I know this video is now 6 years old, but it's new to me.. So, a six year old thanks for taking the time review the tools and teach! and that took me to your newer stuff. Onward!

The best video on KZread regarding this subject. I truly enjoy watching your video; you explain things so clear and effective that the new person without electronic background can understand and not get overwhelmed. Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to make this video. Have a great day! Regards, Jay

@ThriftyToolShed

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind comment! Your opinion and comment matter a lot!

Thanks for this video. Your work bench look so clean and beautiful as if you bought it yesterday

@ThriftyToolShed

3 жыл бұрын

That was one of the first videos on that bench. New house, new bench!

Thanks for making this video. I made myself an ESR meter according to the manfred scheme. It helps repair radio equipment

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

Very impressive! Thanks for your comment!

@charlesklein7232

4 жыл бұрын

how do you make one and what is "MANFRED SCHEME"

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlesklein7232I was giving Nanova Lab a chance to share first in case he had a video to share with us. This video is one about the Manfred circuit. Hope it helps! kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4aL2c6NlKS2npc.html

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

@Mdmchannel Hound Dog!

I am the lucky owner of the Knight 670 capicaitor tester ,vintage ,it was restored by Buddy ,who does amazing work ,I like testing the bigger capciators at voltage of the caps ,testing the caps at actual voltage is better it and it will check for leaks and many other test you can't get from modern digital tester I have those too ,I have four inexpensive ear testers,and a fluke ,I like the ones you are showing us too.thanks for shareing

Your video is very educative. Thanks.

Good presentation. Thank you very much.

I was just about to buy that ESR meter and I purchased the DE-5000 Handheld LCR Meter great video thanks

Loved the video, subbed

Thank you for such a detailed tutorial

Great video, solves problem, useful

Excellent video. I appreciate the safety component of the video.

Thanks for the info

Great video, thank's

What if you want to measure a capacitor that falls outside the given ESR table? For example, I have a 400volt 80 Farad capacitor in circuit. How would I test that one to make sure it is good using the MESR-100? Or, can it be done at all using this meter?

Muchas gracias por tan valiosa información.

Great vid. Safety first. Would be nice if you could put the measurement in a chart so it's easy to see the variance. Cheers.

Great tutorial. You can also test the resistance and microhenries of the inductors with the esr meter. The reactance formula is 2𝛑FL. That would be 2 x Pi x frequency of esr meter x 100 (uH) Just plug it in. R=0.628 X L(uH) L(uH)=R(ohms)/0.628

@ThriftyToolShed

4 ай бұрын

Excellent point! I do use it often with reading very low resistance for sure. 2πFL is hard coded in my brain. Lol...

I had Probe Master make 8"-12" custom leads for all my ESR meters. The quality is amazing... I ordered 3 custom sets and different tips for under $100..

@LeviBulger

Жыл бұрын

That's a lot of cash to spend on leads IMO. Why not just make your own with any old set of leads by trimming them down and soldering on whatever contacts you want to use? Just for convenience purposes?

Very cool video, subscribed. Do you know where you got the tool organizer on the right side of your desktop in the beginning of the video?

@ThriftyToolShed

3 жыл бұрын

It's been awhile, I believe Lowes (correction Home Depot it is a Husky) used to carry them not sure about now though. Thanks for your comment!

I had the Peak and the BK Precision and sent them back for the DE-5000. That was a great choice as it's better than anything in the video in my opinion. Definitely a great video nonetheless!

@ThriftyToolShed

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully I will get one if those one day. It looks really nice.

Great video, I'm looking for a cheap one, to work on my old tube amp, & a 70s receiver I want to restore, just personal things, amp needs recapping have one grey cap like the one in your video, ,have a cheap Fluke coming in the mail, my Radio Shack meter won't measure ohms anymore so I ordered that, & now looking at the cheap ESR meters on ebay. This was very informative. I hear some things don't ship with instructions. I learned a lot, thanks

2022,,, any suggestion for esr dcr q df etc etc ,, and many other capacitor factors

Can the DE 5000 do in circuit testing?

