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Station X · 17th Jun 2019, 1:32 pm

Testing capacitors for capacitance will not tell you whether they are electrically leaky. To determine this they need to be tested at the working voltage. The set itself will supply the working voltage. This is why checking voltages in a set is such a useful fault finding method.

17th Jun 2019, 1:32 pm	#45
Station X Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4, UK. Posts: 21,289	Re: Help to identify old Philips valve radio. BIF 571A. Testing capacitors for capacitance will not tell you whether they are electrically leaky. To determine this they need to be tested at the working voltage. The set itself will supply the working voltage. This is why checking voltages in a set is such a useful fault finding method. __________________ Graham. Forum Moderator Reach for your meter before you reach for your soldering iron.