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Title: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: Deathwish on May 29, 2015, 09:19:17 am
Thinking of building the little box on page 51. old but who knows. what do you think ?.

https://ia601703.us.archive.org/5/items/radio_electronics_1986-05/Radio_Electronics_May_1986.pdf
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: tron9000 on May 29, 2015, 09:43:52 am
"Meat and spuds" electronics! go for it!
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: Negative-Bias on May 29, 2015, 06:38:14 pm
That looks a nice project may build one myself. :-+
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: matseng on May 30, 2015, 05:42:13 am
A blast from the past. I conveniently forgot that like 95% of the pages if those magazines was just ads - and we were paying good money for it.  But today the ads for surplus stuff brings good memories to me...
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: kripton2035 on May 30, 2015, 06:50:57 am
a more modern approach (but with less voltage capabilities)
http://kripton2035.free.fr/digital%20esr/esr-sprut-de.html (http://kripton2035.free.fr/digital%20esr/esr-sprut-de.html)
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: Negative-Bias on May 30, 2015, 02:20:26 pm
Quote from: kripton2035 on May 30, 2015, 06:50:57 am
a more modern approach (but with less voltage capabilities)
http://kripton2035.free.fr/digital%20esr/esr-sprut-de.html (http://kripton2035.free.fr/digital%20esr/esr-sprut-de.html)
Oh yes, this is a must and with the Hex, I'll get to use one of my pic chips taking up space :-+
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: tron9000 on June 01, 2015, 08:05:06 am
Quote from: kripton2035 on May 30, 2015, 06:50:57 am
a more modern approach (but with less voltage capabilities)
http://kripton2035.free.fr/digital%20esr/esr-sprut-de.html (http://kripton2035.free.fr/digital%20esr/esr-sprut-de.html)

ahh now I like that!
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: LukeW on June 02, 2015, 04:59:38 pm
May be of interest.

http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_111776/article.html (http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_111776/article.html)

http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/static/images/articles/i1117/111776_8mg.jpg (http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/static/images/articles/i1117/111776_8mg.jpg)
Title: Re: capacitance leakage tester
Post by: kripton2035 on June 02, 2015, 06:45:39 pm
ah yes there is also this one : (going to 630v)
http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_112073/article.html (http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_112073/article.html)
and of course ;)
http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/static/images/articles/i1120/112073_8mg.jpg (http://archive.siliconchip.com.au/static/images/articles/i1120/112073_8mg.jpg)