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20. Measuring – Capacitance
Make sure that all objects to be measured (including circuit components, circuits and component
parts) are disconnected and discharged.
Always pay attention to the polarity when using electrolytic capacitors.
1. Select < > mode. [ n F ] will appear on the display.
2. Insert the red test lead into the
socket and the black test lead into
the COM socket.
3. Due to the sensitive measuring input, the display may show a reading
even with “open” measuring leads. Press the REL/ZERO button to reset
the display to 0. Automatic range selection will be disabled and [ ] will
appear on the display.
- This is recommended for small capacitances in the nF range.
4. Connect the two test probes (red = positive / black = negative) to the object
that you want to measure (capacitor).
5. The measured capacitance will be shown on the main display after a few
seconds.
6. Wait until the reading stabilises.
- This may take a few seconds for capacitances greater than 40 µF.
- [ OL ] (overload) indicates that the measuring range has been exceeded.
7. After measuring, remove the measuring leads from the measured object
and turn the multimeter off.
