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Originally Posted by MerlinMags
We did not test the capacitors at high voltage; we just stuck the meter across them to check for the obvious signs of a breakdown.
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That's a waste of time. The voltage from a normal meter won't break down anything. Only a very, very leaky capacitor will show up as faulty on such a test.
Leaky capacitors will show up as incorrect measured voltages, Positive voltage on a control grid or low voltage on a screen grid for example.