Sencore ReZolver LC103 User guide

LC103
''ReZolver''TM
:
Capacitor & Inductor Analyzer
I
Operation and Application Manual
LC103
COMPONENTSETUP
R ~ r CAPACITOR & INDUCTOR ANALYZER
COMPONENTTEST RESULTS
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COMPONENTTYPE COMPONENT PARAMETERS COMPONENTTESTS
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LEAD FUSE
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2AG , SL OBLO
NUMERIC INPUT
ENTER
IN ·CIRCUIT OUT-OF.CIRCUIT
CAPACITOR
CAPACITOR
VALUE
GOOD/BAD
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DIELECTRIC
BSORPTION
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INDUCTOR
GOODIBAD INDUCTOR
VAL UE
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TEST LEAO LEAD ZERO
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&WARNING; Fl ashing llghl lndiCllteS 25-1000Y
•pplied to test leads when leakage button Is pressed.
& STOP TE ST IN G: P rotec t ion ci r cuit or fuse Is open.
C.pedt0t being t es t ed may be charged. C.ret ul ly
di KNr99 capacit or and check fuse .
0-1000V
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CAPACITOR
ESR
CAPACITOR
LEAKAGE
INDUCTOR
RINGER
RA NGE S: 1pFto 20 F. 0. 1pH to 20 H Pa
tent Hos . 42583 15 , 4267503, 4795966, 4825147, '!f117338, Ot tHtr s Pe nc:ll09
PULL CHART
SEN CORE
3200 Sencore Drive, Sioux Falls, SD 57107

LC103 Temporary Addendum
In order to in su re th ehighest quality , there h as been a de l ay in th e availab ilityof th e Adjustab le In-
Circuit Te st Probe (AP29 1 ). The Touch T es t Prob e (39 085) ha s been temp orar il y s ub stitute d. Wh en th e
Adj us table In -C ircuit Test P robes are availab l e, one will be immediately se nt to yo u at no charge . We
s incerely apo logi ze for a ny in co n ven i ence.
39G85 Touch Test Probe Instructions
At the rear of the Tou ch Test Prob e are two r ecesse d terminal s. Afte r zeroing the Out -
of-C ircuit T est L ea d s, as explained in the LC10 3 Op e rati on a nd Application Ma nual or
Pull Chart , connec t the red clip to th e r ed (R) termina l a nd th e bl ack c lip to th e gr een (G)
t erminal. Tou ch each of th e n eed le point s to th e bo a rd fo il s for eac h component lead .
The sharp needle po int s w ill penetrate any so l der flu x or coa tin g on th e bo ard fo r good
co nt act. In ca ses where polarity n eeds to be observe d, touch th e red band ed n ee dle point
to
the positive terminal and th e gr een band ed n eed le p oi nt to the n ega tiv e t ermi nal.
Once con t ac t ha sb ee n made, perform the de s ir ed in - circu it t est functi on.
E3El'JC:::C>RE
3200 Sencore Dri ve ,Si oux F alls, SD 57107 www.senco re .com
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WARNING
PLEASE OBSERVE THESE SAFE1Y PRECAUTIONS
There is always a danger present when testing electronic equipment. Unexpected high vol.tages can
be present at unusual loc ations in defective equipment. Every precaution has been taken in th e design
of your in s trument to insur e that it is as safe as possible. However, safe operation depends on you, the
operator. Become familiar with the equipment you are working with, a nd observe the following safe-
ty
precautions:
1. Never exceed the limits of this instrument as given in the specifications section and the additional
s pecial warnings in th is manual.
2. A severe shock hazard can result if the chassis of the equipment being serv i ced is tied to th e " hot "
side of the AC line. An isolation transformer should always be used with hot-cha ssis equipment. Also,
be
sure that the top of yo ur workbench and th e floor underneath it are dry and made of non-conduc-
tive materia ls.
3. Remove the circuit power before making connections to high vol tage points. If this cannot be done ,
be s
ur e to avoid contact with other equipment or metal obje cts. Place one hand in yo ur pock et and
stand on an in sulated floor to reduce the possibility of shock.
4. Discharge filter capacitors (after removing power ) before connecting to an y part of the circuit
re quiring power to be remo ve d.
