Good experience (ESR Meter)

Just wanted to pass this on to the list, as when I posted about it earlier several folks replied that they had, or wanted an ESR meter for working on their classic computers. One of the more popular (and for good reason) ESR meters is the Dick Smith one. I believe the Dick Smith one was an implementation of an original design by Bob Parker. While the Dick Smith one is a great meter, EVB electronics partnered up with Bob Parker and came up with a new unit. This one has exactly the same specs as the Dick Smith unit, but a few really nice improvements. Much better display quality (bigger brighter numbers) More of a professional, polished looking case and probes Much better protection from charged caps Automatic power off after 3 minutes of inactivity (instead of 2) More to the point, the Dick Smith meter is 50-60 USD in kit form, and 75 to 110 USD assembled (seems to average about 97). But you need a calibrated DC supply to calibrate the unit once built. The EVB unit comes preassembled, calibrated, with leads, for $87 USD including shipping. For roughly the same bucks as the Dick Smith one, you get a slightly better unit (same design). More to the point, two days after I got my EVB unit, I got an email from the owner at EVB. He just wanted to make sure I got my unit, that it worked correctly, and that I was satisfied. Turns out there was a minor problem with my unit, and he took a genuine interest in the problem and made it right (was just a mechanical adjustment to the bananna plug sockets). Most impressive in this day & age, so I wanted to pass on my experience and recommendation. Jay West --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]