It depends on the circuit. You can usually do open/short junction tests, but you can't do any quantitative measurements (e.g. measure beta) because other components will likely interact with the device you're trying to test.The question is, what are the negative points to use this device for in-circuit measurements?
Yes, all factors need to be considered.It depends on the circuit.
I hope you didn't pay a lot for that tester. A curve tracer with a scope would be much more useful. And you still need to test out of circuit to get good results.Yes, all factors need to be considered.
It didn’t cost me much, but that’s not the point, of course.I hope you didn't pay a lot for that tester.
When I was Googling for information, I saw that it was selling for $60-200. For what it does, there's no way it's worth even a fraction of that.It didn’t cost me much, but that’s not the point, of course.
In this mode, it differs little from a conventional digital multimeter.Circuits can be "designed for test" so that certain measurements can be made in circuit.
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