5. Be sure your equipment is in good order. Broken or frayed test l eads can be extreme ly dangerous
and can expose you to dang e rous voltages.
6. Remove the test lead immediately after the test has been completed to reduce the possibility of
shock.
7. Do not work alone when working on hazardous circuits. Alwa ys have a no th er per s on close by in case
of an acc id e nt . Remember, even a minor sh ock ca n be the cause of a more serious accide nt , such as
falling
aga in st the equ ipm ent, or com ing in cont act with high vo ltages.
8. Improper Fuse(s) Void Warranty. Fuses are for yo ur protection , so always replac e fuse with proper
type and current rating. The proper fuse type description is marked near the fuse holder and in the
ma nual. Always:
A.
Be sure you are replacing the right fuse . On units with more than one fuse, be sure you are
pl acing the proper fuse va lue in the fuse holder.
B. Have the proper size replacement fuse in stock. With each new in strument, be sure to
upd ate your fuse invent ory with any specia l va lu e fuses yo ur in st rument may req uir e.
9.
Explanation of symbols.
This marking indicates that the operator mu st refer to an explanation in the
operating in str uction s. -
A terminal at which a voltage with respect to another terminal or part ex ists or
ma y be adjusted to 1,000 volts or more.

LC103
''ReZolver''
Capacitor & Inductor Analyzer
Operation and Application Manual
,
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3200 Sencore Drive • Sioux Falls, SD 57107

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..................... .In s ide Front Cover
Measuring Inductor Value ........................................ 25
Automatic
GOOD / BAD Indu ctor Value Testing............ 26
DESCRIPTION
Indu ctor Ringer Te st .................................................. 26
Introduction ........................................................................ 4
Features .............................................................................. .. 4
Error Messages ............................................................... .. . 27
Specifications ...................................................................... 5 RS-232 OPERATION ................................. .. .................. .. . 28
Front Panel Controls .......................................................... 7
Rear Panel Features .......................................................... .. 8
Supplied Accessories .......................................................... 8
Optional Accessories ................................................ .. ........ 9
Connecting To The Computer ........................................ 28
Sending Data To The LC103 ............................................ 28
Component Type Commands ....................................29
Value Multipliers..........................................................
29
OPERATION
Setting The Leakage Voltage ......................................30
Test Function Comm an ds ..........................................30
Introduction ....... .. ........................................................... .. 10
General Codes..............................................................30
AC
Power Operation ........................................................ 10
Battery Operation .............................................................. 11
Battery Test .................................................................. 12 Receiving
Data From The LC103 ............ .. ...................... 31
Data Format.......................... .. ...................................... 31
Rec harging th e Battery ..... .. ....................................... 12
Auto-Off ...................................................................... 12
Error Testing ................................................................32
Shorted Capacitor s ......................................................32
STOP TESTING Indication .............................................. 13
Te st L ea d Fuse ............................................................ 13
Op en Induc t ors ............................................................32
Making Leakage Tes ts ................................................32
Making ESR Tests ...................................................... .. 33
Test Leads ...... .. ............................................ .. .................... 13
Ad ju stab le In- Circuit Test Probe .............................. 13 APPLICATIONS
Te st Lead Mounting C li p . .. .. ..................................... 14 Introduction .............................................. .. ...................... 34
Lead and Prob e Zero in g ............................................ 14
Identifying Capacitor Types ............... .. ............................. 34
Entering Component Data ................................................ 15
Component Type ........................................................15
Component Value ...................................................... 15
Tolerance ......... .. ......................................................... 15
L
ea k age Voltage....................................................... .. . 16
Aluminum Electrolytics ..............................................35
Tantalum Elect ro lytics................................................ 35
Double Layer a nd " Hi gh R" E lectrol ytics .................. 36
Ceramic Capac it ors .................................. .. .. .............. 36
Oth er Capacitor Typ es .............................................. 36
In-Circuit Capacitor Testing ...... .. .................................... 17
VaJue
