What's the tolerance and/or accuracy of this 14948pF?
+-1pF, or +-10pF, or +-100pF, or +-1000pF?
I would guess (no better than that) that the test frequency for determining the capacitance should be the turn over frequency in the filter it is installed in.
i.e. where the phase is 45degrees and the impedance equals the resistance in the RC filter.
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Its Erlend's build effort that won foremost, but I am happy I did not let builders down with a problematic to put together or below average design recommendation. Thanks for your kind words.
Seems like meeting its spec in practice or even exceeding it, watch this vid:
IET DE-5000 ESR MEASUREMENT - YouTube
The rival is TH2822 which comes in 1,10,100kHz models: http://kuzyatech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Tonghui_TH2822A_DS.pdf
40000 counts, 0.25% basic accuracy and higher resolution secondary display for sorting low dissipation factor caps easier, also nice big long Kelvin clips, mini USB logging. I would recommend you study the specs and features in detail regarding your needs first on both models. Then look for pricing, that varies widely for partial to full accessory package offers between international dealers.
Look for DER EE OEM version of the DE-5000 and find a fully featured with all probes and accessories offer to compare. There are some available in very good prices from Japan lately.
40000 counts, 0.25% basic accuracy and higher resolution secondary display for sorting low dissipation factor caps easier, also nice big long Kelvin clips, mini USB logging. I would recommend you study the specs and features in detail regarding your needs first on both models. Then look for pricing, that varies widely for partial to full accessory package offers between international dealers.
Look for DER EE OEM version of the DE-5000 and find a fully featured with all probes and accessories offer to compare. There are some available in very good prices from Japan lately.
With a bit of luck I'll have the PSU done tomorrow before the Patriots-Broncos kickoff 
Playoffs are wreaking havoc on my construction schedule, plus daughter is having a tea party tomorrow afternoon (actual tea, not US politics).
Here's detail of my dropping resistor lash-up. Hitting exactly 50V at about 100mA, but I'm planning another R and C in the other chassis:
So tomorrow I'll drill and install a chassis ground screw, and work on the back panel. Fitting the power entry module is the hardest part, especially in a steel chassis. All the rest are round holes, which are easy .
Playoffs are wreaking havoc on my construction schedule, plus daughter is having a tea party tomorrow afternoon (actual tea, not US politics).
Here's detail of my dropping resistor lash-up. Hitting exactly 50V at about 100mA, but I'm planning another R and C in the other chassis:
So tomorrow I'll drill and install a chassis ground screw, and work on the back panel. Fitting the power entry module is the hardest part, especially in a steel chassis. All the rest are round holes, which are easy
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This weekend i finalised an experiment i have been planning for a while - using tube rectification for low voltage SS circuitry. In short: it wasn't successful
The gist of it was replacing the MUR860 bridge in the CLC filter with half-way rectification provided by 6D22S.
At input AC around 60v there is around 50v dc after the rectifier with a first cap of 100uF and current draw of 100mA. A common mode 2 x 4H choke follows and a 10mF cap for a final DC voltage around 47v.
Electrically all is fine, but the sound is flat and lacking dynamics. My guess is that the 6D22s is not so great at such a low voltage. A suitable course of action would probably be to raise the AC above 150v and burn the excess dc into a couple of RC filters preceding the chokes. Don't have sufficient incentive to try it out though.
The gist of it was replacing the MUR860 bridge in the CLC filter with half-way rectification provided by 6D22S.
At input AC around 60v there is around 50v dc after the rectifier with a first cap of 100uF and current draw of 100mA. A common mode 2 x 4H choke follows and a 10mF cap for a final DC voltage around 47v.
Electrically all is fine, but the sound is flat and lacking dynamics. My guess is that the 6D22s is not so great at such a low voltage. A suitable course of action would probably be to raise the AC above 150v and burn the excess dc into a couple of RC filters preceding the chokes. Don't have sufficient incentive to try it out though.
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