Capacitor value, can you help me?

Why ?

Graham

Because the Fluke use up battery also in OFF state. But now I am not sure that this capacitor is damaged, shoud be only a calibration?

coals

Looks like a spark-gap device

Send your Fluke meter to Fluke service or their rep for proper service. The cap may not be the original problem. You cannot calibrate your Fluke meter yourself, without their dedicated setup, training, and factory service information.

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JANA _____

I disassembled this damaged (I think...) capacitor from my Fluke 87 1° series. What value is it? May be 1µF?

Thank you very much!

coals

I think it is exactly that.

Graham

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:59:47 +0200, "coals" put finger to keyboard and composed:

"During the early days of the company?s history, Maida developed and manufactured custom tubular capacitors and high voltage ceramic capacitor stacks for the television industry. Other specialized components were later developed such as spark gaps ..."

- Franc Zabkar

Why is that? Is a Weston cell not enough?

NT

Did removal of the capacitor fix the battery drain problem? If yes then it is likely the problem. You should be able to find a replacement from a parts vendor, or from Fluke. If not, put it back into the circuit and look elsewhere. Are you sure the battery is good? Is it possibly a rechargeable that has reached the end of its useful life?