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    #1

    Anyone tried this

    http://www.jyetech.com/Products/CapMeter/e060K.php

    Features
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    Accuracy better than 2%
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    Measure range: 1pF - 500uF
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    Automatic range switch
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    Zeroing available
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    Real time serial output of measurement read-outs with time stamp
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    Low cost and easy to build
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    Dimension: 75mm X 58mm X 15mm
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    Weight: 40g
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    #2
    Re: Anyone tried this

    But this doesn't measure ESR, only uF!
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    -Leonid Brezhnev (On the Yom Kippur War)

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      #3
      Re: Anyone tried this

      ok now I missed that thanks, Its the reason I joined here to get more info on badcaps

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        #4
        Re: Anyone tried this

        Finally bought a spares / repairs ESR60 peak
        Nothing wrong with it, sent away for a update on the firmware.
        Happy as a pig in shit.
        Just want to debug my kinsa Esr meter now.
        Checking stock low and normal Esr caps for experience.
        Easy to use and also self discharges.

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          #5
          Re: Anyone tried this

          Originally posted by cracker666 View Post
          Measure range: 1pF - 500uF
          Not much use on motherboards where range is usually 1000uF and up.

          The capacitance meter I built does 1pF - 9999uF which I think will cover most cases. (I posted the design on the forums here somewhere)

          Doesn't do ESR but I already built a Blue ESR meter anyway.
          "Tantalum for the brave, Solid Aluminium for the wise, Wet Electrolytic for the adventurous"
          -David VanHorn

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            #6
            Re: Anyone tried this

            Lots of multimeters can measure capacitance... even some 5-10$ one.

            I've recently bought an Uni-T UT61E multimeter... it's about 50$ on eBay. The datasheet says it does up to 220uF with +/- 3% error and over that, with about +/- 4%. But the nice thing is that it's true rms and shows even its internal capacitance (shows 0.0056 nF on the screen in my case with the leads in the air)

            I've measured a few caps.. found some Panasonic FC series 470uF 6.3v at about 495-505uF and some Panasonic FM series 3300uF hovering at around 3356 uF. All the Panasonic capacitors I measured showed more than their value.

            Also tested a slightly swollen Capxcon 820uF and it was reading only 120uF so I guess it can have some uses but an ESR meter is better to detect failures in capacitors.

            PS. Do you realize you answered a thread with a last post from February?

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              #7
              Re: Anyone tried this

              Whoops, thought it was 3rd October, I get confused sometimes
              "Tantalum for the brave, Solid Aluminium for the wise, Wet Electrolytic for the adventurous"
              -David VanHorn

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                #8
                Re: Anyone tried this

                Originally posted by cracker666 View Post
                http://www.jyetech.com/Products/CapMeter/e060K.php

                Features
                •
                Accuracy better than 2%
                •
                Measure range: 1pF - 500uF
                •
                Automatic range switch
                •
                Zeroing available
                •
                Real time serial output of measurement read-outs with time stamp
                •
                Low cost and easy to build
                •
                Dimension: 75mm X 58mm X 15mm
                •
                Weight: 40g
                Yeap that didnt get to printing stage as the ESR60 dos it all
                Cap and esr meter.
                But cheers guys

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