From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2003 - 19:38:58 PST
Royce C Hayes wrote:
> To the best of my recollection, a capacitor can be checked by most multi
> meters, set in the proper position. The meter will jump momentarily and them
> drop back to zero. Then, reverse the leads and check again. I know of no way
> to check the
> whole system at one time.
This technique is called a ballistic galvanometer and is pretty crude. Most
modern digital multimeters have a capacitance measurement function, which is the
way to do the test.-John
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