ESR Meters
Cursitor Doom wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:
Be aware that the ESR meters intended for service work are only good for
electrolytic caps ( regular aluminium and tantalum ) and interpreting
the readings correctly requires significant operator knowledge and/or a
similar electro to compare with.
...Or a table of expected values vs. voltage rating vs. capacitance -
which comes with the Peak meter.
** IME, such tables are far too vague and of date for modern electros.
The goal in servicing & refurbishing work is to find electro caps that are *on the way out* as well as obviously dead ones.
If in doubt, comparison with a the closest new electro available is a good move.
.... Phil
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