Posted by MarkB_MI on October 22, 2017 at 09:38:48 from (70.194.47.192):
In Reply to: Re: Bad condenser posted by rankrank1 on October 22, 2017 at 08:02:45:
> I think his point is testing a condenser with a run of the mill meter that most mechanics have in their toolbox is not a good enough test.
No, a multimeter test won't tell you if a capacitor is "good". But it will definitely tell you if it has failed either shorted or open. In my case, the test confirmed my suspicion that the condensor was the root cause of my problem. I diagnosed my first bad capacitor (in a the radio of a '55 Ford) about 45 years ago, and I've replaced dozens since them. I can't recall a single case where a capacitance bridge was required to determine the part was faulty. (I have used a bridge to verify a capacitor was GOOD on a few occasions.)
> Quicker to install another known to be good one instead.
I'm not sure, based on your criteria for "good", how you know a random used part is good. In my case, the defective condenser was brand new.
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