I have sone 2000 MFD @ 450 VDC . I need to test them for ESR and Capacitance. What is the least expensive way to go. I can send you a video. Mike

Nice video

@ThriftyToolShed

6 жыл бұрын

Muhammad Yawar Ifraheem , Thanks for your comment!

Chineses ESR meters are excellent choices in test caps.

Hi, Thanks for the video. I have several Capacitance meters but I do like the Peak model. The Peak ESR70 also uses the 12v battery. One thing none of these meters do is check for Leakage on the higher voltage caps. I think you had a polarity issue on a couple of the tests but that is an easy mistake to make while making a video. I'm sure you know what your are doing under normal conditions. Oh and yes the audio is low but I cranked my audio to max and was able to hear Ok then. Thanks again.

@timeandattendance

5 жыл бұрын

Can you please elaborate on the polarity issue please.

What about if two capacitors are connected to each other in a circuit may show incorrect result when measuring in circuit capacitors ?

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

I have had similar issues in circuit. It will usually read bad or at least weird with one or more in circuit giving issues. I usually have to take one side of at least one of the caps aloose to try to narrow it down to the bad component.

Thrifty, Can the gm328 be used on in circuit capacitors??

For your information your metre is Version 2.0 and not version 1, read the manual you see, you are mistaken. V2 stands for version , it even tells you on the box if you look. look for MESR-100 v2. version 2 operates with a sine wave and not a square wave , page 2 in the manual will confirm that. I still gave you a thumbs up because you sound like a good man

@ThriftyToolShed

6 жыл бұрын

BIGS SCORE , thanks for the correction. I did look at the manual and it does say V2 I believe the manual is ver1.0. Thanks.

@bigsscore8378

6 жыл бұрын

I still gave you a thumbs up because you sound like a good man, also if you look at the meter on it it says in circuit testing, Version one dos not say that.

Thanks for the video! Do you know if the MESR-100 V2 is able to measure ESR in a 12.000uF 100V capacitor? (I see the chart on the bottom of the meter maxes out at 10.000uF 35V)

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

I have not measured one to say for sure but since it uses 100KHZ to measure actual series resistance, it should measure just fine even if the chart does not show that high. I just get the ESR rating from the data sheet of the cap if available and compare to the reading! Hope it helps!

@Robert.K

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed I ordered a MESR-100 V2 right now. I'll post results when it arrives from China.

@LameGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@Robert.K Boy that package is taking its time lol

@stevee7774

3 ай бұрын

@@LameGaming- Lol! It’s been another two years.. Gives a whole new meaning to the old saying “slow boat from China” 😅

atlas /peak is to pricy fer what is in my mind ..very good video sir thank you

What is they better please said me the model

Where did you find that chart at I want to download it .

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

I searched for ESR values chart and several similar came up. I may have used the one from quantumwarp.com?

I usually charge my capacitors up using a variac with a full Bridge rectifier. I can ease it up slowly.

@OldSkoolF

2 жыл бұрын

You are brave sir!

my atlas esr70 olus measures some capacitors with an esr of 0 and also some with a very low esr but up to 2-3 times its marked capacitance. I assume these caps are leaky and replace them. Not sure if this is accurate or not but I do notice that all brand new capacitors test within their marked value +- their stamped tolerance so I know the meter is working.

Good comparative tests but: ESR70 is way way too expensive for what it does (they officially say that the capacity reading is just informative reading and that it is not accurate) so what is left really is just the ESR reading and just for that function is....well simply not worth buying. I would say that if you are serious about electronics BK is the tool to go for. However, to be absolutely sure of a capacitor you will need another piece of equipment (not many people are aware of) is a capacitor leakage tester. I have encountered caps that have reasonable ESR reading and capacitance is within tolerance but when tested but failed the leakage test. Its an important test

@smichels5117

5 ай бұрын

Agreed

That PCB type meter showing correct or acceptable values?

