At 02:42 PM 1/28/2011, Charles Craft wrote:

>2. I assume when a piece of A/V gear degrades over time you start with
>the caps.
>These ads for the CapAnalyzer and LeakSeeker have been in magazines for
>years.
>Are they any good? Is there a better approach to quickly check over a
>piece of analog gear?

I have a different capacitor ESR analyzer and it gets used=20
frequently.  It works well.
<http://www.flippers.com/esrktmtr.html>  Mine is the one on the left.

There are now several versions of essentially the same thing.  All=20
appear to cost significantly less than the original CapAnalyzer.

I also have a "Leak Seeker" which gets used rarely.  However, when I=20
need it, I *really* need it and have never regretted purchasing it.

My other piece of related test gear is the L/C Meter IIB from Almost=20
All Digital Electronics <http://www.aade.com/lcmeter.htm>.  I use=20
that thing every week, whether I'm repairing something or designing=20
something.  Its $100 (kit) plus shipping and worth every penny.  I=20
had one of the guys in my shop put it together <grin>.

dwayne

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Dwayne Reid   <dwayner@planet.eon.net>
Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd    Edmonton, AB, CANADA
(780) 489-3199 voice          (780) 487-6397 fax
www.trinity-electronics.com
Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing

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