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MA160‐en‐GB_V1.010/15

CapacitanceMeasurements

WARNING:Toavoidelectricshock,removepowertothecircuitundertestanddischarge

thecapacitorundertestbeforemeasuring.Donottestoncircuitsordeviceswhere60VDCor

30VACispresent.

1. Setthefunctionswitchtothe

capacitanceposition.

2. InserttheblacktestleadbananaplugintothenegativeCOMjack

andtheredtestleadbananaplugintothepositive jack.

3. PresstheMbuttontoselecttheunitofmeasuresymbolF.

4. Touchthetestprobetipsacrossthepartundertest.

5. Forsmallcapacitancevalues,usetheRelativemode

toremovetestleadandprobe

capacitance.

6. Readthecapacitancevalueinthedisplay.

7. Thedisplaywillindicatetheproperdecimalpointandvalue.

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Fig4‐7CAPACITANCEMEASUREMENTS

CapacitanceMeasurementNotes:

 Thedisplaywillshow“OL”ifacapacitorisshortcircuitedorifthemeasuredcapacitance>

maximumrangeoftheinstrument.

 Capacitance measurements>600μFmayrequireseveralsecondstoobtainastable

reading.

 Inordertoensuremeasurementaccuracy,dischargeresidualcharges

beforemeasuring

capacitance;Usemaximumsafetywhenworkingwithhighvoltagecapacitorstoprevent

damagetotheinstrumentandrisktopersonalsafety.

 Disconnecttestleadsandcircuitundertestaftermeasurementsarecompleted.