Re: How to identify and test condensers?

Posted by HH56 On 2016/9/15 18:57:52

Many multimeters have a cap test function. I have an older Sears Craftsman with the function but there are better and newer and probably cheaper VOMs available. Fluke is one of the better brands but you do pay for quality. My Craftsman cost around $75 about 5 years ago and does a surprisingly decent job of giving a value -- well within the tolerance spec of most general purpose caps.

If you do a search for "measuring capacitance" quite a few articles come up with various other methods.