28 Jun
2012
28 Jun
'12
1:49 a.m.
On 28/06/2012, at 5:16 PM, Dave Wade wrote:
I think at some time you may well come across issues
with dead capacitors and you may need to diagnose capacitors. I know you can get ESR
(effective Series Resistance?) Meters but I wondered how good these were and if any one
had any experience of using them.
I have one of these: http://www.anatekcorp.com/blueesr.htm and find it very handy
especially for finding faulty caps in poorly designed power supplies (found in many LCD
monitors and TV's), as well as vintage stuff. Being a fairly accurate low ohms meter,
it can be used for many other purposes as well..
I built it as a kit, which would be a great start for a beginner, as you end up with a
useful bit of test gear as well as learning some basic assembly skills.
Chris