and ES R Tes ting .......................................... .. .. 17
A
ut omatic EIA GOOD /BAD T esting ........................ 17
Identifying Inductor Types .............................................. 37
Yokes and Flybacks............................... .. ...... .. ............. 37
Switching Transform ers ................................... .. ... .. .. 37
Coi ls ............................................................................ 37
SUGGEST REMOVAL Indi cat ion .............................. 17
Out-of-Circuit
Capacitor Testing .. .................................... 18
Identifying Unknown Components ................................ 38
Capacitor Testing .............................................................. 38
Out-of-Circuit Capacitor Parameter Testing .. .. .............. 18
Component Te st Results ............................................ 18
Mea s urin g Capacitor Value........................................ 18
M
eas u1ing Capacitor ESR .................................... .. .... 18
Meas
uring Ca pa citor D/ A.......................................... 19
Measuring Ca pa c itor L ea kage ....................................20
Le akage In Pap er, Mica and Film Capacitors ....... ... 21
Capac itan ce Measurement Accuracy ........................ 38
Measuring Small Capacitance Values
In oisy Environm ents .......................................... 38
Interpretin g Capacitor Val ue Readings .................... 39
In-Circ
uit Capac it or Test.. ......................... .. ............... 39
Te s ting 1 on-Polarized (Bi-Po lar ) Electrolytics ........ 40
Checking Leaka ge in a Mult i- Section Electrolytic.... 40
Diel ec tric Stre ss .......................................................... 40
Le akage In Ceramic Capac itor s....... .. ....................... .. 21
Leaka ge In Aluminum El ectro lysis ............................21
L
eakage In Tanta lum Electro lysis .............................. 21
Leaka ge In on-Polarized (Bi-Pola r) El ectro ly ti cs ....21
Int e rmitt e nt Capacitors .............................................. 40
Checking Ceramic Capacitor
Temperatur e Characteristics.................................. 40
Leaka ge Charts ............................................................22
Inductor Testing ............................ .. .................................. 41
In-Circ uit Inductor Te st ........................................ .. .. 41
Automatic GOOD/BAD Capacitor Testing .................... 24
Mutua l Indu ctan ce .................................................... 41
In-Circuit
Inductor Testing .............................................. 25
Out-of-Circuit
Inductor Testing ...................................... 25
Ringin g P ea king Coils ................................................ 41
Ring in g Me tal Shielded Co il s .................................... 41
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Te sting Flyback Transformers
and Defl ec tion Yokes ............................................ .. 41
Ringing Flyb ac k Tran sfo rm ers ........... .. .. .. ........... .. 41
Lea kage Tes ting Fly ba ck Transformers ................ 42
Ring in g De fl ect i on Yok es .... .. ................................ 43
Transmission Cable Testing ........... .. ........................... .. .... 43
T es ting Coax ial Ca ble .......................... .. ................ .. .. 43
D ete rminin g a Cab l e's Leng th or
Distance To An Open ............................................ 44
Lo ca ting A S hort In Coax ial Ca ble ............................ 44
D ete rminin g Ca pa c itanc e and Indu ctan ce
Per Fool ....................................................................45
Id e ntif y ing Aging Ca bl e.............................................. 45
Testing High Voltage Diodes ......... .. ......... .. ...................... 46
High Potential Testing ................... .. ......... .. ...................... 46
Measuring High Voltage Resistors to I Gigohm .............. 47
APPENDIX
Introduction .... .................. .. ......... .. .. .. .......................... .. ..... 48
Cap aci tor Theory .......................................... .. .................. 48
Capacitor Types .. .............................................................. 49
Alumin um El ec t ro lytics .. .................... .. ...................... 49
Ta ntalum El ectro lytics................................................ 49
Cera1nics........................... .. ..................... .. .................. 49
Capacitor Failur e Modes ..... .. . .. ..........................................51
Value Chan
ge .......... .. ................ .. . .. ........................... .. 51
ESR ..... .. ........ .. ........................................ .. ................... 51
D/ A................. .. ........ .. ..... .. ................................... .. ..... 52
L
ea k age .................................................... .. ........ .. ...... .. 52
GLOSSARY .. ..... .. ........ .. ................... ... ......... . ... ... ........... 57
WARRANTYAND
SERVICE ......... .. ...... .In s id e Ba ck Cover
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DESCRIPTION
Capa c itor s a nd inductor s a re w idel y used in el ectronic
syst ems. Ca pa c itor and inductor usag e co nt in u es to
in crease s in ce neither of these compon e nts can be
ph ys i ca lly in corpo rat ed into ICs on a bro ad basis. Though
capacitors a nd inductor s have cha nged in ph ys ical size, they
st ill perform the same basic functions. In toda y's high tech
el ectron ic c ir cu it s, capacitors a nd indu ctors are cr itical to
no rmal c ir c uit ope ration.
