[Boatanchors] Q of electrolytic capacitors

Yong Surk Lee yonglee at yonsei.ac.kr
Sun Nov 28 22:45:09 EST 2004


I tested old(30-50 years old) 100uF capacitors with my Extech LCR meter.
The measured Q values were from 0.5 to 1.5 while measured capacitance values
were from 100 to 500uF. A new freshly made 100UF capacitor measured 100uF,
and Q of 9.
My questions is what is the appropriate value of Q for a good electrolytic
capacitor?





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