SANWA LCR700 LCR Meter Review & Teardown!

[@nor4277]

As a disabled vet who like to rebuild vintage tube radios a meter as well built as this one , would allow me to do more Thanks for letting me enter your contest

[@electronone5219]

It's a work of beauty. It looks better constructed than the DE-5000 LCR meter. I wonder how they would compare as far as use. But its almost three or four times as much. Anyway, thank you for your hard work reviewing the Sanwa products this week. I think we all look forward to your next review.

[@KeepOnTesting]

Agreed, That would be an interesting showdown! 😀👍

[@KeepOnTesting]

@@kmi964 Roger that.. Im awaiting on the DE-5000 ...hopefully soon!

[@TheRadiogeek]

Nice LCR meter! Very well made. Thanks for opening that baby up so we could see it’s insides. 👍👏🏻

[@KeepOnTesting]

Thx my friend...I have quite a few but this has become one of my favs..!!

[@bhushan9066]

About this ESR function helpful to test the component without removing it from the board, I came to know for the first time.

[@ramonjrballesteros1523]

Nice review. Saw some LCR meters online it was educational to see how one actually works , esp those additional functions like ESR although you did not test the series parallel function. Thanks.

[@michaelbarkov8286]

Best LCR Review I've seen in awhile..Great job..I really want one of these!

[@marvinmartian8746]

A work of art. This would be handy in the home lab for sorting, like you say. Still, might be too pricey for my budget.

[@alishatruman]

Ive always wanted an LCR meter for testing vintage components and this looks like a nice one!

[@KeepOnTesting]

The Sanwa is probably the BEST LCR Meter I own. Extremely accurate, fast and loads of options. 👍

[@kroenen6661]

I may not use lcr meter in my line of work but thats a gorgeous one,nice review once again

[@Prash1c]

Wow. I'm a noob and that's just so expensive but looks really well built. Reminds me about the rule of thumb with Japanese and German engineering and quality standards.

[@KeepOnTesting]

Agreed! Sanwa test equipment is really well engineered and extremely accurate.

[@seangannon193]

Looks quality Darren, no idea what it is for but Japanese quality in electronics is second to none except British lol

[@derektodd4126]

Lovely piece of kit Darren, but in my line of work is something that I would not be using very much. But still like it.

[@shaileshkumara.m.anandappa7641]

Wow gorgeous meter, I don't use LCR meter but thanks for reviewing this beast Darren.......

[@KeepOnTesting]

LCR meter is a great tool...you might not use it often but its incredibly useful when needed!

[@yambo59]

Really enjoyed this review, theres something very zen about using such a high quality device to get down in the weeds with the really finite low value measurements - this one reeks quality as well and I get your point on the short time power down etc. but I was expecting a 4 out of five star result, but after I thought about it and the price range youre in here I can see your position. Sure is one nicely crafted instrument though.

[@KeepOnTesting]

Couldn't agree more!! This LCR METER is definitely ZEN...Keeps me calm while I'm doing my deed!

[@radius.indrawan]

nice review Darren. that LCR700 looks decent. i noticed the 12V DC input jack is center-negative, so commonly 12V DC wall power supply might not be able to be used for it.

[@KeepOnTesting]

I believe its a proprietary dc power supply but I will confirm with SANWA. 👍

[@maxheadrom3088]

We have a Sanwa analog multimetetr here that is older than me - and it works fine!

[@KeepOnTesting]

They will last a lifetime..some of the best built test instruments in the biz!

[@yusdiy]

Great quality with all the necessary goodies. At 400 dollars I wish Sanwa would include a booklet of ESR reference chart. As always, great review Darren 👍

[@KeepOnTesting]

That would be very nice 👌 indeed!

[@probang2866]

Nice and useful LCR-Meter, but... ... Rubber housing does not protect the display. Why...? ... Max limit of 20 mF. (At least, the competitors, as far as I know, doesn´t have more, too). Just simply: It would have been nice... ... Getting the ESR- measurement (probably one of the most used functions) is overly complicated. Why...? Why not a separate button? ... And again: Using 9V-batteries. Why...? The review is plain informative and entertaining as always.

[@ewong1]

Actually, DER EE is the OEM factory for Sanwa LCR700 from design to production.

[@KeepOnTesting]

Great factoid!

[@t.rwolfen2502]

Great LCR meter, it feels l'île you can trust it.

[@KeepOnTesting]

I'm using it all the time, great instrument!

[@osmanfb1]

I guess the main con is the price. otherwise really a nice tool to debug circuits with.

[@IU3EVR]

all these instruments use the same Cyrustek chipset, you can spend half the price for a chinese one.I in my opinion, not a huge step from the 4070(28€ shipped)

[@FLRyoutube]

Very Nice!

[@vhonvhon6523]

nice review bro 👌

[@anthonyiodice]

Does that data link communicate with infrared? I noticed that telltale translucent red plastic where you connect the datalink

[@R128200]

I would like to know, when using a 12-volt power supply, whether this affects the measurements in any way.

[@KeepOnTesting]

Sorry for the late reply. No effect whatsoever 👍

[@akcoord9615]

well well great review

[@KeepOnTesting]

Thank-you Thank-you 😊

[@Natalebrown]

nice review seem like a very nice meter but the price

[@ewong1]

The design same as DER EE DE-5000. They shared same chip set and same specification, I will buy DE-5000 instead of Sanwa.

[@KeepOnTesting]

Hmmm..I'll pickup one and do a side by side review

[@sepic5407]

@@KeepOnTesting 21:18 but not es519ca... it's ES51920a

[@kaybhee6]

try 1 mohm,,, can it go that low or lower

[@grhinson]

12V center negative, hmm...

[@electromoris.......7871]

MAGNIFIC

[@KeepOnTesting]

MUCHO !! 😄👍

[@samehabdelhady5446]

this what i need هذا ما ينقصنى

[@Rudro2024]

SANWA means high quality

[@徐愷輪]

Damn nice video broooo

[@salvadorchanon1728]

Hi darren, i want my sanwa prize, cheers to Tijuana guy hahaha

[@IU3EVR]

all these instruments under 250€ use the same chipset (two ic) so the performance is the same. They are all overpriced in my opinion, the correct price should be under 100€.I think it is not a huge step from BM4070 (28€ )

[@KeepOnTesting]

BM4070 - I LOVE it but in no way is it comparable to the LCR700... Manual Ranging/No Auto LCR No User Adjustable Frequency No Sorting capabilities No Dual Display No Backlight No ESR Limited LCR Functions No contest..! Yes the BM4070 is cheap and serviceable but is in no way in the same league as the LCR700. 😁

[@IU3EVR]

@@pan1fox HANTEK TO22 very good ,with stm32 arm inside

[@erdysarwidi741]

LCR700 good

[@KeepOnTesting]

My favorite LCR METER.