In tod ay's high pe rformance circuits , va lu e, l ea ka ge,
dielectric abso rpti on , and ESR ar e important indicat ors of
a capacitor's ab ili ty to perform prop e rl y in -c ir c uit.
Indu ctors too , must be of proper value and qu a li ty. Unless
a ll of these param ete rs are thoroughl y analyzed, probl em
capac it o rs a nd indu cto rs ma y be mi sse d a nd
troub les ho oting become s a guess ing ga me.
The Sencore LC1 03 ReZolver is a dy nami c, portabl e,
automat i c, in or out - of-circu it capa c itor and indu ctor
anal yzer. It is d es igned to quickl y id ent if y def ect ive
c
ap ac it ors a nd indu cto rs by providing fast in-ci rcuit tests
and comp lete a nal yz in g out - of - circu it . Th e test resu lts are
displa ye d on an easy-to-read fluoresce nt display in common
term s. All ca p acito r and indu c tor test resu lts m ay also be
displa ye d as GOO D/ BAD co mpared to standards ad o pt ed
by the El ect ronic Industries Associati on (EIA).
In add ition to tes ting capac itor s for va lu e up to 20 Farads,
th e LC 10 3 ch ec ks ca pacit ors for l eakage at the ir ra ted
work ing vo lt age, up to 1000 Vo lt s. ESR is c he ck ed with a
patent ed test, a nd an au tomat ic, patent ed test checks for
excess ive die l ectri c absorption . A pat e nt ed indu cta n ce
va lue test pro vides a fas t, accura te t es t of tru e indu c tan ce. A
pat e nt ed rin g ing t es t ch ec ks coil s, defl ec tion y okes ,
switc
hin g p ower s uppl y tran s form ers, and o th er non-i ro n
c
ore inductors with a fast, reliable GOOD / BAD te st.
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The Sencore LC103 R eZolver takes the guessw ork out of
ca pacitor and inductor testing. It prov id es in-circuit
ca pacitor va lue and ESR tests al ong with au to matic out-of-
c
ir c uit tests for capac i tor val ue, leakage, ES R, and die l ectri c
absorption . Indu ctors are automatically anal yzed in-circuit
for va lu e or out-of-cir cu it for value a nd qual it y wi th
patented tests.
The LC103 is a complete , au tomat i c, mi cro proc ess or -
controlled ca pa ci tor a nd inductor analyzer. It s features
make it id ea lly s uited for both sing le compone nt a nal yz ing
in service
or ma in te nan ce work, or for l arge vo lume , bat ch
testi
ng in a lab or incomin g in spec ti on .
A
ut omatic l ead ze roin g ba lances o ut test lead ca p ac itan ce,
resis
tance , and indu ctance for accu r ate t est results . The
LC103 is protected from exte rn al vo lt ages ap plied to the
test l ea ds by a fuse lo ca ted on the fro nt pan el. Stop-testing
c ircuitr y lo cks out all test buttons when voltage is sense d on
the test lead s.
Batt eq1 operation makes the LC103 comp l ete ly portab le for
on- l ocation troublesh oot in g in a ll types of serv icing
in cl udin g indu strial e quipm e nt , avi on ics, and cab le fault
l ocat i ng. An o ption al SCR250 SCR & T RIAC TEST
ACCESSORY extends t he LC103 test ca pa bilities to pro vide
a fast,
accurate test of the se com pon en ts. The LC103 may
be u sed wi th an RS-2 32 com put er int erface for fu lly
a
utomatic , computer controlled t est ing in a l aboratory or
incomin g in spection area.

IN-CIRCUIT TESTS (Capacitors and Inductors)
Dynamic in-circuit tests to deter min e whether the
ca p acitor or induc t or is good or bad.
COMPONENT TYPES: Electro lytic, double layer lytic,
t
antalu m, ceramic, a nd othe r capac it ors . Yokes,
fl ybacks, sw i tching transformers, and co il s.
