Capacitor Tester

jurb...@gmail.com wrote:
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> >" ** Not for ESR it isn't. "
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> True, but a circuit's tolerance for ESR varies widely.
> A 100 uF with 5 ohms ESR might totally upset one but work fine in another. 
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** Listen, you context shifting bloody idiot !!!. 

An ESR test establishes the **condition** of a given electro cos the bastards have a LIMITED service life  !!!!!!

A cap that tests 5 ohms ESR when it ought read 0.5 ohms is totally WORN OUT and needs immediate replacement before it stops working as a cap all together and/or spews electrolyte over the PCB and other components destroying them. 




....   Phil