[Amps] 15 kv CRL 859 capacitor question

[Ron Youvan]

    mike via Amps wrote:

> I have a pair of 500 pf CRL 859 15kv capacitors that were removed from a 3CX3000 amp.They measure 746 and 731 on my tester. The tester seems pretty accurate on the other ones I have checked. These were used as plate blocking caps. 10% would put me at 550pf. Has the capacitance changed from use?

   Generally that does not occur.  That is probably how they were born.

   I buy several 100pF 1% silver mica capacitors from more than one
source to test capacity meters.
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