RAt"IGE: IND UCTORS- 3.18 uH to 3.18 H
CAPACITORS:
YALUE: 0.002 uF - 20 , 000 uF
ESR: 0.02 uF -20, 000 uF
ACCURACY: Sa rn e as Out-of-Circu it tests fo r known good
i nductors and capac it ors w ith no para llel co mp onents.
CAPACITORS (Out-of-circuit)
VALUE
D ynam ic test of capacit yva lu e is d eter min ed by app l ying a
con s tant cu rr e nt to the capacitor and measu ri ng th e
dV /dt:
10 uA 1.0 pF to 0.2 uF
100 uA 0.2uF to 2 uF
60 mA 2.0 uF to 2,000 uF
416 mA 2,000 uF to 20,000 uF
capac itors from 20,000 uF to 20 Fare pulsed with 100 mA
ACCURACY:+/ - l %; +/ - 1pF; +/ - 1 di git for va lu es to
1990 uF; +/ - 5%; +/ - 0.1% of r ange full sca le for values
2000 uF to 19.99 F.
RESOLUTION AND RAt"IGES: 1.0 pF to 19.99 F, fully
auto r anged
0.1 pF
1.0 pF
0.00001 uF
0.0001 uF
0.001 uF
0.01 uF
0.1 uF
1.0 uF
10 uF
100 uF
0.001 F
0.01 F
LEAKAGE
ACCURACY:+/ - 5%; +/ - 1 digit
1. 0 pF to 1 99 .9 pF
200 pf to 1999 pF
0.002 uF to 0.01999uF
0.02 uF to 0.1999 uF
0.2 uF to 1.999 uF
2.0uF to 19.99 uF
20.0 uF to 199.9 uF
200 uF to 1,999 uF
2,000 uF to 19,990 uF
20,000 uF to 199,900 uF
0.2 F to 1.999 F
2.0 F to 19.99 F
APPLIED VOLTAGE: Keyboard e ntr y; 1.0 to 1000 volts in
0.1 volt steps ; accurac y +0% -5 %. Sh or t ci rcuit current
li mited to 900 mA, power li mited to 9 Watts.
RESOL UT IO N AND RANGES: 0.01 uA to 20 mA, fully
au
tora n ged
0.01 uA
0.1 uA
1.0 uA
0.01 mA
0.01 uA to 19.99 uA
20.0 uA to 199.9 uA
200 uA to 1 999 uA
2.00 mA to 19.99 mA
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EQUIVALENT SERIES RESISTANCE (ESR)
(U .S Pa te nt #4,795,966)
ACCURACY: +/ -5 %; + /- I dig it
CAPACITOR RANGE: 0.01 uF to 1 9.99 F
RESOLUT I ON AND RAt"IGES: 0 .1 o hm to 1999 o hm s, fu ll y
a
uto range d for capacitor valu es gr eater than or eq ual
to 1
uF
0.01 o hm
O.lo hm
l ohm
0.1 o hm to 1. 99 o hm s
2.0 o hm s to 19.9 o hm s
20 ohms to 1 999 oh ms
for capac it or va lu es less than 1 uF lo hm lohm to
1999 o hm s
DIELECTRIC ABSORPTION (U . S. Pat e nt #4,267,503)
ACCURACY:+/ - 5% of read in g+ / - 1 count
RANGE: l to 100%
CAPAC
IT O R RANGE: 0.01 uF to 19. 99 F
INDUCTORS (Out -of-Circuit)
VALUE (U.S. Pat e nt #4 ,258,31 5)
A dyna mic t es t of value det erm in ed by m ea s uri ng th e EMF
produ ced wh en a cha nging c urr e nt is applied to th e
co il und er test.
