Two Very Good/Low Priced Items For Electronics Hobbyists(LCR & IC)

Looking for a very good, compact, LCR multifunction tester or IC tester that's reasonably priced and gets high buyer satisfaction ratings? If so, look no further. Both items are perfect for people looking to get into electronics without spending a lot of money on expensive equipment. Enjoy the video!

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[peterwu]

I only have the multi-function tester TC1, and can say that the only major weakness of it is in inductors with value in between 10s and 100s uH - often shown false results. Other than that it’s a useful little tool.

[keithnoneya]

I already have the IC tester, it's well WORTH ever cent paid for it. We have the more expensive ones at work and they start at $200.00 plus dollars. I just purchased the TC1 tester during the watching of your video. I could have used it on MANY occasions in the past. Thanks for this great video, it's worth ever second of viewing. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith

[johnbrandolini]

Watching this video prompted me to buy the multi tester. I figured for 30 bucks it was worth a shot to try. Well I'll say this, it outperformed an old $300 Beckman capacitance tester I've had for ages. I wanted a tool that would measure ESR and capacitance since I have been repairing defective LCD monitors. They usually fail after a few years due to capacitors aging. Usually you can tell which caps are bad by the domes bulging but not all show physical signs of damage. I had been testing the caps with an O'Scope, signal generator, and calculator but that was a bit tedious. I was pleased to see that Bang_good sold the tester since I do a lot of business with them. So I ordered the device and got it within a week since it was shipped from their US warehouse. Put it through it's paces and was surprised that the device accurately measured an ON Semi LM385 2.5 volt precision reference. I had expected it to see it as an unknown or defective device. It does a pretty good job of measuring most discreet and passive devices except for really low inductance chokes. What really surprised me was the manual which was fairly well written for a device manufactured in and sold from China. My only complaint was the short timeout, 20 secs, of the unit. You can extend it to 25 secs by resoldering a jumper on the circuit board but it isn't worth it for the extra 5 secs. I would have liked a 45 or 60 sec timeout or the option for none at all. Being a retired electronics engineer working in the RF field I have used a sh!tload of sophisticated test gear from network analyzers, noise figure meters, and simple digital voltmeters and can say that this device outperforms units on the market designed for a single purpose such as ESR testing. The test leads shipped with the unit are a nice touch. The parts bag is unnecessary since I would expect one buying the device would have plenty of parts to try it on. I think the set of crimp lugs are used for the selftest; although I used the test leads shorted together as shown in the video. The multi-tester is a worthwhile addition to anyone's cadre of test equipment.

[californiakayaker]

Amazing device, the second one. Testing IC's must mean quite a microprocessor system in there. Testing 37 volt zeners means quite a boost power supply system, and a bunch of fancy controls to do that job. Yes, not bad. Future versions should go with the oled screen and diagrams of the parts, but this one is doing some amazing things so far.

[davidprice]

bought the TC1, works very well. I would not have been confident to buy it without your review, thanks.. $40 AUD.(Australia). 1 month delivery from Banggood.. Don't use standard shipping if in a hurry.

[amicklich]

Recently ordered the TC1. Good to hear your opinion on it. Haven't received it yet, but look forward to checking it out!

[adoniscmj]

I have the small component tester and it works really well, thanks for the video. The instructions are not very good on how to calibrate the tester, that was helpful. Now I think I will get the IC tester.

[allanthompson]

Well Done Good Pace and execution Good Voice and edit

[bobsbarnworkshop]

You can get the bigger IC tester on Ebay for $32!

[russellmccallum]

Thank you very much - well explained and easy to follow !!!!

[douro]

I've never seen the TC1 tester. The cheap multifunction testers I am familiar with are all variants on an AVR-based component tester designed by a couple of German college students.

BTW the GM328A tester I have will measure very low Rds values. It will also test Q factor of inductors and the equivalent diode voltage drop of MOSFETs and JFETs. I heard that it can also function as a simple AWG up to 25MHz but I don't think the firmware on mine has that function enabled.

[joebiz]

If the Multi-functional ic tester displays the correct ic when you
press enter do you really need to still manually test it?

[Junio]

The TC1 tester is good for a rough value of the component because it has a wide tolerance.

[imtiaznagra]

Very useful video again. I love watching your videos with detailed explanation. Keep it up.

[Sizzlik]

I wish there would be an IC tester that gives a bit more info then just part number and "ok"..similar to the transistor tester a better display that shows the pinout of the IC would be nice, as it takes me the most time to google the IC and check datasheets to find out what the IC is and what pinout it has. Just needs a library on a memory chip and when it finds a 555 IC it says that its a timer and a diagramm of the pinout. No special testing needed, just a premade library that holds and shows additional info if it recognizes the chip. And maybe manually updateable to enter new chips.

[darkstatehk]

Great vid! Would be fantastic if this device could plot curve traces for transistors as well, but I guess it would need some kind of built in function generator to do the pulse tests?

[NaderGator]

TL866II can also test all logic chip families TTL & cmos ..

[Skyfox]

When testing transistors, do you ever compare the values displayed to what's shown on the datasheets to test the accuracy of the unit?

[tonysfun]

Very nice video, informative, practical, no annoying music is a PLUS!

[smash-]

Nice vid buddy! I got the T7 tester which is the new version of the TC1 and faster (by a quick blink!)...maybe! I think the T7 tests a few more things too (although not 100% sure).They are well handy little gadgets! Mine was dead on arrival and took a while to charge but once charged it was great. It also arrived in Scotland from China in 7 or 8 days! Faster than other stuff I've got from the same place. I've watched a couple of vids of these things out performing PEAK meters (10 x the price British made ESR meters). Funny eh?Just shows not all junk from China is junk.I'm about to test mine against my Fluke DMM on the things they both do. I'll let you know how it goes.Thanks again for sharing...great vid!