WTB: µCurrent or µCurrent Gold on the cheap mate - Page 1
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author: pepelevamp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2019, 11:59:20 pm
content: Hiya friendsI ride pretty close to $0 (still a student), and I've never been able to measure current properly with any cheap multimeter that I could afford.Is there anyone who maybe has a µCurrent or µCurrent Gold they cold offload for cheap?I've seen that theres clones out in cyberspace but I'm uncertain as to how much they're basically ripping Dave off and I kinda want to have Dave in the picture because he's the man. I'm just poorer than I would like. If there are some clones out there that aren't basically ripping Dave off that you would recommend I'm keen to at least take a look though.I saw µCurrent The Original Series is discontinued, and now everyone rolls µCurrent Gold. I'm not certain on what the upgrades were - is there any down side to having the original one? Is it worthwhile looking for it to save some bucks?I'm learning power supplies and troubleshooting a stepper motor driver problem at the moment, and trying to use a 0.1 ohm resistor i yanked from a microwave and a $30 meter is getting really difficult.

author: Cloud
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 06:03:06 pm
content: I mean the design is open source so you can download gerbers and order pcbs at jlc. For most passives you can order samples.If you pay shipping I can send you some pcbs and op amps

author: The Soulman
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2019, 07:41:58 pm
content: Quote from: pepelevamp on June 29, 2019, 11:59:20 pmWhat do you expect from the µcurrent?

author: Iwanushka
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 10, 2019, 04:52:01 am
content: Quote from: Cloud on June 30, 2019, 06:03:06 pmHey man,I'm interested in pcbs and opamps could you pm me with pricing?

author: pepelevamp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 18, 2019, 08:10:21 am
content: Quote from: The Soulman on June 30, 2019, 07:41:58 pmHey man. A few things actually. I'm actually trying to troubleshoot / build audio stuff and trying to learn about phase of current versus voltage when you put filters into the mix and stuff. A whole lot of stuff. Also I'm trying to get better understanding of how steppers work & stuff. I'm building my first stepper project and well yeah - I just need the visuals

author: pepelevamp
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 18, 2019, 08:30:21 am
content: Quote from: Cloud on June 30, 2019, 06:03:06 pmOooh really? I hadn't thought about that. Are the rest of the components just passive stuff? I should have a look online and see how complicated it is to build. Okay through the magic of television I'm back. Oh man it looks like tolerance is gonna be a big deal. I don't know if I can handle this level of assembly & parts hunting. Then again I do have an account on digikey. They got this bom upload thingie doo dad. hrm the BOM is in PDF & cant seem to convert it to a csv to upload. hrm.update:ok so i got to uploading the BOM do digikey. they have all the parts except the jiffy box & terminals which is pretty cool. how much would it cost to send the pcbs? i really appreciate your help.

author: Cloud
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2019, 07:36:44 am
content: Quote from: pepelevamp on July 18, 2019, 08:30:21 amsend me a pm