The Latest Models of LCR-meter Smart Tweezers: LCR-Reader and ST-5 are Offered in Brazil by Grupo Unicoba
San Paulo, Brazil (PRWEB) February 28, 2014 -- Canadian Siborg Systems Inc. and Brazilian, San Paulo based Unicoba have agreed to jointly market Smart Tweezers LCR-meter and LCR-Reader in South America.
Unicoba offers customers a wide range of services including Advanced Technology in Electronic Manufacturing, Logistics and Sales Distribution through various business channels, Installation, Maintenance and Post-sales Services. It covers Telecommunication, infrastructure, Energy, IT, Security and Industrial sectors.
"Increasing use of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) with a high density of Surface Mount Devices (SMD)," says Michael Obrecht, Director at Siborg Systems Inc. "Stipulates the use of Smart Tweezers LCR-meter which is an indispensable tool for PCB repair. Unicoba is a large supplier of various electronic gadgets and equipment with offices all around Brazil. This makes them a very important representative in a quickly expanding Brazilian economy."
LCR-Reader, the successor of Smart Tweezers LCR-meter ST-5, was designed for measuring small SMT components that can be about 0.3 mm. Smart Tweezers measure in addition to the capacitance, equivalent series resistance of a capacitor, or parasitic resistance of an inductor. It also can be used for a continuity and diode test.
The new model, LCR-Reader, is lighter than the previous Smart Tweezers models, it is powered by Li-Ion rechargeable battery with a micro-USB connector port. Basic accuracy of the new device is about 1%. It has a simplified one button control turning the device on and changing the operation mode by a single button push.
On a picture to the right is a screen showing measurement of an inductance, where AM shows that the measurement mode is Automatic Mode, Rs specifies parasitic series resistance of the inductor, 10 kHz is the test frequency, L shows that the component measured is an inductance, 104.8 uH is the inductance in micro-Henrys, and the battery sign indicates the battery charge level.
Compared to ST-5 the following features are not available: automatic offset correction, component sorting, diode and continuity test. The most important drawback of LCR-Reader is the level of test signal which is 0.5 V rms that does not allow to use it for ceramic capacitors, similarly to ST-1, ST-2 and ST-3 it gives a lower value of the capacitance.
A comparison of features of the LCR-Reader and previous models is presented in this Smart Tweezers Comparison Table.
Feature Summary
Automatic measurement of Inductance, Capacitance, Resistance and ESR
Basic accuracy of 1%
Automatic selection of the best range
Lithium-Ion battery and USB charger connection port
Weight of 28 gramms (1 oz)
About Siborg Systems Inc:
Established in 1994, Siborg Systems Inc. is a source of engineering software and hardware tools for semiconductor and electronics industry. Located in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, it enjoys being part of the local world-renowned high-tech community.
About Unicoba:
Unicoba, a Brazilian company founded in 1973, conducts its business in different areas such as energy, electronics, information technology and services. It manufactures, imports, and distributes Industrial Batteries, Motorcycle Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Network Solutions, Set Top Boxes for cable TV, Welding Equipments, GPS Navigators, LED Lighting, Renewable Energy and Banking Automation Products.
The company offers its partners and customers a wide range of services:
- Advanced Technology in Electronic Manufacturing (EMS - Electronic Manufacturing Services)
- Logistics and Sales Distribution through different business channels.
- Installation, Maintenance and Post-sales Services. We operate in Telecommunication, infrastructure, Energy, IT, Security and Industrial sectors.
- Import and export of raw materials and products.
Michael Obrecht, Siborg Systems Inc, http://www.siborg.com, +1 (519) 888-9906, [email protected]
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