Custom Built Test Instruments

Designed and built by delabs, many custom "engineered" Test Instruments. They were not prefect, as only one or two were fabricated. That means it will be costly to produce such instruments. It is just like tooling, you have to make some numbers to recover costs, or price it very high to compensate for the wastage and iterations. But things are better off now for building custom instruments. Yet a design firm has to make modules and keep ready, then put together a solution/system, program and ship.


 
Diode Reverse Bias Leakage Tester

When making custom equipment, you have to have an extended service agreement like 5 years. Also request a minimum order of at least 5. Make your R&D and Inventory Modular. That way it is profitable and some money available for reinvestment on instruments and Equipment for calibration and quality.



High Resistance LED Meter

Transistor Beta and Vce Tester

This was a Beta Hfe and Vce Measuring Instrument used in Incoming Inspection of Power Transistors made by me 30 years back in the early 90s.

 

Measureall Workbench Test Instrument

A Student Project, it is a very basic instruments that could do most of the tasks on a test bench.

Instrumentation and Automation - 01

The cabinet used, was available as a part of a Hi-Fi DIY System, The Range and Mode switches were Modular Stackable Interlocked MultiPole Switches. The rest of the Interface were wirewound pots, jacks, sockets and plugs. The front panel was Engraved Acrylic, the panel was the toughest issue we tackled.

I wanted it to look well engineered, at least on the outside. It was a total analog instrument except for the digital indication of ICL7107. Thanks to ‘Intersil Hot Ideas’ Applications Book.

• Diode Thermometer
• Voltmeter Attenuator Rectifier
• Dual Power Supply
• Function Generator using ICL8038

The above circuits belong to an instrument Measureall shown below.

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