Measuring Capacitance using a basic Multimeter

[berkeman]

Thank you so much for the solution!

So are you going to put it together and see what values of C (using what values of R?) you can measure pretty accurately? That's the fun part of the project...

 

[Baluncore]

Could you please explain a bit, if possible?

You will need to experiment with a multimeter and some capacitors.

The ohmmeter works by producing a voltage difference and measuring the current, or by producing a current and measuring the voltage dropped across the resistor. When you measure the resistance of a capacitor, you charge that capacitor. When you measure the voltage of a capacitor, a small current flows through the meter, so the capacitor voltage falls towards zero.

 

[ARoyC]

Oh, okay. That is a great idea. Thank you.