LCR Meter

[roberte.miller]

I am looking to measure the capacitance and resistance of a Series RC circuit.
1uF Capacitor
100 Ohm Resistor
I do not have access to internal components and will be measuring pin connectors.
This would be performed in field. Please provide a list of meters that could be used to measure these values. I noted the B&K 880 Model, This seems like a good option but wanted to confirm.

[APDahlen]

Hello @roberte.miller,

This is a pedestrian circuit.

Most LCR meters should be able to differentiate between a series connected 1 uF capacitor and 100 Ω resistor.

As an alternative, you could use a function generator and oscilloscope to sweep the circuit. You could also use a device such as the Digilent analog discovery as shown in this article.

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Please let us know if you were successful.

Best wishes,

APDahlen