Blew $150 on a bad coax cable tester last month

I picked up that HST-3000 knockoff from an online surplus place for fixing a Cessna 172 radio issue. The thing kept giving false readings on the antenna coax, so I spent three days chasing a problem that wasn't there. Turns out the tester itself was junk and I could have just used a multimeter and a known good cable. Has anyone else run into fake test gear that wasted their time?

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jennys7223d ago

Did you buy it from that sketchy "AeroParts Express" site by chance? I got burned by their "military grade" cable tester that couldn't even tell the difference between a good cable and a paperclip. Now I just stick with my Fluke multimeter (bought new, not used) and a simple continuity test.

the_margaret23d ago

AeroParts Express did get me once but this was from a different outfit called Midwest Avionics. Their cable tester has actually held up fine for the last two years even with daily shop use. Sometimes a solid deal comes from places that just aren't big name brands.