Re: cheap way to test "doorknob" capacitors? (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 16:45:10 -0500
From: Jack Vandam <snotoir7674g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>, hvlist <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: cheap way to test "doorknob" capacitors? (fwd)

Thanks, Graham.  I thought the answer might be a simple one, but just wanted
to check in case.

Jack


>
> Just hook them up to a nst or obit and put a spark gap in parallel with
> them. If it gives off a very loud and very bright spark, then they're
> working. :-)
>
> Graham
>