"Cursitor Doom" wrote in message
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On Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:28:21 -0500, legg wrote:


Common commercial unit is the Huntron 'Tracker' with built-in display.
Can be of some use on production test bench, but doesn't replace visual
inspection and simple open/short or bias testing.

RL

Nice - but a bit pricey!



I keep a home made "octopus curve tracer" (two-lead type) on a dedicated
scope for the past 30+ years.

Absolutely WOULD NOT be without it.

Instantaneously find one bad amp channel out of many, very quick checks of
capacitance, inductance, resistance, diodes, fets, transistors, etc.

Once you get used to it and sort of "get it" as to what the device is
telling you, it will make you a better, faster technician.


Mark Z.