Can't thank you enough, I'm a student, was about to spend some of my feeding money on a new charger for my cellphone as if has my projects and work on it. I really appreciate your video
Exactly what I needed. No other video I could find explained the multimeter settings/capacitance & what the readings should do. 5 out of 6 capacitors on my pool controller board are shot. I can get a new board from Australia but will try to get the capacitors replaced here in Thailand first. Many thanks, great video.
You are welcome friend. Many thanks for admiring my work. This video is specifically for testing capacitors simply and roughly using any kind of multimeter (ohms range).
Why cant the other videos be as good as this one, I been looking and this video gets to the point so fast and tells one how to use the simple multimeter to correctly select the range to use. Thank You.
Perfect, practical demo. Exactly what I needed! Thank you! No other video I could find showed the issue of a leaking capacitor, only working or open circuit fault. I was wondering why I was getting a constant reading when everyone else's examples showed either 0 (broken) or climbing resistance going to open circuit (working).
Thank you very much for admiring my work. But remember that this is a simple method for testing capacitors roughly. You need a multimeter with capacitor testing feature to confirm the uF value of the capacitor under test.
Thank you. But this simple test is to make sure that the capacitor is working properly by using any ordinary multimeter. You have to use an advanced multimeter having capacitor testing facility to check uF value exactly.
perfect video, especially the capacitor chart you gave at the beginning for checking is wonderful... i really figured to find my problem with this video, thanks alot
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 have vtwin yamaha virago cdi box and checked all capasitors they were fine, but all with buzzer... When i checked them at correct charts and ohms, then i realized i have two faulty ones :) but with buzzer i had value and thougt they were fine.. so thanks again for chart great guide
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 yeah i am not prof so now finding the fault with cheap multimeter was enough :) and the cdi works now :) they are damn expensive in Turkey now cause dolar is very high value now :( so i am happy today :)
Same here in Sri Lanka. Basic multimeter with capacitor testing feature is more than 2000 LKR or 10 USD. But cheap multimeters with limited features are available for 400 LKR or 2 USD.
Great video and thank you for your teaching. Is there a way to check caps in circuit? At least to get a rough idea of the status prior to removing them??
You have to remove at least one pin before checking, otherwise the resistances around that capacitor will add and readings will be wrong. Not only for capacitors, you have to remove the components like resistors/transistors/diodes before checking. But sometimes if you understand the component under test is not affected by other components in the circuit board, you can check it without removing.
Hi can you pls help me why i have capacitor of 10uf but when i set my digital multimeter to 2k ohms it has no reading i tried 20k no reading then 200k i got 145.0 i dont get it since it says in the chart above you can use 2000 ohms to read 10uf im really confused 😫
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 thank you for the reply i really appreciate is it possible that this washing machine capacitor can still make the motor work cos it's still working but the problem i can hear a noise inside my washing machine
It is good to confirm the uF value of the capacitor by using a multimeter that features with capacitor testing. If the value reduced, please replace it with new 10uF capacitor with mentioned voltage.
Thanks to you I know the capacitor to my 20" fan is working! 😊 That's the good news. Bad news, I don't know what that "pop" was I heard when the fan died! 😢 Any ideas?
You need to remove at least one pin from the board (or both). This is valid for any component under test, otherwise the resistances from other components in the circuit board will affect for test results.
Thank you. For a good capacitor, initially the reading is zero resistance and gradually increasing towards infinite resistance. (open circuit) If the reading just shows infinite resistance, the capacitor is open circuited. If the reading just shows zero resistance or some considerable ohms value, the capacitor is short circuited or leaked.
Thank you. It is due to a difference in capacitance of those capacitors, even if the same value has printed. You can verify their capacitance using a multimeter that capable of measuring capacitor values. One reasons for this difference is the tolerance, say a capacitor with 10uF with a tolerance of +/-10%, then it can be 9uF or 11uF. Also its capacitance may decrease over the time according to the quality of the manufacturer.
Hi, I have 2 brand new orange CDE715P800V 223K 1338 capacitors. The reading on the meter does not move from 1. What am I doing wrong? I have the meter set to 2K?
223 = 0.022uF means a low capacitance value. You need to use a multimeter that having capacitor testing feature to check them. Method in the video is an simple and easy method which not suitable for low valued ceramic and polyester film capacitors.
