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

[Art Lebermann]

My favorite equipment for checking capacitors is the Sencore LC53 "Z
Meter".  This unit measures leakage, and measures actual values of
capacitors and inductors.  The LC53 has been discontinued (replaced by the
LC103), but should be available on the "used" market.

ART
W6REQ


Art Lebermann
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> [Original Message]
> From: Roy Morgan <roy.morgan at nist.gov>
> To: jeff <jeffv at op.net>; boatanchors list <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: Hallicrafters list <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 6/6/2005 8:46:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Re: [Boatanchors] BBOD's are really reliable
(sic)
>
> At 11:57 AM 6/5/2005, jeff wrote:
> >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.
> >...
> >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 :)
>
> Jeff,
>
> I have two suggestions:
>
> 1) For those tube-based cap checkers you might have, replace the caps in 
> them!  The caps in most old cap checkers are worse than most caps you
might 
> want to check.. especially the tubular paper ones.
>
> 2) If you want a REAL capacitance checker, and you have a few tens of 
> dollars to spend, let me know. I have two General Radio model 1611 cap 
> checkers here that are "excess to my needs". In a while, I can get them 
> checked out and available for sale.  This thing measures capacitors to 
> about 2 percent from very small to many micro farads, and also the 
> dissipation factor (loss) of the thing. You can apply DC bias from an 
> external supply.  It has an eye tube indicator.  A classic General radio 
> instrument.
>
> Roy
>
>
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