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Manhattan Rx with a dead Power Supply
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<blockquote data-quote="Llew" data-source="post: 484674" data-attributes="member: 175007"><p>Hi there</p><p></p><p>Electrolytics have a wide capacitance range. Expect at least a 20% plus or minus reading.</p><p></p><p>More to the point, you can't go by the capacitance reading alone on a suspect electrolytic. The series resistance can increase due to stress in a power supply, and it loses its ability to work efficiently after a time even if it's still holding to its capacitance value. </p><p></p><p>Best to bin and replace with a new one.</p><p></p><p>Llew</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Llew, post: 484674, member: 175007"] Hi there Electrolytics have a wide capacitance range. Expect at least a 20% plus or minus reading. More to the point, you can't go by the capacitance reading alone on a suspect electrolytic. The series resistance can increase due to stress in a power supply, and it loses its ability to work efficiently after a time even if it's still holding to its capacitance value. Best to bin and replace with a new one. Llew [/QUOTE]
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