Info on piece of equip?

[Dave]

Anyone know anything about the Supercricket TF30 Transistor/FET testor? Do
they run on batteries/AC? Reliable? Personal experiences with these?

I'm thinking about getting one, but don't really know anything about
transistor testors. Are there better models for the price? Should I just
cut to the chase and go to a higher end piece of equipment? What would YOU
recommend?

Thanks,

Dave
db5151@hotmail.com

 

[Andrew Tweddle]

Dave wrote:

Anyone know anything about the Supercricket TF30 Transistor/FET testor? Do
they run on batteries/AC? Reliable? Personal experiences with these?

I'm thinking about getting one, but don't really know anything about
transistor testors. Are there better models for the price? Should I just
cut to the chase and go to a higher end piece of equipment? What would YOU
recommend?

Thanks,

Dave
db5151@hotmail.com


They are great as they can test transistor/FET gain in circuit . The

manufacturer has a newer model nowadays. My TF30 uses electricity.

regards Andrew

 

[Dave]

Hello Andrew...

Electricity. Yeah. Sorry if the question was that stupid, but I
wondered if it had to plug in or did it use batteries. Oh well.

Is the newer model the TF46? I found an old article on that model in an old
Popular Electronics. Haven't ordered it yet, but it's on the to-do list.

Thanks for the input.

Dave
db5151@hotmail.com

"Andrew Tweddle" <sarason@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fec5378$1@news.alphalink.com.au...

Dave wrote:
Anyone know anything about the Supercricket TF30 Transistor/FET testor?
Do
they run on batteries/AC? Reliable? Personal experiences with these?

I'm thinking about getting one, but don't really know anything about
transistor testors. Are there better models for the price? Should I
just
cut to the chase and go to a higher end piece of equipment? What would
YOU
recommend?

Thanks,

Dave
db5151@hotmail.com


They are great as they can test transistor/FET gain in circuit . The
manufacturer has a newer model nowadays. My TF30 uses electricity.

regards Andrew

 

[Andrew Tweddle]

Dave wrote:

Hello Andrew...

Electricity. Yeah. Sorry if the question was that stupid, but I
wondered if it had to plug in or did it use batteries. Oh well.

Is the newer model the TF46? I found an old article on that model in an old
Popular Electronics. Haven't ordered it yet, but it's on the to-do list.

Thanks for the input.

Dave
db5151@hotmail.com

"Andrew Tweddle" <sarason@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
news:3fec5378$1@news.alphalink.com.au...

Dave wrote:

Anyone know anything about the Supercricket TF30 Transistor/FET testor?

Do

they run on batteries/AC? Reliable? Personal experiences with these?

I'm thinking about getting one, but don't really know anything about
transistor testors. Are there better models for the price? Should I

just

cut to the chase and go to a higher end piece of equipment? What would

YOU

recommend?

Thanks,

Dave
db5151@hotmail.com



They are great as they can test transistor/FET gain in circuit . The
manufacturer has a newer model nowadays. My TF30 uses electricity.

regards Andrew




I actually had to adapt mine to 240 Volts by putting a new transformer

in it, the original had a dead 110 Volt one. Hope you get as much use
out of yours as I have out of mine.
The circuit basically tests gain at 2Khz and bias various quantities of
DC Current/Voltage into the device under test. The method only very
rarely gives you a false test. So next to Bob Parkers E.S.R. meter it is
the most useful piece of incircuit repair equipment ever made. I would
also include the huntron tracker in the list for testing the I/O of IC's
but all in all it really does make life easy when I find myself testing
large circuits, such as used in T & M and other stuff when I don't have
a schematic which is way to often for my own liking.

regards Andrew