I used VTVMs for years, and built at least three of them but it won't give you accurate data on a capacitor that has to carry a heavy AC current. I think I still have two, if one survived the hurricanes a few years ago.. The other is here in the house. It has a huge meter movement, and compartments in the steel case to store the AC cord & probes.
We used to call that a 'Fuse' :)
It has a light meter function, and comes with a thermocouple as well.
On May 2, 12:51=A0am, "Tom Gardner" wrote: snippage
Sounds like a fancy name for a fuse. Might also be a microswitch hidden somewhere so that if the cap gets loose from the mount, nothing works. Just a thought.
Stan
To misquote Byrne's Law:
A 25 cent device protected by an electrical circuit, appliance, or wiring which will burn out to protect the fuse.
technomaNge
To qute Murphy: "A $300 CRT will fail to protect a ten cent fuse" :)
It's hard to beat for the price.
It would be useful to measure the noise from a fan or compressor, for future reference.
From a bit of looking...the top of the cap swells and pushes up ripping loose the electrical leads. And yes, this cap's top is pushed up.
Stop by anytime, I always have a spare bedroom and good friends and we are very entertaining to guests. Bring an appetite!
We often entertain non-smokers. We have a big ion-type power filter and don't smoke in the house for the duration. Anybody that comes over says they can't smell smoke. But sadly, we do smoke.
Hasn't your doctor told you about how it affects your favorite maladies, Tawm? You'll have stubs and be on wheels before long if you keep that up, thilly boy.
Bailiff, wha...
-- An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. -- Sir Winston Churchill
What's sad about honoring your own Free Will?
But, like most religious cults, the Church of Antismokerism needs to continue to recruit new members.
Sigh.
Rich
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