads.

@whodatdere1

Жыл бұрын

​@@blackhorserepairs I agree. I haven't sacrificed a probe set to see how short I can cut one up until it works. I just cut some leads off a diode to clip onto so I can poke at SMD caps easier

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

I ordered banana plugs and I'll see if I can develop custom leads with stainless steel needle point ends. I also managed to calibrate it with short breadboard jumper wires so I can measure caps in-circuit

What version 1 or 2 ?

@blackhorserepairs

Жыл бұрын

not sure, it doesn't say

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