Finally got around to rearranging my test bench and building a breakout box to make testing easier. Added a 1meg, 10meg and 10k variable input/output jacks with compensation.
I have an HP Analyzer, B&K generator, Rigol Oscope, cap tester, couple fluke meters, power supply, esr meter, variac and Pete Milletts plotting software. One connection links all my equipment instead of the speghetti i had before
Things i want to improve:
Lower distortion oscillator
Computer FFT/THD/Behringer/mic/software
Would like something like an Tektronix TM5006a with an oscillator, power supply and a counter. Maybe even a analyzer module (very difficult to find)
Getting back to the purpose of this post
Looking for a programmable meter for DBm,DBv,DB and/or calculating watts by E2/R, etc...
I like the Tektronix DMM4000 series but dont want to spend $800 on a bench meter.
Any suggestions?
Back to the TM5006, will one of the available voltmeter modules do these tasks like a DM5010?
I have an HP Analyzer, B&K generator, Rigol Oscope, cap tester, couple fluke meters, power supply, esr meter, variac and Pete Milletts plotting software. One connection links all my equipment instead of the speghetti i had before
Things i want to improve:
Lower distortion oscillator
Computer FFT/THD/Behringer/mic/software
Would like something like an Tektronix TM5006a with an oscillator, power supply and a counter. Maybe even a analyzer module (very difficult to find)
Getting back to the purpose of this post
Looking for a programmable meter for DBm,DBv,DB and/or calculating watts by E2/R, etc...
I like the Tektronix DMM4000 series but dont want to spend $800 on a bench meter.
Any suggestions?
Back to the TM5006, will one of the available voltmeter modules do these tasks like a DM5010?
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> Looking for a programmable meter for DBm,DBv,DB and/or calculating watts by E2/R, etc...
A $10 meter and a $2 calculator for V^2/R, $14 calculator for LOG.
I understand the attraction to a self-calculating meter. But I been doing this since before electronic hand calculators (two marked sticks) and would not pay hundreds to avoid a little brain-work (my brain is not worth that much).
A $10 meter and a $2 calculator for V^2/R, $14 calculator for LOG.
I understand the attraction to a self-calculating meter. But I been doing this since before electronic hand calculators (two marked sticks) and would not pay hundreds to avoid a little brain-work (my brain is not worth that much).
Are you looking for a meter you can connect to a PC? I would shop for a Fluke 8840 or similar ($150 used on eBay) since they are great for test and servicing and do have GPIB. There are many similar options including the bigger HP3455, 3456 and Fluke 85XX but they are too big and clumsy for service work.
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