I'll add that what you don't get for that price is a set of Kelvin test leads. I didn't bother but if you are serious about making low-Z measurements, you will want them.
I'm sure someone, somewhere, will complain about a 1-2% difference in load resistance making a power measurement invalid. This is the Internet, after all.
My four dummy "8Ω" loads, made from paired Rheem/Ruud 3500W @ 240V water heater elements, all came in about 8.25-8.3Ω. The inductance was...
Sorry for the belated reply, I don't check this forum often. I found this LCR meter for $152 + shipping and tax at Newark Electronics. The documentation is almost nonexistent from Newark. But it turns out to be a relabeled Hantek 1833C, and you can download specs, a more complete manual, a...
Here's a list of common water heater elements I came up with when I was researching the dummy load.
Water heater elements ordered by resistance
(Note: tempco of Nichrome resistance is positive, at roughly
.04%/degree C. So the wire temperature would have to increase
significantly to change...
I built a test load out of a plastic trash can with a lid and 8 water heater elements, and filled it with tap water. Since I don't have anything more than a 120V 20A circuit in the house, that's plenty.
The tricky part is finding water heater elements with the right resistance. I used short...
I had the same experience (early 2011 15" MacBook Pro, macOS 13.6, REW 5.20 RC3, PreSonus Studio68c interface). I'll give RC4 a shot.
[edit: RC, not beta]
First post... I'll try not to be stupid. Thanks John and everyone else who has contributed to REW.
I'm using REW to test power amps. The setup is macOS 10.13.4 on a 2011 MacBook Pro, REW 5.19 beta 9; using the line inputs and outputs of a Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 Firewire interface with the...
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