You are welcome friend. Those small valued capacitors may burn rarely. Sometimes you can find faulty ones by cracks on their body or bulging. Use box type capacitors for high sensitive applications.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 It's just for some cheap hot rail pickups on a cheap guitar. Just a fun project, looking to series/ parallel wiring and maybe split the coils with some push pull pots.
You cannot test a capacitor (or any component) that installed in a circuit board, because resistance from other components will add to the component that going to test. Remove one or two pins before testing.
No, you can't. Resistances from other components will add to the capacitor pins and final resistance on multimeter will not open circuit. You have to take out at least one pin from the board.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 I first tried on spare caps, old ones that I have.... But I tried on power amps board that's after the transformer that is with transistors with coolers and resistor's....
This video explains a simple way of testing capacitors. For high voltage charged capacitors, you have to discharge it through a wire without touching pins, like crt tv capacitor discharging using a multimeter lead. Also you can use a k ohms resistor to discharge high voltage capacitor slowly without sparking.
What is the importance of selecting ohm range? What will happen if you use wrong range? What to do with a digital selector/ will auto work ok? Is it important to use proper polarity when testing?
If the capacitor testing feature is not available in the multimeter, it can be simply check the capacitors by using ohms range where the capability of the capacitor to charge when current flows through its leads is checked. If it uses high resistance range to check large uF capacitors, the time taken to reach open circuit will high.
I did it on one with a 1000uf one and my mumtimer reads OL by default and then .2 then it climbs to about 1.36 Is that one ok? Or should it climb higher number or should it go all the way til it reads OL again? The other capacitor went from 20 to 200 rapidly and then went to OL.... Im thinking the one that actually went to OL is good and the other one that stays ar 1.36 is bad?
Thank you.. 20000 or 20k range can be used for 100 to 470uF capacitors. If you use that range for more than 470uF capacitors, it takes more time to discharge.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 Capacitors need to work in a specific MFD range, and if they register below that range they should never be considered "good". 2:10
Great video thanks for that 😀. One thing I did notice was that you had a 3 prong capacitor at one stage but the diagrams only referred to 2 and you didn't go into which 2 to choose for the multimeter. The cap I have doesn't have + Or - on it. Not the end of the world but a point to note 😀.
This is a simple way of checking capacitors with a cheap multimeter by understanding their leakage or open circuit conditions. You have to use a multimeter with capacitor testing feature to confirm the uF value within approved range.
Very good 👍 Thank you. I'm a newbie. Could you please explain, what this function on this multimeter means, its between hfe and continuity/diode test ? thank you
Thank you friend. You can guess the Wattage of resistors according to their sizes. 0.125W, 0.25W, 0.5W, 1W, 2W, 3W.....etc. Normally Wattage value is printed in resistors more than 3W, such as in cement resistors.
This video explained everything in less than 5minutes no need to talk but explained very clear and understandable..two thumbs up.
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Agreed...also agree with dude on the music either make it barely noticeable or none at all ...much appreciated tho
Agreed. Straight to the point, no language translation necessary 😊
Can't thank you enough, I'm a student, was about to spend some of my feeding money on a new charger for my cellphone as if has my projects and work on it. I really appreciate your video
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Exactly what I needed. No other video I could find explained the multimeter settings/capacitance & what the readings should do. 5 out of 6 capacitors on my pool controller board are shot. I can get a new board from Australia but will try to get the capacitors replaced here in Thailand first. Many thanks, great video.
You are welcome friend.
Many thanks for admiring my work.
This video is specifically for testing capacitors simply and roughly using any kind of multimeter (ohms range).
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By far the less frustrating explanation video. You are the best video out there. 👍
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Agreed. Watched several before this one and they all talked to me like I had an engineering degree or something.
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Why cant the other videos be as good as this one, I been looking and this video gets to the point so fast and tells one how to use the simple multimeter to correctly select the range to use. Thank You.
Thank you for admiring my video.
I will try to make next videos better as possible. 👍
Excellent tutorial! Thank you for taking the time to show us how to do this!
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Was nt it just Jon, compared to all the other videos about capacitors, this one I learnt from so quick :)) 👍
The chart for the range is super useful! Thank you.!
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Super sir! Very easily understandable and super useful for all 👍 God bless you 🙏
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Excellent presentation and demonstration. You are a great teacher!
