Here is a small meter I bought on Ebay.

I hope the text document is readable.
I couldn't attach Execl, Word, or .RTF, so I used Notepad.

Type          "Marked Farads"	"Marked Volts"	"Read Farads"	"Read ESR Value" "Read V Loss"
Electro        270uF	             250 V	         258.9 uF	     .13 Ohms	       0.7%
Electro	       270uF	             250 V	         255.7 uF	     .14 Ohms	       0.9%
Electro       	270uF	             250 V	         261.0 uF     	.13 Ohms	       None shown
Varistor	    145471K	737+	                       368pF	        18 Ohms	        None shown
Electro	       220uF	             80v	           221.6 uF	     .10 Ohms	       0.8%
Electro	       220uF	             80v	           223.6 uF	     .08 Ohm	        None shown
Ceramic?	   683J1000 NISV93           	          68.1 nF	      18 Ohms        	None shown

Can you tell by what I've posted whether any of these capacitors are "good" or "bad"?

Also, what does Vloss indicate?

I read a little bit on the Internet, but it wasn't clear.

Thanks,
Gary

 

I believe all the capacitors look okay. The ESR of the ceramic cap looks a little high but could be normal. Don't have enough info about the varistor to know if those values are correct as it's a non-linear resistor, not a capacitor.

Vloss is apparently a measure of the capacitor dissipation factor.

 

Thanks crutschow,
Gary

 

Did you have the meter calibrated? I have found the extra charge is money well spent. Then i measure a couple of resistors and set them aside. With an assortment of resistors of various known values, checking the calibration is easy.

 

Good point.
I have a good digital multimeter that will check capacitance, and I can use that to validate what I'm seeing on the small Chinese meter.
Thanks