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    Identifying bad capacitors ?

    Everyone,

    How can I identify a bad capacitor if they're looking good ?
    Only unsoldered and test with ESR meter ??

    Cheers

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    Re: Identifying bad capacitors ?

    Yes, that is the only safe method. Caps can have OK capacity but develop high ESR nonetheless, so w/out ESR meter it's hard to tell for sure.

    That being sad, i have to say that I have yet to see good looking but failed cap.
    I am just a hobbyst and don't have much xp, but all the good looking caps I ever tested were fine.
    stay classy

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