I do not know if this is addressed to the group but here is my 2 cents.? I never really bother to check capacitors

except visually looking for obvious damage.? If that was OK, and something was not working, I then check

them with a high resistance ohm meter.? If that’s OK, then I leave them alone, even the black beauties.

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I know this is not the proper way to test for bad caps and others will probably cringe when I say I leave the black beauties

alone but, when you have little time to do this, and the radio works satisfactorily, I say leave them be.? So, no real science here

checking capacitors.? Just common sense.

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Any others with capacitor check methods?

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K2WH

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What are you using when testing: ESR meter, capacitance meter, or?
What are your standards/values for replacement?
Thanks,
Ed





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