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    ESR&LowOhmsMeterPage(K7204original)
    K7214(MK2)(forthenewBLUEESRclick
    here)

    Thekitcontainsallrequiredcomponents(clickforanexplodedkit),butyouwillneedtoprovidea
    9Valkalinebattery(or2to4AAAbatteries).Thefloppydiskisshownforsizecomparisononly!
    SecondpictureisMark2itisthesamesizeastheoriginal.
    BriefSpecifications
    Measurementrange:0.01to99ohms,autoranging
    Peakprobetipvoltage@fullscale:100mV
    Updatespeed:4readings/second
    Powersupply:Internal9Valkalinebatteryorexternal9VDC
    Controls:Singlepushbuttonforpoweron/offandzero
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    DesignedbyBobParkerandproducedbyDickSmithElectronicsinAustralia
    K7214ESRMeterMarkIIFeatures
    *Testselectrolyticsincircuit<100mVtestvoltage,&testleadsarenonpolarized
    *Autorangingtocover0.0199ohms
    *Singlepushbuttontoeasilycontrolallfunctions
    *Testleadresistancezeroingcompensation
    *Automaticpoweroffwhenreadingisunchangedfor3minutes
    *Lowbatteryvoltagewarning('b'flashesonrighthanddigit)
    *Big,easytoread0.5inch(13mm)LEDdisplays
    *TableoftypicalgoodcapacitorESRreadingsonthefrontpanel
    *Builtinselftesttoaidintroubleshootingkitassembly
    *Testselectrolyticsincircuit,&testleadsarenonpolarized.
    *Kitcontainsallhardwareandcomponents,exceptbatteries(prohibitedinpostalsystem).
    *Note:Potentiometersarelabelledasfollows,201=200Ohms(200R),103=10KOhms(10,000R).
    Tocheckifthecapacitorisshorted,simplyputtheESRprobesinparallelwithasimpleohmmeter.
    TheohmmeterwillreadtheDCresistance,whiletheESRmeterreadsthehighfrequency
    resistance,ifbotharesimilarthenthecapacitorisshorted!

    ImportantOrderingInformationpleasereadcarefully!
    Thismeter(MarkII)wasavailableasakit(orassembledforalittlemore)fromJohn'sJukesLtd.
    (We'vesoldover600todate!)YoucanorderonlineforthenewMARKIII(Blueversion).
    IfyouhavequestionswhichIhaven'talreadyanswered,youcansendanemailtoJohn'sJukes.
    InallcorrespondencewithJohn'sJukes,especiallyaboutexistingorders,pleasetellusyour
    companyname,yourlastinvoicenumberifyou'veorderedfromusbefore,andallotherrelevant
    information.Wehavemanyhundredsofcustomers,andourmindreadingpowersaren'tvery
    good!

    Customersinclude:TheBoeingCompany(KennedySpaceCenter),CanadianGovernment,andnumerousTVrepair
    shops,plusmanyTVtransmitterservicecenters.

    HereareacoupleofunsolicitedaccoladesfortheESRkit:
    DearJohn,Imeanttosendthissooner,buthavebeenenjoyingmynewESRmeter.
    WordsarebarelyadequatetodescribethepraiseIofferonthisgrandpieceoftestequipment.
    Itworksexactlyasdescribed.ThisIexpected,butthereareseveraloutstandingthingsI
    noticedthatImustcommenton:TheP.C.boardisatrueworkofexcellentquality.
    Thefrontpanelisgorgeous.....wellprinted,neat,silkscreened(maybe?),butnonethelessof

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    superquality.Theentireitemisamasterpiece.Absolutelynomissingparts.
    Workedfirsttimewithoutanyproblematall.AllofthisItrulyappreciate.Also,it
    arrivedonly6daysafteryousentit,soevidentlycustomsdidn'topenit.ThankYou,
    Respectfully,FredrickHowe2850NorthCountyRoad1500
    Niota,Illinois62358ImustgoontotellyouthatIlostmyjobin
    Februaryatage60.ThisnecessitatedgoingbackintotheTVrepairbusinesssoIknowfor
    certainwhatI'llbedoingforthenext5yearsorso.IfI'dhadanitemsuchasthis25years
    ago,Itwouldcertainlyhavebeenabighelp.After40yearsexperienceasanelectronictech,
    thisiscertainlyoneoftheultimatetoolsofthistrade.

    (March19,2003)DearJohn,TheK7204ESRmeterkitIorderedarriveddaybeforeyesterday,andIassembledityesterday.
    ThisemailisjusttotellyouhowpleasedIam.Excellentqualitykit,perfectPCBquality,andallpartsthereinthebox.
    Workedperfectlyfirsttime,notroubleshootingrequired.IamatelevisionbroadcastengineerforourlocalgovernmentTV
    station,andmyhobbyisrestoringoldaudiotaperecorders.IhavewantedanESRmeterforyears,butlocallytheonlyunit
    partsdistributorscarryistheB&K885/6atover$750.00US.Waytoomuchforahobbyist!Thanksformaking thiskit
    availableintheNorthAmericanmarket.I'msendingaCcofthismessagetoBobParkertoconveymythoughtsabouthis
    meterandtothankhimalso. Sincerely, GHLMiami,FL331842004 USA

    Subject:Reportbyhappycustomer(Aug8,2007)
    HeyJohn
    Yes,thekitarrivedquicklyandinperfectshape.Iputitrighttogetherinabout5hoursanditworked
    perfectlythefirsttimeIturnediton.Ireallylikeitveryaccurateaftercalibrationwiththeveryaccurate
    calresistors.Iuseittoseethatmyhamantennaismakinggoodcontactthroughthejointstoeachelement
    aswellasacheckonthestateofcomputerpowersupplies.YoucanmeasuretheESRofthecomputer
    output
    filtersbyprobingthecontactsofthebigconnectorthatplugsintothemotherboard(afterunpluggingitand
    allthedrivesthatalsousepower).
    It'sworthkeepingtrackoftheseESRreadingsevery6monthsorsotokeepfromhavingharddrivefailure
    duetopowersupplyproblems.IalsouseittochecktheESRofZenerregulatorsandnewlychargedAA
    andAAAcells.ItookaboutaweektolookatalltheESRcircuitsonthewebandcompeting
    ESRMeters.Yoursstoodoutstronglyfromtherestwiththe99+90+90=279readingresolutionofthe
    threeranges,thezeroing,andtheautoturnofffeature.IpreferredittotheEVBdesignoutofPortugal
    because
    ofitsstrongercase,largerbatteryandnoinputprotectiondiodesonthePCB(I'dratheraddthem
    externally).
    I'mcompletelysatisfiedwithmypurchaseandhappywithitsperformance.Thanksforfollowingup
    ChuckOlsonW6PKP

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    Clickheretosendusemail>

    AllinformationonthissiteisCopyright()1997through2010byJohn'sJukesLtd.
    2343MainSt.,Vancouver,BC,CanadaV5T3C9
    (604)8725757orfax(604)8722010

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