6.13 Capacitance Measurements
Warning: Do not perform capacitance tests before removing power to the capacitor or
other devices under test during a measurement. Injury to persons can occur.
1. Set the function switch to the capacitance position.
2. Short press the MODE button to select the capacitance measurement if
necessary. The F (Farad) unit of measure appears.
3. Insert the black probe lead into the negative COM terminal and the red probe
lead into the positive terminal.
4. Touch the tips of the probe across the part under test.
5. Read the capacitance value on the display. Short press the HOLD button to
freeze/unfreeze the displayed reading.
6. For additional functionality, refer to Section 6.5, MIN-MAX-AVG Mode and
Section 6.6, Relative Mode.
Fig. 6-6 Capacitance Measurements
Note: For very large capacitance values, it may take several minutes for the
measurement to settle and the final reading to stabilize.
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