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    well I had this problem before dealing with this vender where they said the meter wasnt reading caps accurately. which may be partially true because it seemed like with really small radial electrolytic caps, those ones always showed as "bad" while every other cap was showing good. I was told to look at the data sheets but theyre hard to read/interpret. no brand name on the cap in question either and on Digikeys' website, you have like 10+ of those aame caps all with slightly different specs. Wish I could just go to a store and buy the single cap for <$1 but of course I have to order it online which automatically makes it a $3-5 thing and Ill have to wait. man I miss RadioShack

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbpxl View Post
    man I miss RadioShack
    What I remember with Radio Shack was needing a fuse and seeing it priced individually at $4.99 plus tax, where the same fuse was priced at other electronics suppliers for around $0.50 each. Radio Shack hasn't been good for a long time, long before it finally disappeared. Independent stores are often better than large chains for various items.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gameguy View Post
    What I remember with Radio Shack was needing a fuse and seeing it priced individually at $4.99 plus tax, where the same fuse was priced at other electronics suppliers for around $0.50 each. Radio Shack hasn't been good for a long time, long before it finally disappeared. Independent stores are often better than large chains for various items.
    still the only store in my area that sold that stuff

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    So Im an idiot. I had the voltage on my DMM set to only 20. With it set to 200 here's what I am getting...

    9
    9
    GND
    GND
    GND
    1.2
    9.8
    33.7

    also, getting 13.7 on the power adapter

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