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

There is a chart with the Mesr-100. The one I printed is from internet search I just pulled one up from QuantumWarp.com that looks like the typical one I print out. Hope it helps!

Where did you see the version 2 out at I cant find it.

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, The one I have is the ver2. I stated in video I had ver1. But the instructions stated V1.0 But believe it or not that was the manual version, I realized later that I had the ver2 due to the 100khz and the USB port on the side! Sorry for the confusion, most I see available now is in fact the Ver2 I believe!

@airgliderz

5 жыл бұрын

Look on ebay or Amazon... Just bought mine on Amazon, version 2 is in the description, meter works awsome. Also very good at reading low resistance...

@nor4277

5 жыл бұрын

@@airgliderz thanks

what is the diff.in a capacitor and a condenser i see the same item refered to as a condenser then its a capacitor

@ThriftyToolShed

Жыл бұрын

"The capacitor was initially known as a condenser. The term “condenser” was associated with it because it was supposed to condense electric charge. The charge it could hold at a rated voltage was known as “capacity.” This term was in use till about 1960s". I like this information from BYJUS.COM byjus.com/jee-questions/why-capacitor-is-called-condenser/

Where to find the Yosoo GM328 ? Thanks.

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a link in the video description but it seems to be out of stock. When I search GM328 other manufacturers show up, but I guess the Yosoo is now showing out! It was in stock, I don't know how long it will be.

TO MY KNOWLEDGE YOU CANT USE THE ATLAS TESTER IN CIRCUIT BUT DO YOU HAVE A LINK FOR THE YOSO GM328 PLEASE.

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! I have been using the Atlas ESR70 in circuit for years. It has the 100kHz measurement frequency. The GM328 is the very first video that I posted! Link in description. kzread.info/dash/bejne/an6olrudhKWzos4.html

I have a knight kg 670 I think I would trust more it shows leakage and much more ,I have some of the one you show there ,but you can't put 450 volts to them if needed and they don't show leakage .but those are pretty good .

Oops OL on my meters is Open Line , I could be wrong though....... When I redo a radio or power supply I usually recap the unit. I never test them. I replace all of them with high end caps... That's just me though......

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

You got me, and sometimes open loop. After working in the industrial side for over 25 years , when I am talking and see OL who knows if I'll blurt out over load, open line or open loop lol! I agree on the recapping for sure. It's hard to justify on some repairs, but drives and other expensive industrial devices, it is the only way to do it!

how to zero out gm 328 when I have leads like you in video? Thanks

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

This is link to my very first KZread video. The quality is not great, in the comments is also a manual for the GM328 that was kindly given in a comment a while back!

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/an6olrudhKWzos4.html

@amin125ccm

4 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed thank you very much,enjoyed your video very much.

any recommendation for an in circuit cap tester??? in yr 2021

@ThriftyToolShed

2 жыл бұрын

The Peak ESR70 is still one of my favorites since it's easy and being audible you can go through the board checking with out having to keep looking back and forth at the display, it's really the quickest and aslo shows the capacitance as well as the ESR. The Mesr-100 is still good for the money as well. amzn.to/3CqvEgM The mesr-100 is cheaper, but doesn't show the capacitance. amzn.to/3EvOULE

@ACIDGREENTECHNO

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed big thxxx

Which meter or meters would be used for HVAC caps. Thanks and great job of explaining.

@ThriftyToolShed

6 жыл бұрын

James Rockford, I would use the Peak ESR70 most likely, but also I have always had luck with hvac caps (5-80uf) with the newer flukes. The 87V and the 179 both measure the capacitance well up to 9,999uf. But only some of the newer ones, the older (87III for example) did not read high capacitance at all (mostly for Electronics use) For Hvac checks that’s really handy to use one meter that does a lot. But having the Peak ESR 70 around will always be handy as well. Hope this helps and thank you for your comment.

