[Test-Equipment] Anyone with a precision C meter?

[Howie]

I can measure it for you.

I`m in Michigan.

BUT why can`t you just buy a  .05 at the voltage you need, which is what?

Whats it labeled at in the parts list?



De Howie/N8MLs

From: "Barry" <n4buq at knology.net>
To: <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 4:22 PM
Subject: [Test-Equipment] Anyone with a precision C meter?


> I'm building a replacement for a failed standard capacitor in a General 
> Radio GR-1617A.  I would like to get it as close
> to 0.5uF as feasibly possible.  It is comprised of several polystyrene 
> capacitors in parallel that are slightly less
> than 0.5uF total.  I have what I think is an appropriate set of caps to 
> fill in the last bit of C but I don't have a
> very accurate way of testing the existing C.
>
> Is there anyone with a C meter that can measure this very accurately for 
> me?  I would like to know within 250pF but
> something less than +/- 1nF would be better than I can measure it.
>
> I have a 0.5uF 0.05% standard and I can perform an A/B comparison and that 
> gets me pretty close, but I think it can't
> detect much more than a few percentage points difference and I would like 
> to have it closer than that if possible.
>
> I live in Northern Alabama and if anyone is close to this area it would be 
> ideal as I could possibly bring it to you;
> however, I can ship it (and pay the return postage of course) if no one is 
> nearby.
>
> Thanks,
> Barry - N4BUQ
>
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