[Hallicrafters] Re: [Boatanchors] BBOD's are really reliable (sic)

[jeff]

On Sat, 2005-06-04 at 22:51, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> recommendation has always been and remains that all Black Beauties should be replaced 
> out of hand

I'm confused.
(this is nothing new)

I bought a Craftsman DMM with capacitance range.  WHen I attach a cap to
it, it gives consistent readings, in that they're always nowhere close
to the marked value.

Not to be outdone by electronic components, I ordered a cap checker. 
The meter that showed up doesn't have a cap range.

As a last straw, I found one of those cool Eico cap/resistance testers
with the green eye tube.  This one reads weird too.... sometimes close,
sometimes not.

Could someone suggest a way to check capacitance that doesn't involve
purchasing a $1000 HP tester or capacitance standard?  Perhaps I'm just
not meant to check caps :)


Thanks,
Dumbfounded with Dielectrics