@jamesrockford5145

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

I just bought one of these devices the one with the green screen and the large chip in front the one at 26.5 minutes . I have checked a couple of capacitors and I keep getting esr=.00 ohms C is 917 battery is 9.4 volts vlos is 1.1% I have watched other video with these devices and there is always an ESR value greater than 0. I actually had them send me a new one and it is doing the same thing. What would you suggest?

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Lawless, Mine is most likely an older revision but on smaller caps it will not show the esr value it has to be a larger electrolytic cap to show the esr value. I do not remember right off about the value it switches over but if you try a rather large cap it should be showing esr!

@zorst99

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed I played around with it more and found that if I put the capacitor along the contacts on the pad it would give me an ESR reading. Also are you aware that the unit has other features if you press and hold the button you can go into different functions.

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Lawless, yes, actually, my first video I decided to do was on the GM328 and it did pretty well even though the quality was terrible. I think people liked it because I did go as far as showing the menu and contrast adjustment etc. Sounds like you are having loose/bad connection at your zif socket, but it's weird that two have done the same thing.

@zorst99

5 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed Well as it turned out I found that I did need to do a calibration after doing that then it was working much better. Thanks for your help.

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Lawless, awesome, I did mention the calibration procedure in my first video, but never really thought it needed typicalky unless you add leads(resistance) to the testing, but that is good to know. It is strange you had 2 do the same thing! Happy testing!

Esr table?

Dear Thrifty Tool Shed, question, please. Regarding the Peak ESR+ Meter: ¿is it safe to 'power on' this meter on with the leads connected to a passive discharged capacitor, or a resistor, please? You do this with a charged cap even, and seemingly without any issues. (The reason I ask is that the manual says: "To allow the self protection mechanism to function, always ensure that the Atlas ESR has completed any analysis before connecting the test probes to a component"). ¿Do they mean powering it up (turning it on) with leads attached to component under test? Just wondering. (I own one of these fine instruments and am very worried about damaging it [big deal for me just purchasing one]). Any comments most welcomed. Thank you for making and posting this fine video.

@ThriftyToolShed

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your kind comment! I believe I understand your question. Yes- I would always make sure the meter is powered and self test complete and ready before connecting to ensure the leads to a cap. I also would make sure no dangerous potential is on the terminals of the cap. I don't think the atlas meter will discharge anything safely but a low residual voltage and of course no powered circuit can be tested. I always try my best to have already discharged a cap before the leads are connected and the meter ready to test. Hope this helps.

@tonyd1149

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed Dear sir, thank you for the kindness of a reply and all the recommendations, cautions, and advice. I appreciate it. God[Bible] Bless.

Audio is perfect on my pc (via amp tho). Thifty probably knows this, but just in case there should be a 'normalise' function in your video/audio software that gains up the volume... if that indeed is the issue.

Where did you find the chart?

@uK8cvPAq

4 жыл бұрын

It's from the Peak Atlas ESR tester manual IIRC, but you can find all sorts of charts on google images by searching "electrolytic capacitor ESR chart".

@andrew_koala2974

4 жыл бұрын

@@uK8cvPAq Use the word 'However' however, you can find all sorts of charts .... NOT but you can find all sorts of charts on .... BUT denotes a 'negative aspect' to something, something in contrast or unexpected.

@uK8cvPAq

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrew_koala2974 Wow, thanks for the lesson Mr K!

No Anatek ESR meter? :(

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

Always room on the bench for another. Did not have one but still may have one day!

