To measure the dissipation factor (D) of a capacitor or inductor, push and hold the D button while the C
or L function is selected. (The display will blank if D is pushed, while the unit is in R or G mode
and the unknown is resistive).
When measuring the conductance (G) of a capacitor or the resistance (R) of an inductor, the R or G
reading may be quite small. In trying to acquire more resolution by moving the range switch to the next
lower range, the display will usually blank, indicating overload. Blanking occurs because the instrument is
still monitoring the reactive component (L or C) in addition to measuring and displaying the loss
component (R or G). In moving to the next lower range, the reactive component becomes too large for
the lower range causing overload and a blanked display.
Example: while measuring a 0.82µF capacitor using the 2µF range, the 252 display reads:
Switching to the conductance (G) mode, the display may read:
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