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I really need to get a new refractometer. I find cheap ones on ebay for
about 20 bucks, and more expensive ones from MSC and McMaster upto
several hundred bucks. It will likely sit int he same drawer with my electronic touch probes so it won't get damaged when not in use, but I
don't want to cry if it does get dropped.

AI Overview says Tekcoplus 25-30 bucks, Agtec 40-60, and Triplett 65 may
be in that bang for your buck category, but we all know I have a love
hate relationship with the AI capped with a healthy dose of distrust.
We had several "conversations" this morning alone where it admitted it
was wrong when I called it out on details or demanded the actual
specific references.

Triplett (or was it Tripletts) used to be a trusted name in test
equipment. I had a Triplett VOM when I worked as a telephone line
service tech back in the 80s for Arizona Telephone.

Agtec sounds like something agriculture related. I've got some buddies
who are real large production commercial farmers. I guess I'll cal one
of them and ask. I know when I was a kid working on the packing sheds
out in the grapes at White Wing Ranch the bosses were always using a refractometer for checking sugar levels to tell the field guys when to
stop picking for the day. That being said I never heard of Agtec before.

Tekcoplus. Never heard of them, but the quick summary specifically
mentions machining emulsions.

Just based on past experience with other equipment I might lean towards
the Tripplet.

Any of ya'all use one? Got a strong opinion on the matter?
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

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