Okay, Al, I think I'm following your instructions exactly, but I'm not getting consistent results. I've tried several different capacitors, and I get a different reading every time. Don't know what I'm doing wrong...
-I checked the outlet and it is definitely grounded.
-I've drained the capacitors by connecting a wire between the two leads and then taken readings.
-I'm using clips to ensure that I have a good connection.
-I've draped power cords from 2 different devices over the caps.
...and still I get constantly changing results. Some of the time, the meter WILL come to rest on a specific number. But when I remove the meter's leads and check again, the number is different. Sometimes the number is positive, sometimes negative, even for the SAME end of a cap. I'm confused. Any ideas?
Bryon
-I checked the outlet and it is definitely grounded.
-I've drained the capacitors by connecting a wire between the two leads and then taken readings.
-I'm using clips to ensure that I have a good connection.
-I've draped power cords from 2 different devices over the caps.
...and still I get constantly changing results. Some of the time, the meter WILL come to rest on a specific number. But when I remove the meter's leads and check again, the number is different. Sometimes the number is positive, sometimes negative, even for the SAME end of a cap. I'm confused. Any ideas?
Bryon