Re: Multimeter diode mode question

The rising voltage probably means that you're charging a capacitor.

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

General Technical Chat / Re: New Member, Please introduce yourself
« on: September 20, 2018, 05:50:37 pm »

This is my introductory post to the Badcaps forum. I notice it's somewhat longer than others. Maybe because I'm older than most on this forum.

I am a retired EE (electric power) who has dabbled in electronics since the mid 60's. Textbooks were switching from vacuum tubes to solid state as I was in collage and my employment involved practically nothing under 2300V AC unless it was control...