[Boatanchors] ESR Measurements: How Bad Is Bad ??

Richard W. Solomon w1ksz at earthlink.net
Wed Dec 3 21:56:18 EST 2008


I have one of the Dick Smith ESR meters. Nice device, but I
wish I could find more info on analyzing the test results.

For example, I test a 470 mfd @ 50 vdc cap. The meter reads
0.15, the chart on the meter says 0.09. How bad is bad ??


Thanks for any tips,

73, Dick, W1KSZ


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