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Found what I thought was a good deal on jewBay.

Unit arrived defective and it was an old version, unlike the advertised current one. Goes back tomorrow, so far the return process has been painless but I am disappoint. Was going to use it tomorrow.

Found what I thought was a good deal on jewBay. Unit arrived defective and it was an old version, unlike the advertised current one. Goes back tomorrow, so far the return process has been painless but I am disappoint. Was going to use it tomorrow.

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That's the one, but the model number is different.

I'm sure these are OEM, so the sellers can make up any number they want for it.

I paid like 10 bucks for it here. The advantage is that it has a built-in battery and works in circuit (I only tried small value caps).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115815593908

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Thanks, fren. Looks quite similar to my first one that I bricked when trying to update the firmware. Got one or two identical ones afterwards and a more prettier one some time later.

They were all dirt cheap, compared to a 'real' instrument but equally useful. German quality product, made cheap and ubiquitous by chinks. I love the ingenuity in the principle of operation. It's one of those things that would never have existed if the creator had listened to the science experts. UNPOSSIBLE! FORGET IT! GO HOME!

Edit: Built-in battery? Looks like I was off with my first judgement.

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I bought it for the ESR meter, I have other instruments for other components. Though I did some test with mosfets and diodes, it's not bad.