On 11/28/2011 7:42 AM, Carl wrote:
>> I use my
>> > trusty Simpson 260 on the middle Ohms range to read charge and discharge
>> > current as I reverse the leads, and compare each cap to the others. A
>> > bad one will have a lot less charge and discharge current. I have three
>> > Titans, so I've been through this several times. Only once when I've
>> > replaced one has another one come up bad in the string.
>> >
>> > 73, Jim K9YC
> That test is about 1% better than nothing.
Better than nothing my &$#@ It works VERY well to find a dead lytic in
a string. Perhaps you have the bucks to spend on every possible piece of
test gear, but most us have to make do with what we have, and most of us
have a basic VOM. If you've got a cap breaking down under load, yes,
you would need it, but not to find an open lytic n a string.
73, Jim K9YC
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