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Wow... You deserve an award.. thanks for the explanation
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thank you so much. this video had the simple things that every other video left out, specifically what the readings mean and which settings to use
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Thank you so much,you should teach others how to make a video,it seems they have no clue
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Simple and effective video for measuring different capacitors. Thank you sir
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thank you very much. i have taken screenshots from your video as future reference.
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Perfect, practical demo. Exactly what I needed! Thank you! No other video I could find showed the issue of a leaking capacitor, only working or open circuit fault. I was wondering why I was getting a constant reading when everyone else's examples showed either 0 (broken) or climbing resistance going to open circuit (working).
Thank you very much for admiring my work.
But remember that this is a simple method for testing capacitors roughly.
You need a multimeter with capacitor testing feature to confirm the uF value of the capacitor under test.
Very well explained... never heard before... wonderful...
Go ahead... Good luck
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Exactly what I was looking for, thanks a lot!
Thank you.
But this simple test is to make sure that the capacitor is working properly by using any ordinary multimeter.
You have to use an advanced multimeter having capacitor testing facility to check uF value exactly.
perfect video, especially the capacitor chart you gave at the beginning for checking is wonderful... i really figured to find my problem with this video, thanks alot
Thank you too for admiring my work.
Good luck..
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 have vtwin yamaha virago cdi box and checked all capasitors they were fine, but all with buzzer... When i checked them at correct charts and ohms, then i realized i have two faulty ones :) but with buzzer i had value and thougt they were fine.. so thanks again for chart great guide
You are welcome friend.
Further you can check them with a multimeter that capable of testing capacitors to confirm their values.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 yeah i am not prof so now finding the fault with cheap multimeter was enough :) and the cdi works now :) they are damn expensive in Turkey now cause dolar is very high value now :( so i am happy today :)
Same here in Sri Lanka.
Basic multimeter with capacitor testing feature is more than 2000 LKR or 10 USD.
But cheap multimeters with limited features are available for 400 LKR or 2 USD.
Really good bro by explaining ohms method. Thank you.
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Thanks for a good learning video, Colin from Surrey England 👍 👏 ❤
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Can you do this woth the capacitor still on the pcb?
Very nice video and really helpful
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Good. I remembered again my electromagnetic class and circuits 1 and 2. :)
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Practicaly simple explained, thank you.
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I have a 1000uf 25v cap and I did this and the meter just counts up slowly and usually a number 1 on my meter means open. Is my capacitor good?
Capacitor is good without any leakage.
But you may confirm its value around 1000uF using a multimeter with capacitor testing feature.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 I'm going to get one of those little component tester things the ones that have a clear case.
What range should i use to check a 560uf capacitor?
You can use either 2000 ohms range or 20k range. 20k range will take more time to discharge the capacitor compared to 2000 ohms range.
Exactly what I needed. Thank you
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What about in polyester capacitor how to check if good or bad?
This method is not successful in testing small value capacitors. But you can identify short-circuited capacitors.
Great video and thank you for your teaching. Is there a way to check caps in circuit? At least to get a rough idea of the status prior to removing them??
You have to remove at least one pin before checking, otherwise the resistances around that capacitor will add and readings will be wrong.
Not only for capacitors, you have to remove the components like resistors/transistors/diodes before checking.
But sometimes if you understand the component under test is not affected by other components in the circuit board, you can check it without removing.
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Hi can you pls help me why i have capacitor of 10uf but when i set my digital multimeter to 2k ohms it has no reading i tried 20k no reading then 200k i got 145.0 i dont get it since it says in the chart above you can use 2000 ohms to read 10uf im really confused 😫
I guess the capacitor may opened, or decrease of its uF value
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 thank you for the reply i really appreciate is it possible that this washing machine capacitor can still make the motor work cos it's still working but the problem i can hear a noise inside my washing machine
It is good to confirm the uF value of the capacitor by using a multimeter that features with capacitor testing.
If the value reduced, please replace it with new 10uF capacitor with mentioned voltage.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 thank you so much i will take your advice 🙏
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What setting do I use for 12 uf? Thank you :-)
2000k range
Thanks to you I know the capacitor to my 20" fan is working! 😊 That's the good news. Bad news, I don't know what that "pop" was I heard when the fan died! 😢 Any ideas?
Thank you for this informative video....have subscribed your channel.
