LCR-P1 Tester: Upgrade From TC-1?

T7 is a nice quick tool, but has some limitations I've noticed:
- won't do JFETs at all (Mk-168 does in one orientation only)
- won't do any kind of Ge transistor (Mk-168)
- konks out on some Ge diodes, but most okay
- some NPNs read as thyristors (Mk-168 reads them all)

I bought the Mk-168 before the T7, but at this point the DCA isn't much more than the price of them combined.
 
Ginsly said:
What was wrong with yours? I've found there are better testers for measuring transistors and diodes (Peak testers), but it's been great for quickly ballparking resistors and caps especially. Also helpful for pinout and determining if an LED is kaput!
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It had problems getting measurements with most transistors I tried in it, even ones I knew were good because I pulled them from working circuits.

For resistors and caps I use my multimeter--I bought it only for the transistor measurements.
 
Again on a TI 2N404 PNP Ge
20 hFE on both TCs +/- 0.5
The TC 2 measured 8.6uA leakage(Iceo only)
TC-1, no measured leakage
DCA75: 45 hFE, no leakage

Definitely a lack in consistent but I think the cutoff for measured leakage on the DCA is ~10uA

So, is the TC2 measuring leakage better than the DCA or is it something else?
 
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