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Something I would add to this is the functionality of a component tester. If you don’t know what they are for, they are cheap little arduino based devices that
by pugworthy 7y ago
Something I would add to this is the functionality of a component tester.
If you don’t know what they are for, they are cheap little arduino based devices that you can plug a lot of basic components into, and have them identify the component for you. Plug in a resistor, see the resistance. Also works for mystery transistors as well as caps and inductors plus diodes and other things.
They are fantastic if you’re one of those people who has a tendency to collect a lot of components but forget what they are.
Here’s an amazon link to a typical one...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071Y5CHPK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071Y5CHPK
- zokier 7y agoHere is the original source for the project: https://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/AVR_Transistortester https://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/AVR_Transistorteste... It is not really based on Arduino, but it indeed is pretty nifty little gadget. The documentation goes into great detail on the operating principle, how it detects and measures different components.
- pugworthy 7y agoAh thank you. I thought they had roots in some open source project. This thing has been pretty key to a lot of my hobby electronics projects.