🔴 FNIRSI LCR-P1 Component Tester Review - No.1279

[@ssalient]

I’m kind of done with fnirsi in general. All of their products seem nice from a glance but when you actually start using it, it’s almost always disappointing. Also I’ve had stuff from them die suddenly for no reason. I won’t buy this brand ever again.

[@BlondieSL]

Since the Peak is so much better, it's too bad that the devs of Peak don't design a new, upgraded device with a nice, full color display, that nice ZIFF socket with the option for SMD as well. Basically, like this FINRSI, but the quality and ability of the Peak. I'd buy that! As it is, I have one of these kinds of devices, but it's old now. It's that very common one in the white case with the ZIF and color screen. It works pretty well. But it didn't have any option for SMD components, so I had to buy another one that has an SMD test pad built on. It works. I'll say this, I do like this FINSRI device's design. I hope that FINRSI listens to customers and provides a firmware update to take care of these issues.

[@maxmatteo2436]

triac dont work due to too low testing current, check the manual, it says 5ma max...most of the triacs need >30ma

[@Chris_Grossman]

It is basically the same instrument I paid $10 for from aliexpress, but in a nicer case with a surface mount adapter. Calibration is done by starting it with 1,2, & 3 shorted together and then separating them when it says. I find my $10 version most useful for identifying unmarked, or mysteriously marked parts. I bought a batch of 20 JFETs from aliexpress. My version IDed them as BJTs and with that phot I got a refund.

[@zaizwrogomez1926]

To measure zener's you must press the right button that says "zener"

[@TheDefpom]

I know, I show that.

[@vivamoment]

@TheDefpom Can you please try testing 20k and 50k Ohm resistors with this unit? I bought this same unit and I get errors of 19% and 8% respectively (using firmware 1.0.5) when compared to my Fluke and Peak component testers.

[@JonnyFix]

Moistet mode is for liquid damaged parts 😉

[@matmat5898]

To buy, or not to buy : that is the question: ))

[@simontay4851]

Not TB.

[@joelkist6493]

Thanks for the review, that's a no-go for me.

[@craigrotay3732]

Would be nice if these devices could output the data to a PC. Anyway, what's to be learned with that pile of bad caps? A few bad ones off to the side, sure thing! I'm a hoarder. I keep everything except rotten food and bad caps

[@cahillsr1]

There is a new firmware 1.05 that improves this device

[@ПавелД-к4ы]

@@cahillsr1 с новой прошивкой у меня этот прибор также работает некорректно

[@AnnaVannieuwenhuyse]

Another one (that kind of sucks at its job)... 🧐

[@BlondieSL]

So, with the infrared read decoder, can that hex number be used, let's say, in an ESP32 project to build a universal remote? I have played with a sketch that can read from a remote and store the codes, which is ok. But it would be so cool if there was a way to be able to configure it just using the codes. Example, on the ESP32, I could put it into "programming mode", give the remote a name, eg. Panasonic Plasma, and then, press, say, the Channel UP on the remote, then enter the code into the "Channel Up" option on the controller. I imagine that this could be done, but I honestly am not sure how to do that. Any ideas?

[@RetroJack]

Not that interested in this one - too much faffing around between modes. Give me the single button model any day. SMDs can be tested with the included leads on the previous devices too.

[@simontay4851]

I won't buy this. I've already built a zener diode tester. Its a boost circuit and a small LED volt meter. Open circuit is about 68V, current limited to a few mA.

[@simontay4851]

I have the DE-5000 LCR meter.