Tom Gardner wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" ? wrote in message
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? Stormin Mormon wrote:
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?? After the cap charges (it's thin layers of foil separated by
?? plastic), it will show infinite resistance. You need either
?? a capacitance scale on your VOM, or use a swing meter VOM on
?? ohms scale. With the swing needle meter, you put the ohms
?? leads on, and then reverse the leads. A good cap, the needle
?? jumps a bit, and then goes to infinity.
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? That only shows that it has some capacitance, not that it is good.
? Some run capacitors are non polarized electrolytics which slowly dry
? out, and their capacitance drops.

When in doubt, replace!


When in doubt, troubleshoot and do a proper repair.


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