David Duffy wrote:
>
> Roman wrote:
> >Maybe as another suggestion for a competition
> >idea, what about a universal semiconductor tester?
> >Like three leads, A,B,C, and a 2-line LCD display.
> >You can clip it on any transistor or diode and
> >it tells which leg is which, NPN, PNP, fet,
> >darlington, etc etc, even measures beta and
> >saturation drop.

> Farnell have one for AU$190 + tax at the moment.
> Silicon Chip magazine did one a few years ago.
> I probably have the article around here somewhere.
> Never did get around to building it - should have. :-)


Yeah but the (overpriced) Farnell one does not
do the beta and saturation drop, the things I am
always having to test manually. and it's not as
though they are hard to measure...
-Roman

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