Ivan Vegvary wrote:

Okay, I know that electrolytics are the most likely to fail.
However why do the manufacturers of ESR meters discuss ONLY
electrolytics?


** Cos they are the only kind of caps the meters they sell are useful for.

do ceramics etc. not have an "equivalent series resistance"?
Can they also be checked?


** It never varies, so there is no point.

Look it up on the maker's spec sheets if you need to.



..... Phil