Mainly for Australia and NZ but this ESR meter may be of wider interest. As enthusiastically recommended by Roman Black (and me). Dick Smith Electronics, present in OZ and NZ, occasionally closes product lines and sells items cheaper than usual. Often not great bargains, but sometimes excellent. The fantastic ESR meter which has been discussed on PICList before now is on the latest list. If you are serious about trouble shooting capacitors in-circuit then an ESR meter is an utter must. Also suitable for measuring very low resistance (hundredths of an ohm). As this is on closeout, if you don't buy now they will probably never be available again. Kit ESR / Low Ohm Meter. Electronics Australia January 1996. K7204 Was $NZ74.40 Now $NZ50. $NZ1 is about 0.72c US and about E0.50 and GBP0.35 See latest DSE trade mailer for other items. RM _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist