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Capacitor Tester???
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My approach to test equipment: it either is irreplaceable or at least greatly alleviates certain operations (e.g. RF generator for alignment, or audio generator for audio amps, obviously a DMM, a variac) or is a matter of safety (isolation transformer) or saves me money and troubleshooting time (tube tester, scope).

To me the capacitor tester does neither, so it is a matter of "I just like to do it". Which is a respectable position, but not a necessary one but any means, especially for this hobby. There are situations where it has its merits.

So, if you have money and feel good about it- go ahead, there are many things we do just on a whim, cuz we feel good about it, including this hobby itself.

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.


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Capacitor Tester??? - by Benny/W5TYZ - 01-21-2016, 03:51 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by morzh - 01-21-2016, 08:51 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by codefox1 - 01-23-2016, 12:20 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Eliot Ness - 01-23-2016, 01:11 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Arran - 01-24-2016, 05:46 AM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by morzh - 01-23-2016, 01:27 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Eliot Ness - 01-23-2016, 03:16 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by morzh - 01-23-2016, 06:15 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by TV MAN - 01-27-2016, 03:51 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Benny/W5TYZ - 01-29-2016, 11:16 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by morzh - 01-30-2016, 05:32 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Eliot Ness - 01-31-2016, 12:06 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Benny/W5TYZ - 01-31-2016, 08:18 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by TV MAN - 02-01-2016, 12:21 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by morzh - 02-01-2016, 08:22 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by HOTWIRE - 05-17-2016, 05:08 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Eliot Ness - 05-17-2016, 06:03 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by HOTWIRE - 05-17-2016, 08:59 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Eliot Ness - 05-18-2016, 08:14 AM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by morzh - 05-17-2016, 10:37 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by TV MAN - 05-18-2016, 07:42 AM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by Phlogiston - 06-20-2016, 05:57 PM
RE: Capacitor Tester??? - by HOTWIRE - 06-20-2016, 08:44 PM



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