Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

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  • Welchs101
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Sep 2008
    • 979
    • USA

    #1

    Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

    I am enclosing a pic of several blue caps.

    But i am not sure what they are. I think they may be bad but i am not sure.

    Can someone tell me what these are or find a datasheet. I have looked but cant find one.
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  • PlainBill
    Badcaps Legend
    • Feb 2009
    • 7034
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

    Originally posted by Welchs101
    I am enclosing a pic of several blue caps.

    But i am not sure what they are. I think they may be bad but i am not sure.

    Can someone tell me what these are or find a datasheet. I have looked but cant find one.
    Looks like 8pF, 6 KV ceramic caps. If they are not shorted it is very unlikely they are bad. When they fail the usual result is a charred mess - or ashes.

    PlainBill
    For a number of reasons, both health and personal, I will no longer be active on this board. Any PMs asking for assistance will be ignored.

    Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

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    • Welchs101
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Sep 2008
      • 979
      • USA

      #3
      Re: Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

      should i be able to measure the capacitance of this using my multimeter? For some reason i can not. Also, if i were to measure the resistance of this capactitor what should it be?

      Thanks for your help.

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 30965
        • Albion

        #4
        Re: Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

        resistance shouldnt read - on a multimeter they will not register.
        capacitance is printed on them.
        dont meter them on the board.

        as PlainBill said, when these things die - very rare btw - they destroy themselves.
        either they split in half filled with soot, or they go bang and leave a hole in the middle!

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        • Welchs101
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Sep 2008
          • 979
          • USA

          #5
          Re: Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

          thanks for the input.

          Just checking.........if i measure them on the board.........its not bad right? I just wont get the correct reading? Should i be able to measure them if they are not soldered on the board.?

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          • romansroad
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2010
            • 123

            #6
            Re: Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

            Agree with the above....doubt very much they are a problem if you can still see them!

            As to checking theri actual capacitance, they would have to come out but lay your DMM probes on them and they should read greater than multiple meg ohms. Basically off scale. Now, if they measure any resistance, check the others and see. Again, doubt they are an issue.

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            • PlainBill
              Badcaps Legend
              • Feb 2009
              • 7034
              • USA

              #7
              Re: Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

              Originally posted by Welchs101
              thanks for the input.

              Just checking.........if i measure them on the board.........its not bad right? I just wont get the correct reading? Should i be able to measure them if they are not soldered on the board.?
              This capacitor is 8 pF. Most DMMs won't measure a capacitance that low.

              PlainBill
              For a number of reasons, both health and personal, I will no longer be active on this board. Any PMs asking for assistance will be ignored.

              Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

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              • Welchs101
                Badcaps Veteran
                • Sep 2008
                • 979
                • USA

                #8
                Re: Blue cap near transformer........what is it?

                thanks!

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