The main feature of the version 2 is the in circuit testing. meaning you don't need to remove the component from the circuit board, there's another mesr -100 meter that is blue in colour and looks exactly the same that one dos capacitance and esr reading its a 2 in one meter , but this one the mesr-100 V2 dos the in circuit test , and the other one dos not . that is the difference , so i think you can make better use of this one better because of the in circuit test. not many esr meters ar capable to carry out in circuit testing. i think you are getting confused thinking that the other one is better because its telling you the capacitance but if you are working on a faulty PCB than you only need to know the esr and not the capacitance as the capacitance would be be printed on the component/ capacitor that you are working on . and you dont have to desolder any thing to check it. i hope you understand now. for the is circuit test to work the meter has to operate with a sine wave of 100 kilohertz test.

@wegi9621

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly sine imho is a bit sick idea bcos in mostly voltage pulse regulators doesn't work on the sine. This signal looks like 2 step stairs rectangular and exactly rectangular signal is the most closelly of the truth, real work of caps. Here this caps work in dangeros, and here his esr is much much important. In many circuits where the caps work for filtering only the power his esr it's not so so important, and can be work over years and years. Also meassure in circuit its not allways possible, often can be falsed by the connected circuit frankly speaking.

can you provide a PDF for that chart please

@ThriftyToolShed

2 жыл бұрын

It's been a while ago... I think this is the one I printed and have up for my workbench? quantumwarp.com/kb/articles/44-electronics/625-esr-chart

The MESR 100 tester starts at 37:15

@jtreg

4 жыл бұрын

Poor sound

@hanialkiwi5075

10 ай бұрын

@@jtreg THE MESR 100 TESTER STARTS AT 37:15

Похоже тут никто не знает про ESR измеритель NM8032. Как раз внутрисхемный и быстрый. И не боится заряженных конденсаторов.

Why SMD capacitor with pico not including?

@ThriftyToolShed

Жыл бұрын

Well there are a few Electrolytic caps that are SMD, but most are ceramic. I focussed on ESR due to the video title as such.

The Tool Shed doesnt seem that thrifty with nice equipment like BK Precision, Oscopes etc. The audio however, that was a little thrifty. I have my eye out for a deal or sale on a BK 879 or Keysight LCR meter.

@ThriftyToolShed

6 жыл бұрын

Kevin Gittemeier, I wish you luck on the deal finding. I guess I was shooting for how even the cheaper capacitor ESR meters are work well in comparison for the thrifty! Lol. Sorry the audio is poor. Thanks for your feedback!

@KTFG

6 жыл бұрын

I have videos with much worse audio.

Need to test a cheap Chinesium 50V 50K uF capacitor. What methods are there to test this POS before I use it in my cheap MIG welder? Also adding a full bridge rectifier to steady the AC and get less splattering when I weld. Cheers

does your esr70 also gives false positives?

@ThriftyToolShed

2 жыл бұрын

It is very rare. It is usually one of the best quick testers for a go to.

I have the 898 D rework,station I paid 47.00 ,where your web site you posted the blower only for more then my 898D has both a soldering station.and the heat blower for smd componets,but eBay was cheaper and You get more,Amazon always pricery.,I love mine 898D ,it does it all, I have just also bought the Hakko fx 888D hope to use it soon..

Good vid.... Even better if you set playback speed to 2...

@ThriftyToolShed

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

@ThriftyToolShed

2 жыл бұрын

I have been trying to speed up videos ever since this one. I did get alot of feedback on the length of it. I had changed alot in the last 4 years or so. Hard balance between too much information and then sometimes getting hundreds of comments asking why something wasn't explained. It's harder than I previously imagined. Thanks for your feedback.

@OldSkoolF

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed I feel ya... I use the playback speed to make lots of vids suit my needs... Not just yours... I do like your thoroughness.. I like a fast pace... I'd imagine a new member if the electronic community will really appreciate the slower pace... Please keep them coming... Love to see repair vids... PWM!!!

@OldSkoolF

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed... Thanks for the video!!!

la parte sulla scarica dei condensatori mi sembra troppo lunga, esageratamente lunga.

