"Cursitor Doom" wrote in message
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Given the shortcomings of low power battery testers/meters for checking
certain components that typically run at considerably higher working
voltages where any fault may only become apparent, has anyone any
thoughts on the utility, or otherwise, of these devices?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Transistor...onent-Tracker-
Tester-Probes-BNC-Cables-/161294643173?
hash=item258de8efe5:m:miccP4BhvzYiDpcErFn7FDw

All this ammouts to is a transformer, capacitor and resistor in a box. Just
do a search for an Octopus component tester. Years ago it was of some use
and may be today if you have a known good board and one you are testing.

Today there are much beter component testers out. For about $ 20 you can
get the circuit board of a component tester that is much beter for testing
components out of the circuit.

This ebay number is one of many of them.


291585134524