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Old 01-18-2021, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnCT View Post
You can't check capacitors that way....
Equivalent Series Resistance
Or "ESR". You need an ESR meter and study up on how to use one. It's pretty simple really. Capacitors dry out and the internal resistance goes up. Easy to measure in-circuit (with the power OFF). I'd almost bet money you would find the culprit electrolytic with one.
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