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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2023
- This is a brief overview of the Peak Atlas DCA Pro semiconductor component analyzer, the model DCA75 from Peak Electronics. Some brief comparisons to the inexpensive multi-function testers available today as well as a large full-blown curve tracer, as we take a look at the basic and advanced features of this great little tester.
The unit shown in this video is an older version of this:
www.peakelec.co.uk/acatalog/d...
Amazon link:
www.amazon.com/Atlas-ADVANCED...
The inexpensive tester shown is essentially this:
www.amazon.com/Mega328-Digita...
The Tektronix Model 576 Curve Tracer is:
w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/576
A more complete video on the 576 can be found here:
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See, we can still make good stuff in England!! 😁
I won't be buying this tester £/$200 is absolutely insane. Im happy with my cheap chinese tester.
Well done Alan. I've have a number of Atlas Products for over a decade. Atlas advertised in QEX for a number of years. They are based on the UK. The DCA Pro qualifies as a "Nifty Gizmo".
A shame there is no Linux support.
Nice review, thanks. Perhaps a bit unfair to compare a $10 device to a $200 device. Surely if you're making a living in electronics the DCA Pro is the way to go. If you're a hobbyist, the cheap Chinese $10 tester is a great help to quickly test if a component is faulty.
I just bought one of these only to realize that I had bought one last year that I had forgotten that I bought. Now I have two. Somehow the first one that I bought was stacked away before I opened the package. That package also had several components and other items that I ended up having to order again, because I never could find them. Getting old sucks, but forgetting things is even worse.
great little device... its only drawback is its inability to test higher voltages.
Nifty device, but INSANELY HIGH priced, like all their products!
Seems like you’re biased (pun intended) towards the Atlas device. It would be great if it had a bigger screen like the cheap testers. And colored. Then it could show the picture with colored pins so you don’t need the silly text Red-B Green-E Blue-C stuff.
Wow - I did not know those Peak Atlas analyzers could do curve tracing, else maybe I would have bought one. A few years ago from eBay I bought an old Jud Williams Model A Transistor Curve Tracer made by Sprague in the 1970's. I paid $150, but it was in perfect working condition, with probe and leads intact. It's sort of an adapter, like the Peak, but it goes in between the DUT and an oscilloscope instead of a DUT and a computer. But if I had know the Peak Atlas did curve tracing, I would have probably bought one of those instead. Although, my Sprague seems to handle much higher gate currents and sweeps much higher, up to 80 volts.
Another great video. I bought the '75 after seeing this - and ended up buying the LCR and ESR testers as well. Really handy on the bench...
Great Video! The DCA75 is definitely worth the extra money if you need more than a "GO", "NO GO" result! Thanks!
Hello Allan. I am looking forward to purchasing one of these units in the near future. Can't wait to play with it. Thank you for the excellent videos!
I bought 2 units, this is the best small component tester on the market.
Nothing beats the sound of the curve tracer switches. Well done Alan,
The DCA75 is a GREAT test instrument........and with the software it's a FANTASTIC test instrument. My money well spent.
Nice to have you back. Looking forward to great new clips.
Cool little device! Glad you showed it off to us. Keep up the good work and keep posting videos😊
I always appreciate your sharing of knowledge. Great video as always, thank you :)
I have zener diodes that are higher than 12V. That is why i built a DIY zener diode tester. Its basically a simple boost converter using a 555, coil and a MOSFET. The output current is limited and a small panel mount volt meter shows the voltage across the zener.