Anatek Blue ESR Meter - Full Kit for Self Assembly

Description

Our
very latest
Blue ESR Meter,
the best Bob Parker design and successor to the famous Dick Smith ESR and
Low Ohms Meter.
This handy and affordable meter kit measures capacitor equivalent series resistance (ESR) in the circuit. ESR is a very important characteristic of capacitors greater than 1 uF. This meter makes measurements which are often impossible to check with capacitance meters. See
the electrolytic cap ESR problem
for more in
formation on ESR. It also can be used to assess health for alkaline/rechargeable batteries, find shorts on PCBs, inductive coil issues and for assessing incoming quality assurance of components.
Supplied here in KIT
form
with all components, hardware, PCB & case for your assembly. The 9v battery is not included. T
he unit has on board on-board diagnostics that will detect any assembly errors.
Blue ESR Features:
Supplied in kit form with
Instructions & manual online
Two foot leads made with super flexible test lead wire with 4mm banana plugs
Test lead resistance compensation
Resistance measurements from 0.01 Ohm to 10 Ohm.
Automatic power off when reading is unchanged for 3 minutes
Low battery voltage warning
Easy-to-read, high brightness 0.5 inch (13mm) piercing blue LED display
Easy to read chart of good capacitor ESRs on the front panel with capacitor voltage values from 10V-450V, 1->10,000uF capacitance
Test ESR on polarized and non-polarized capacitors with the value of >1 uF
Measures ESR for capacitors in circuit, ideal for PCB level de-bug
C
an also be used to test the low resistance grounding of ANSI/ESD S20.20, ANSI/ESD S6.1, ESD TR20.20 and compliance verification for grounding systems
Detection of shorts on PCB's and shorted coils in transformers
Assess
health for alkaline and rechargeable batteries
Operational down to 5.5v battery voltage, maximizes battery life
Kits made in Silicon Valley California, USA
The meter is s
upplied in kit form ready for you to build with a f
ull 1yr warranty for parts from Anatek Instruments.
The unit includes super flexible quality test leads with banana plugs and the basic alligator clips. The unit has easy-access battery compartment for a standard 9V battery. You can add the optional larger croc clips and/or probes or use your own
(see our Blue ESR accessories).
All components are on the solder masked pc board. As this unit uses a microcontroller and has on
-
board diagnostics to detect assembly errors. It uses the MkII firmware, Bob's latest. The unit can function down to 5.5v as well as a auto power off feature, maximizes your battery life.
For more info see the
Anatek BESR datasheet
and
Video
. View a great informational page created by a satisfied customer  and v
iew some independent reviews of the Blue ESR/Low Ohms Meter.
Circuit Spot, Capacitor Lab
and eHam.
(Review 1, Review 2, Review 3)
, some
great repair videos on
Dave's TV Repair
page.
Our Malaysian distributor has also published an excellent
tutorial on how to
get
the most from your ESR meter.
From our Past Customers on the Web:
"I appreciate the great service, the kit went together extremely well. I am very impressed with the quality of the PC board and how well the meter works". - Peter
"Works well. I ordered tweezers for making it easier to test on board components. Even without the tweezers, this esr meter is easy to use with an easy to read chart on the front" G. Michael Phillips
"I am heavily involved with repairing and building vacuum tube amplifiers and use this piece of test equipment regularly. Great device! Kar M. Sandoval
"I'll tell you why I DO feel lucky, and that's having purchased from someone who still understands the meaning of customer service! That goes a long way in my book (well, if I had a book.)" Todd
" I am extremely happy with the purchase. It quickly determines the good or bad status of caps and would recommend its purchase. It will be worth the price the first time you diagnose a clean looking cap that is in fact internally damaged" Dan A Peterson
"I use a "Blue ESR Meter" which works great for testing ESR in circuit, as well as battery health, such as AA alkaline and re-chargeables. I found it's accuracy to be close to that of a Sencore analyzer with a 5 digit price tag" ThatOneGuy
Saw Uncle Doug using this on YouTube and thought I should get this as I had an old Fender amp I was restoring. This is the tool to have for checking old electrolytic capacitors. James C.
Very useful to identify bad capacitors that otherwise would not be detected. If you repair or work with vintage electronics you need this. Mark M.
Works well. I ordered tweezers for making it easier to test on board components. Even without the tweezers, this esr meter is easy to use with an easy to read chart on the front. Mike Phillips
I purchased my esr meter about a year ago and have used it from time to time and have yet to replace the battery. My guess is that battery usage would be similar to that of a typical ohm meter. I am extremely happy with the purchase. It quickly determines the good or bad status of caps and would recommend its purchase. It will be worth the price the first time you diagnose a clean looking cap that is in fact internally damaged. Dan A Peterson