Thank you very much 😊
Is there a safe way to test caps without removing them from the Circuit board?
No, you can't.
Remove atleast one pin before testing.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 thanks
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Why would the numbers be decreasing down to an OL reading?
Charging/Discharging
How do you check the in between range. For example 11 - 21 microfarad or 69 to 99 microfarad, What will the multimeter setting?
Use any from 200k or 2000k for checking 11 to 21uF capacitors.
20k or 200k for 69 to 99uF.
The capacitor must be removed from the plate??for accuracy//
Yes, you have to remove at least one pin from the circuit board, otherwise resistances from other components will affect for the results.
Awesome video. Helped me trouble shoot some Klipsch crossover caps.
Thank you 😊
now what happens when that happens to be on the motherboard do you still need short circuit the caps?
You need to remove at least one pin of the capacitor from the circuit board before checking.
Excellent clear and concise- 👏🙏
Thank you very much 😊
Thanks for your teaching.
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Great video. Can you do this test with the caps on the circuit board or do they need to be removed first?
You need to remove at least one pin from the board (or both).
This is valid for any component under test, otherwise the resistances from other components in the circuit board will affect for test results.
Excellent work mate 😀👍
Thank you very much...😊
Very easy to understand but the meter view is a bit dark. So finally open circuit mean what? Do the meter drop dead to zero or goes right to the end.?
Thank you.
For a good capacitor, initially the reading is zero resistance and gradually increasing towards infinite resistance. (open circuit)
If the reading just shows infinite resistance, the capacitor is open circuited. If the reading just shows zero resistance or some considerable ohms value, the capacitor is short circuited or leaked.
That's informative, but some capacitors with same value showing fast reading and others showing slow reading until open circuit, why is that?
Thank you.
It is due to a difference in capacitance of those capacitors, even if the same value has printed.
You can verify their capacitance using a multimeter that capable of measuring capacitor values.
One reasons for this difference is the tolerance, say a capacitor with 10uF with a tolerance of +/-10%, then it can be 9uF or 11uF. Also its capacitance may decrease over the time according to the quality of the manufacturer.
Hi, I have 2 brand new orange CDE715P800V 223K 1338 capacitors. The reading on the meter does not move from 1. What am I doing wrong? I have the meter set to 2K?
223 = 0.022uF means a low capacitance value. You need to use a multimeter that having capacitor testing feature to check them.
Method in the video is an simple and easy method which not suitable for low valued ceramic and polyester film capacitors.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 Thanks for the feedback, I don't think my multimeter can test small capacitance unfortunately.
You are welcome friend.
Those small valued capacitors may burn rarely. Sometimes you can find faulty ones by cracks on their body or bulging.
Use box type capacitors for high sensitive applications.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 It's just for some cheap hot rail pickups on a cheap guitar. Just a fun project, looking to series/ parallel wiring and maybe split the coils with some push pull pots.
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Hi, can you use a regular multimeter to test if the capacitor is is installed on a circuit board? (in circuit test?) Tks
You cannot test a capacitor (or any component) that installed in a circuit board, because resistance from other components will add to the component that going to test.
Remove one or two pins before testing.
So Is that normal Multimeter enough for us in dealing with Capacitors to determine whether it is good or bad?
You cannot verify its uF value is ok or lowered by using an ordinary multimeter using ohms range.
Thanks a lot bro, your awesome 👍
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can you test capacitor in circuit with this method
No, you can't.
Resistances from other components will add to the capacitor pins and final resistance on multimeter will not open circuit.
You have to take out at least one pin from the board.
very good ,now i know how to check capacitor..subscibed and like
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Hey I tried that on 3 capacitors and all are 1 . There aren't go up the numbers
What are the uF values of those capacitors...?
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 I first tried on spare caps, old ones that I have.... But I tried on power amps board that's after the transformer that is with transistors with coolers and resistor's....
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 If a cap. Don't have any power it will show number's?? Or I have to power the circuit? It's old audio power amp
Are they smoothing capacitors of value around 4700uF...?
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 yeah 4700μF and 63V , there are 2 at the board after transformer
Can I short circuit any capacitor's pins safely? Say, 5000VAC 25uF?
This video explains a simple way of testing capacitors. For high voltage charged capacitors, you have to discharge it through a wire without touching pins, like crt tv capacitor discharging using a multimeter lead.
