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If I measure a capacitor with a ohmmeter and it reads 100ohms, what will this tell me about the capacitor?
If a non-polarized capacitor reads a steady resistance, it is defective. If the capacitor is electrolytic, it may read a resistance in one direction of lead connection, but should count up until reading a megohm reading after a few seconds when you reverse the leads. This can not be used to determine the amount of capacitance.
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Dave
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