I've got a BK Precision 810C Capacitor tester/meter, that says with a big Yellow "!" on the front to discharge the capacitor before connecting, and not thinking, didn't do JUST that. The screen instantly went blank, and now it's dead. This is what I get for trying to help a friend! Fuse inside is good, replaced the battery for good measure, and it's sat for days and still DOA. Anyone ever fixed one of these or sent it back for repair? Or is it time for a new one? If so, any recommendations? This is a BK Precision 810C and one thing I don't like about it is the limit of 2000uf.

#2 9 years ago

CMX

viperrwk

Inactive member

New Haven, CT

12y 42,650 4,167

http://www.peakelec.co.uk/acatalog/jz_esr70.html

Automatic discharge, 1uf-22kuf range, in-circuit ESR testing, one button press automatic testing. It's pretty idiot-proof and I use it all the time. Best money I ever spent no more shotgunning capacitors.

viperrwk

#3 9 years ago

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barakandl

nvram.weebly.com

12y 132K 10,420

I need one of these esr70 .... i can only test smallish caps besides visual queues.

#4 9 years ago

DAD

OCD_pinball

Pinside member

Shorewood, IL

12y 51,050 255 12

Does it read capacitance in circuit and/or just esr ? Does the esr alone give a better indicator of the capacitor
condition, Can you have a good esr value and a cap that's out of it's rated capacitance range ? Just trying to learn.

#5 9 years ago

DUG

wiredoug

Pinside member

Melbourne

11y 79,050 2,741 18

lots of love for the esr70.. yes it can generally read in circuit and it will tell you if it cant ( usually says "in circuit/leaky" if its confused)

#6 9 years ago

BOY

vid1900

Pinside member

Sana'a

12y 169K 40,262 18

Quoted from OCD_pinball:
Can you have a good esr value and a cap that's out of it's rated capacitance range ?

It gives you both at once, and you quickly "know" the acceptable ranges.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vids-guide-quick-bally-driver-board-repair-bulletproofing

#7 9 years ago

JWJ

johnwartjr

That Pinball Place

Columbus, IN

12y 77,400 6,479 14

Love the esr70! It'll pay for itself quickly!

#8 9 years ago

AMS

barakandl

nvram.weebly.com

12y 132K 10,420

Quoted from OCD_pinball:
Does it read capacitance in circuit and/or just esr ? Does the esr alone give a better indicator of the capacitor
condition, Can you have a good esr value and a cap that's out of it's rated capacitance range ? Just trying to learn.

Here is a fun story....

I just fixed a son of a b*%& WMS sound board. This sound board had an analogue issue in the amplifiers. The high frequency sounds (think laser beams) sounded fine. Low frequency sounds (think explosions) where muddled and yucky.

I finally found a tantalum cap right in series (i think it was series) with the speaker output to be causing the issue. Funny thing is this cap's capacitance reading was dead on good, but it was for sure causing my problem. Replacing it with a new electrolytic solved the problem. I assume this cap had a high ESR and was screwing up low frequency sound. The high ESR would not detect with a simple capacitance meter.

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