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   Message 123,675 of 124,925   
   Dan Green to none@no.no   
   Re: Old Capacitors Reading Too Good!   
   06 Jul 23 22:51:18   
   
   From: dhg99908@hotmail.se   
      
   On Thu, 06 Jul 2023 23:25:02 +0200, HW  wrote:   
      
   >On Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:51:01 +0100, Dan Green    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>Is it advisable to change old electrolytics which are reading a   
   >>capacitance considerably higher than their stated value?   
   >   
   >Yes, definitely.   
   >   
   >If you measure the cap with a "simple" meter, like a multimeter, a   
   >failed or failing capacitor can "trick" the instrument to read high.   
      
   No, I'm talking about bespoke ESR/capacitance meters here.   
      
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