From: pallison49@gmail.com   
      
   stevw   
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   > I dont have a capacitor tester. (Well a very small one on my Digital meter)   
   > I want one that is good general use.   
   > Some seem to only go to 100 or 200 uF. I think you really need something   
   that goes to maybe 4000uF. I looked at some electronics I have they have for   
   example 2200uf.   
   > I want to spend less than 100 Canadian.   
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   > I have seen a few Honeytek A6013L Capacitor Tester or Klein mm1000 which   
   seem to fit the bill. Although some sites list the values differently.   
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   > Any recommendations ?. I know if they are cheaper the quality is less but   
   these seem to be decent for someone like me. testing a few things on broken   
   routers and switches that may have bad Caps.   
   >   
   > I'm also confused, some reading tells me only to get ESR meters to test   
   Caps. That an ordinary meter will not do the job properly.   
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   ** For *electro* caps, you need an ESR meter to determine if they are OK.   
      
   Like this one.   
      
   https://www.amazon.com/Blue-ESR-Tester-Fully-Assembled/dp/B00O0BMIYQ   
      
   Google "Bob Parker" ESR meter for info.   
      
   ....   Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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