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Originally Posted by tvcollector
Hum, I heard walmart has one pretty cheap.. I also heard ESR meters can't read caps below 1uf.
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Walmart? Surely you jest!
What I am talking about is testing the electrolytics. Others types (ceramic, etc) are pretty stable over time, rarely ever a problem. Not that many electrolytics below 1 ufd. Some maybe .1, .22, .33, .47 ufd sizes which ESR will read still high if they are bad. You are not measuring the capacitance, just the ESR. If ESR is high the cap is bad.