In September 2009, Bob, K7HBG, loaned me an AADE L/C IIB inductance and
capacitance meter to review. After making a few measurements of standard
inductors and capacitors, it was apparent that the meter failed to meet the
specified standards.
I returned the L/C IIB to Bob, along with a summary of my findings and he
sent the meter to AADE for repair and recalibration. (Bob had one of the first
L/C IIB meters, purchased some 15 years ago, and it had not been calibrated
since purchase.)
I've now (March, 2010) had a second pass at the L/C IIB meter and have
written a detailed review of it, available by clicking
here. (This is a 1.5 MB PDF file.)
If you don't care to read the full review, my conclusion is that it is a
useful instrument for builders and generally meets its quoted performance
standards. It has several limitations and a knowledge of those limits will aid
the user in interpreting measurement results. Considering the price (kit is
around $100, assembled is $130) it's a good performer.
For more information on the L/C IIB see AADE's site at
http://www.aade.com/
