Decided to take a short video on the test, apologize for the amateur video quality.
Few notes on the measurements :
- Hairdryer is Philips 1600 watts with 3 selections for the heat & air speed, plugged at cheap watt meter at the front for monitoring the power consumptions.
- Fluke 287 was set using DC over AC mode, while 87V was set at DC Voltage mode.
- Both dmms range were set manually at 500V for the 287 and 600V for the 87V.
So the hair dryer vs DC results :
Off -> DC = 0 Volt
Low @50 watt -> DC = 1.2 Volt
Mid @650 watt -> DC = 0.6 Volt
High @1300 watt -> DC = 0 Volt
@The Electrician, I can't find my motor start capacitor
, probably buried somewhere in the pile of component junks, and I don't have any other high volt cap available, so no simple RC LPF measurement yet as you've suggested, sorry.
Comments are welcome.
Attached below photos with the measurements results as above video for better details.