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The first method is a visual inspection. The second method is using a capacitance or multimeter to verify its capacitance value with a given tolerance. The last one is by measuring the ESR value of the capacitor. Some of the above methods are applicable for off and in circuit testing as well.
After that, the leads of the Capacitor should be connected to the Multimeter probes and the readings on the Multimeter must be observed. In the beginning, the resistance will be low and then will gradually increase for a good Capacitor. For a shorted Capacitor, the resistance will low at all times.
How the needle behaves determines whether or not the capacitor is good. If the needle initially shows a low resistance value then gradually moves towards infinity, the capacitor is good. If the needle shows a low resistance value and doesn’t move, the capacitor has been shorted out. You’ll need to replace it.
A capacitance meter is an electronics device that measure the value of capacitance for any given capacitor (both electrolytic and ceramic). Most multimeter also have capacitance measuring feature. You can use such multimeter as well for this method. Follow the following steps: First do the visual inspection. If the given capacitor pass that test.
For a good Capacitor, every attempt of the test should show a similar result on the display. If in the further tests there is no change in the resistance, then the capacitor should be replaced as it is a dead one. At first, the Capacitor must be disconnected from the circuit board and then it should be discharged completely.
ESR stand for equivalent series resistance. What happens to a bad capacitor is that its ESR value changes. The change in ESR is totally helpful when determining with 100% sure if the capacitor is bad or good. Usually a bad capacitor can doge the visual inspection method as well the capacitance measurement method.
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