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Oldelectronics · 3rd Dec 2017, 2:57 pm

Hi Folks this may be a silly question but should an electrolytic give a resistance reading when measured on an AVO I dont have a capacitance tester and I measured a physically leaky 40uf 16v from a Hacker Democrat out of curiosity and got a reading on the x100 scale measuring a 'new' one I also got a reading that was not unlike it see photo. I dont get a reading on ordinary polypropylene capacitors? I must buy a capacitance checker next stop E Bay!

regards

Kev

3rd Dec 2017, 2:57 pm	#1
Oldelectronics Heptode Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 676	Should an electrolytic capacitor have measurable resistance? Hi Folks this may be a silly question but should an electrolytic give a resistance reading when measured on an AVO I dont have a capacitance tester and I measured a physically leaky 40uf 16v from a Hacker Democrat out of curiosity and got a reading on the x100 scale measuring a 'new' one I also got a reading that was not unlike it see photo. I dont get a reading on ordinary polypropylene capacitors? I must buy a capacitance checker next stop E Bay! regards Kev Attached Thumbnails