Also you can use a k ohms resistor to discharge high voltage capacitor slowly without sparking.
@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 Nice, thank you!
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What is the importance of selecting ohm range? What will happen if you use wrong range? What to do with a digital selector/ will auto work ok?
Is it important to use proper polarity when testing?
If the capacitor testing feature is not available in the multimeter, it can be simply check the capacitors by using ohms range where the capability of the capacitor to charge when current flows through its leads is checked.
If it uses high resistance range to check large uF capacitors, the time taken to reach open circuit will high.
This only shows if it functions it doesn’t show if it is working within tolerance of its rating. Need a multimeter with capacitor test or to do that.
Yes, you are correct.
I did it on one with a 1000uf one and my mumtimer reads OL by default and then .2 then it climbs to about 1.36
Is that one ok? Or should it climb higher number or should it go all the way til it reads OL again?
The other capacitor went from 20 to 200 rapidly and then went to OL....
Im thinking the one that actually went to OL is good and the other one that stays ar 1.36 is bad?
Yes you are correct. The one that did not go to ol is bad.
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Thank you! This’s what I’m looking for.
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Nice info, thank you for sharing it :)
Thank you 😊
V good,I just downloaded this ,the last value on the chart at the beginning of the video should be 20000 ohm , correct?
Thank you..
20000 or 20k range can be used for 100 to 470uF capacitors. If you use that range for more than 470uF capacitors, it takes more time to discharge.
Long shot on having this answered but what if the capacitor value is 64000
Use 2000 ohms or less range.
Why does this not show the microfarad value of the resistors?
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@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 Capacitors need to work in a specific MFD range, and if they register below that range they should never be considered "good". 2:10
Many thanks for the video. Very helpful.
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Not able to see the readings. The screen is black
Readings should be go until Open Line
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I have a question that To measure 70uF capacitor which index will be set means 20k or 200k in multimeter?
You may use 200k range
Excellent! How do you check with analog multimeters?
Thank you..
Use nearest ranges as the digital multimeter.
Great tutorial. Thanks
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Love the music. Who is the musician? I subscribed.
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Great video thanks for that 😀. One thing I did notice was that you had a 3 prong capacitor at one stage but the diagrams only referred to 2 and you didn't go into which 2 to choose for the multimeter. The cap I have doesn't have + Or - on it. Not the end of the world but a point to note 😀.
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@@hobbyelectroniccircuits7391 you saw the shadow of the prongs
Yea me too, I've went through so many videos & by far this is the best, (Very well explained, thank-you,) :)) 👍
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You are just showing what is good/faulty capacitor? Are those capacitors within its value?
This is a simple way of checking capacitors with a cheap multimeter by understanding their leakage or open circuit conditions.
You have to use a multimeter with capacitor testing feature to confirm the uF value within approved range.
Very nice thanks ,now how to know if the capacity is good
Thank you.
For good capacitors, meter reading should start at zero and then moving slowly toward open circuit.
You were changing resistance before testing each capacitor, may I know why
To see the discharging of different uF capacitors clearly.
What is the ohm range for 11-21microfarad
Use 200k or 2000k range.
Question: what about those big size capacitors ? The same applies ?
Less than 10000uF is ok
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What happens if I mix up red with black ?
What happens if I don't match according to graph?
You end up with Covid.
Very good 👍 Thank you. I'm a newbie. Could you please explain, what this function on this multimeter means, its between hfe and continuity/diode test ? thank you
I'm using an ordinary multimeter to test capacitors by using ohms range simply.
I’m disappointed no one has asked what banger of a tune is he playing. I was bopping my head the entire video. What’s the name of the song?
You mean the background music?
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Perfect 👍 clarification. Its a long time but can you show how to find the wattage of resistors please
Thank you friend.
You can guess the Wattage of resistors according to their sizes.
0.125W, 0.25W, 0.5W, 1W, 2W, 3W.....etc.
Normally Wattage value is printed in resistors more than 3W, such as in cement resistors.
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F capacitor is no reding to the multimeter that means capacitor is no good?
It depends upon the value because the ohms range is not much sensitive for pF capacitors.
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Very difficult to see the multimeter reading.
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It is a method to test capacitors simply by any cheap multimeter that are not facilitated with capacitor testing feature.
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