I sorry to say that I have 3 different ESR meters and all 3 have different reference charts since they work with different frequencies

@ThriftyToolShed

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and best to go by the actual manufacturers data sheet as mentioned. The general charts most of the time help in pass or fail unless in a very high frequency circuit design.

old video but here's my opinion, capacitors needs to be tested several ways, open/short/capacitance/ESR/Leakage/Life Span, and not one single tester can do this testing of this device with accuracy and consistently, for the hobbyist like me we need a reviews of this tester which is which best bang for the buck, but i would say i have an eico bridge resistor/capacitor leakage tester and it was old tube tester that give me accurate and consistent measurement but not esr, although power factor testing is there, just my 2-cents. also some of the meter you reviewed is not as "thrifty" as your you tube name/title indicates, they're quite expensive, the atlas and b&k, thanks from toronto....................

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

Very true. This early video did have a learning curve, including volume level! My goal was to show how well the cheaper meters did for the hobbist like you and me against the higher cost items! I wanted to leave it to the viewers to decide but I did think the cheaper meters did well. And I absolutely agree about the many ways a capacitor should be checked. ESR was just one of the ways and important for higher frequency devices and up until about 3 years ago I did not have a way to check it. Thanks for your comments!

I use tc1 for that.

@ThriftyToolShed

6 жыл бұрын

Bob-72 Zob ima , The tc-1 looks really neat. I do want to try one! Looks similar to the gm328 but with color display and housing!

@bobdoritique7347

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I advise you. It detects almost everything (LED, diode, transistor, ...). Still weak point, it does not detect very weak capacitors.

If this was a performance to cost review and survey, 10 minutes would have been sufficient. All I got out of this video is a comparison of apples, oranges, pears, and grapefruits.

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

Well thanks for using your valuable time for the rant!

FOCUS

MESR unit has no reference for 2200 uF, WTF ???

Dude, crank up da volume. Crank up the volume.

@ThriftyToolShed

3 жыл бұрын

It's a 3 year old video. I have of course increased the volume on my videos as well as better microphone since. Thanks for your comment.

Sound is very very low

I can hardly hear this.

@ThriftyToolShed

6 жыл бұрын

Rob H, thanks for your feedback.

@robh1908

6 жыл бұрын

Thrifty Tool Shed: You're welcome.

@uK8cvPAq

6 жыл бұрын

Get a hearing test.

@Psychlist1972

5 жыл бұрын

Volume was super low.

@Keeganshero13

Жыл бұрын

When you upload a video to KZread, it will sometimes drop the audio from what I heard. That said the low volume was an easy fix for me. Wait for it. I turned the volume up. Heard everything he said. If there was any struggle, it was with his accent. Live long and prosper.

-20 DB audio could watch cuz I couldn't hear

@ThriftyToolShed

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that older video was low. KZread will not allow me to change it after upload. It is over 5 years old so I would just have to delete it. No way to edit unfortunately. I think the last few years have been much better. All about learning, thanks for your comment!

you are boring me right now 28:08

Man WHAT THE HELL HAPPENS WITH YOUR AUDIO? My volume is at 100 and I can barely make out your words!!!!

@ThriftyToolShed

4 жыл бұрын

I bought a microphone right after this video. Thanks for your comment!

BAD AUDIO REDO THIS VIDEO AUDIO VOLUME IS TO LOW.

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

"I WILL GIVE FULL REFUND!"

Speak up! Can hardly hear you.

@ThriftyToolShed

5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Loper, I have recorded audio differently since that video to help resolve the issue. Thanks for your awareness.

Videos too long, and audios too quiet

@ThriftyToolShed

3 жыл бұрын

I have changed my videos alot in 3 years. If I could change it now I would.

@rectify2003

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed Bless you for being Humble. Will Subscribe now 😇

@geecrawdad

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThriftyToolShed Ordinary computer here, using old wireless Sony headphones with adjustable volume and no problem hearing you.