recommendation for a capacitor tester

[Jeff Dieterle]

Looking for a reasonably priced handheld capacitor tester, primarily for
arcade equipment repairs, so power supplies, monitors, amps will be primary
uses, any suggestions??

 

[Charles Schuler]

Looking for a reasonably priced handheld capacitor tester, primarily for
arcade equipment repairs, so power supplies, monitors, amps will be
primary uses, any suggestions??

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bobpar/esrmeter.htm

Very much worth your time and effort!

 

[Phil Allison]

"Jeff Dieterle"

Looking for a reasonably priced handheld capacitor tester, primarily for
arcade equipment repairs, so power supplies, monitors, amps will be
primary uses, any suggestions??

** This is the one to go for:

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4435ce690c4c0c342740c0a87f9c06e5/Product/View/K7214

Complete kit is $60 Australian = about $US45.

Takes a only few hours to build.

Checks electros for failure due to loss of electrolyte at end of life.

Also checks low value resistors in circuit.

ALSO checks cells and batteries, even tiny button cells for condition /end
of life.




........ Phil

 

[James Thompson]

Looking for a reasonably priced handheld capacitor tester, primarily for
arcade equipment repairs, so power supplies, monitors, amps will be
primary uses, any suggestions??

If you want to go cheap, I have a schematic for the old original esr using 2
lm324 op amps. Works well to find drying old caps in circuit. If that is
what you are wanting. Or are you interested in it reading the value of the
cap? If that is the case, there are construction detail on building a fairly
good lcr meter using a pic micro. I'll find that link for you if you are
inclined to assemble one.. JTT

 

[Jeff Dieterle]

Thanks for the tips, had been looking at the Bob Parker ESR meter, ordered
one today