7.1.1 Measurements
When the measured component is connected to the test leads,
the screen displays informaon depending on the component
and the selected sengs in the R-L-C-D mode menu.
Inductance Capacitance
Resistance Diode
In automac mode, measurement of capacitance larger than 0.9
μ F by default is made at 120 Hz, while ESR is measured at 100
kHz. In this case the display looks
as follows. The frequency is not
shown on the screen, but two
addional numbers are displayed indicang the capacitor
parameters described below.
The main criterion for rejecon of electrolyc capacitors is the
value of ESR that varies amongst the types of capacitors and
manufacturers. Two ESR tables have been compiled with typical
ESR values for various capacitances/voltages, one for regular
electrolyc capacitors and the other for Low ESR capacitors
(presented below in Supplement A and B). These are indicave
values and should only be used for a rough esmaon of the
capacitor performance. In this case besides the measured ESR
value, two addional numbers are displayed in the right top
poron of the screen. The first number indicates the quality of
the capacitor measured as a ln(Rs/Rt) where Rs is the measured
ESR value and Rt is the value from the table. For standard
aluminum capacitors a posive number indicates rejecon,
whereas for Low ESR values above -10. The 2nd number is the
selected operang voltage of the capacitor. It should be specified
in the menu item Large Cap/C-voltage . It should also be kept in
mind that the measured capacitance may be significantly lower
than the original data from the data sheet due to evaporaon of
the electrolyte and other degradaon mechanisms. In such cases
the table cannot be used for accurate capacitor evaluaon.
If you wish to measure capacitance larger than 0.9 μ F at a
specific frequency you have to adjust frequency by pushing the
joysck to the le for one beep or select frequency in the R-L-C-D
parameter sub-menu by pushing the joysck to the right for one
beep to acvate the hidden sub-menu. In this case both the
capacitance and the secondary parameter (ESR or D) are