I recently purchased a multimeter from Amazon UK which I found by accident. Considering the price of under £25 at the time of ordering (October 2025), It turned out to be one of the best purchases I have ever made. The meter is decribed as Amazon Basics Commercial Multimeter 6000 count, True RMS, IP67. The…
Peak Electronic Design Ltd “Atlas” LCR40 LCR Test Instrument.
LCR meters are a very useful tool for radio enthusiasts. I recall that handheld units started to appear on the market in the late 1990s and models such as the AVO/Megger BM183. Prior to this LCR instruments were cumbersome bench only instruments based on bridge designs and they were very expensive even if…
Fnirsi HS01 Smart Soldering Iron (aka Kaiweets KETS02)
Quite often I am faced with soldering jobs that require portable irons. The HS01 from Fnirsi seemed to fit the bill of my requirements and so I ordered one and after several months of ownership it has proved to be a very useful tool and I wanted to write a small review of it so…
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