Review: The PeakTech 6080 A Lab Power Supply

It’s well known that electronics engineers never have enough power supplies. I’m no exception to this rule, as you can see from a photo of the home lab in my basement. The neat PeakTech 6080 A power supply is unusual amongst all the PSUs on the market today. It has been designed using linear technology with a traditional power transformer. The result is a quiet output voltage, highly accurate displays and all for not much money at all...

In this video we try out the PeakTech 3450 True RMS Multimeter & Thermal Imager. Of course, the main attraction of this versatile instrument is the built-in thermal camera. We found that this multimeter even allowed us to test the endurance of the Elektor cat!

What’s this? A multimeter with a graphic display? That sounds interesting… The PeakTech 3440 can not only display measured values, but also graphs of measured values. It can also act as a kind of ‘low speed oscilloscope’ or even a data logger with a graphics display and storage options.

The prospective short-circuit current (PSCC) of an electrical installation can be calculated using a PSC Tester. In this video we try out the PeakTech 2715 PSC tester.

For more than 60 years, the PeakTech Company from Germany has been offering a wide range of products in the field of measuring technology and laboratory equipment. Oscilloscopes for service and industry have always taken a special position here, since the devices have to convince by a high level of user-friendliness, as well as by a variety of functions and fair pricing.

What's black and contains a whole lot of useful cables and test leads? Well it's the PeakTech P 8200 Measuring Accessories Set. Check out this review to take a closer look at what's inside...

I found two videos on the small Peaktech 6225 desktop power supply which examine it closely and arrive at pretty much the same conclusions. The more interesting of the two is obviously that which goes a bit further with the criticism, while frankly highlighting the strengths and not glossing over the weaknesses. And finally weighs the judgement, to present an honest picture.

Ahrensburg, Germany-based PeakTech Prüf- und Messtechnik GmbH now offers a newly developed series of digital multimeters ideal for applications in dark working environments, such as optical laboratories or night use in industry.

With the term endoscope, what you probably think of first, is an instrument for medical applications, but in this case it is a handy device that, through a thin flexible tube with a camera built into the end, lets you look into difficult to access places. Applications that come to mind are awkward spaces around the engine in a car or inspecting the input hose to a washing machine. This is a device for anyone who would like to look in difficult to access places.

I just spent a morning with the PeakTech 1265, the entry-level model of a series of Chinese-made digital storage oscilloscopes . Here is a summary of my findings and some impressions of it. On unpacking, I immediately noticed that the mains power supply is built in, but nevertheless this PeakTech 1265 oscilloscope is very light… A good argument for taking it with you. The large screen size is about standard for this type of instrument.