"James Sweet" wrote in message
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Bob Parker's meter retails in the US, in kit form, for around $60.
You're not going to buy too many quality caps for switchers for that
money, so I reckon that it represents a good investment for anyone hoping
to make money by repairing stuff with switchers in it. Also bear in mind
that if you're doing it for money, your time should be worth at least $15
an hour, so changing all the caps as opposed to spending 5 minutes
finding and replacing the one that's really faulty, has got to be worth
the investment in a very short time, hasn't it ?

Arfa



Very true, however I was under the impression this guy is just trying to
fix his own unit, if he's hoping to do it to make money, or even do it
regularly then yes the ESR meter is a wise investment, I love mine but I
fix a lot of stuff in my hobbies.

The amount of posts that he puts in here asking questions, then I reckon
that if he's not trying to do it commercially, he must have a lot of buddies
with dud gear ...

Otherwise, then yes, I agree with you, just change all those pesky caps.
Actually, there is a school of thought that replaces them all anyway -
witness the repair kits for say satellite receiver PSUs that contain every
cap, but I've always had a foot firmly in the other camp that says if it
ain't faulty, don't replace it !

Arfa