Re: Capacitance Meter Recommendation

Nomen Nescio wrote:

I'm just starting the process of bringing back from the dead a very old
1950's RCA color television.  The CTC-7 chassis is very ugly looking, with
over 75 paper capacitors.  There are also two Sprague can-type
electrolytics, 3 caps in each can.  Will have to make something to replace.
Powering on is out of the question until I can replace numerous components.

I want to buy a capacitance meter to check both the caps that I'm replacing
and the replacement parts I will install.  I've been looking at a BK
Precision 810c Capacitance Meter.  Or maybe I'll buy a Fluke 177.  But then
I read this from a post in 2002:

"don't expect the Capacitance measurements (of a DMM) to equal that of even
the cheapest C meter. Even on the "expensive" meters." Paul Grohe,
sci.electronics.basics

My concern is that the capacitor checker function built into a
multi-purpose DMM isn't as good as a stand-alone capacitance meter.  Is
there any truth to this statement?

you will also need a variable HV supply to check for leakage, more like a HI-POT unit.

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