Review: Peak Atlas ESR70 Capacitance and ESR meter

[MJLorton]

Hi Folks,

A link to the video review is here: http://youtu.be/LZ49GCnf0V4

Features

    Measure capacitance and ESR.
    Suitable for any capacitor type between 1uF and 22000uF including motor capacitors, smoothing capacitors, electrolytics, polypropylenes, in fact any dielectric type.
    Automatic analysis start when applying probes to capacitor.
    New enhanced dynamic range of 0.00 to 40.0 ohms.
    Audible alerts for various ESR levels.
    ESR Resolution as fine as 0.01 ohms.
    Supports capacitors from 1uF to 22000uF.
    Capable of In-Circuit measurement of ESR.
    Polarity free, connect any way round.
    Protected against highly charged capacitors.
    Great for low DC resistance checking too (such as PCB short checking).
    Supplied complete with 2mm male test leads and 2mm compatible gold plated crocs.
    Test leads are ultra-durable and 45cm (18") long with 2mm plugs.
    Enhanced software compensation of cable resistance.
    Complete with comprehensive user guide.
    Capacitor reference table included.
    Tests at the industry standard 100kHz.

Can be purchased here: http://astore.amazon.com/m0711-20/detail/B005NIBEYU

[Mr Eastwood]

nice review, really enjoyed it!

[MJLorton]

nice review, really enjoyed it!

My pleasure!

[G7PSK]

Good review. I have the Peak ESR60 and would trust it it more to give the right capacitance than any multimeter, I have an Amprobe and a Uni-T 60E as as well as an LCR meter all of them give values that I would not trust compared to the Peak. The peak is far more consistent in its readings when repeatedly testing the same capacitor and as capacitors vary so widely for any stated capacitance the only thing to go is repeatability in testing, saying that all my meters will give a figure somewhere inside the stated value of the capacitors tolerance figure which with electrolytic's is very wide indeed.