Check out this Arduino-based component tester. The device is intended to give a simple way to test transistors, resistors, capacitors, diodes and MOSFETs, and such like. It was originally developed by Markus Frejek, but the project has been continued by Karl-Heinz Kübbeler and Markus Reshke. Simply insert the relevant component, push the button, and read …
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