CU RRE NT RATES: a ut oma ti ca ll y se l ecte d
1
9.5 mA / u Sec 0.1 uH to 18 uH
1.95 mA / uSec 18 uH to 180 uH
0.195 mA /uS ec 180 uH to 1. 8 mH
19.5 mA / mSec 1.8 mH to 18 mH
1.95
mA /mSec 18 mH to 180 mH
0.195 mA/ mS ec 180 mH to 1.8 H
17.5
mA / Sec 1.8 H to 19.99 H
ACCURACY: +/ -2%; +/ -1 digit +/ -0. l uH
RESOLUTION AND RAt"IGES: 0.10 uH to 20 H, fully
auto r anged
0.01 ul -1 0.1 uH to 19.99 uH
O.luH
1.0 uH
0.00 1 mH
0.0 1 mH
0.1 mH
l mH
0.001 H
0.01 H
20.0 uH to 199.9 uH
200 uH to 999 uH
1. 000 mH to 1.999 mH
2.00 mH to 19.99 mH
20.0 mH to 199.9 mH
200 mH to 999 mH
1.000 H to 1. 999 H
2.00 H to 19.99 H
RINGING TEST (U.S. Patent #3,990,002)
A dyna mi c t es t of i ndu ctor qu ali ty determin ed by a ppl y in g
an
exc it in g pu l se to th e indu ctor and co unt i ng the
nu mber of cycles th e in du cto r r in gs b efore r eac hin g a
pr eset da mpin g po int.
I NDUCTO R RANGE: 10 uH a nd l arger , non-iron co re
A CCU RACY: +/ - 1 co unt on r ea din gs b et w ee n 8 a nd 13
Rin gs
RESO L UT I ON: +/ -1 co unt
E XC IT I NG PULSE: 5 volts pe ak

SPECIFICATIONS CONTINUED~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DISPLAY
COM P0 1 E T TEST RESULTS
1YPE: 2 x 17 Alphanumeric Va cuum Flu orescent
READI GS: Fully autoranged with auto decim al
pl
acement. One or two place holdin g zeros added as
n
ee ded to provide sta ndard v alue readouts of pF, uF ,
uH , o rmH.
COM PO ENT SETUP
1YPE: 2 x 20 Alphanumeric Vacu um Flu oresce nt
READINGS: All com po nent types, component va lu e,
tol
erance, and voltage rating .
GENERAL
TEMP ERATURE: operati ng ran ge : 32 ° to 1 04 ° F (0° to
40° C) ra ng e for speci fi ed accurac y (af ter 10 minut e
warm-up): 50° to 86 ° F (10° to 30 ° C)
H UM IDI TY: 0-90 %, no co ndensat i on
MAXIM UM ALT IT UDE : 4,000 met ers
PO\I VER: 105-130V AC, 60 H z, 30 watts w ith s upplied PA251
po wer ada pter. B at t el) ' opera tion with o ptiona l BY2 89
r echa r gea ble ba tt ery. 210-230V AC operat ion w ith
o ptional PA252 P ower Adap ter.
AUTO-OFF: Re move s power dur in g batt ery operat i on if
unit sits id le lon ge r than 5 minute s.
BATTERY LIFE: 2 ho
ur s for typi ca l op era tion.
SIZE: 6" x 9" x 11.5" (1 5.2 cm x 22.9 cm x 29 .1 c m) HWD
WEIGHT: 6.0 lb s. (2.7 k g) witho ut batt er y, 7.6 lb s. (3.4 kg)
w
ith ba tt ery
GOOD /BAD IN DI CAT IO : Functions on all tests.
R
equires user input of co mpon ent type a nd valu e, or
input of d es ir ed limits.
Specifications subject to change without notice
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LC103
R /Jler CAPACITOR & I DUCTOR ANAL YZER
COMPONENT SETUP COMPONENTT
EST RESULTS
2 AlUfi'I
LYt.. iC i00p.F
i02 . 6µF 0 . s9Q
+20% -20X 50V
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COMPONENT PARAMETERS C
OMPONENT TESTS
NUMERIC INP UT
EHTER
IN.e lA CUIT OUT
-OF- CIR CU IT
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a a
CA PACITOR
CAPACITOR
VALUE
GOOD/BAD
[JtJEJEJEJa0
c
DIELECTRIC
BSORPTION
b
tJtJDBBBE:J
INDUCTOR
e
GOOD/BAD INDUCTOR
VALUE
LEAD FUSE LEAD ZERO
REMO TE
88
0
11
3
4
Fig. 1: Location offront panel controls. 6 10
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS · --------------------
1. POWER Button - Pr ess to power unit on or off. Press and hold
for B anery Test.
2.
COMPONENT 1YPE Buttons - Use to select component type
to be tes
ted .
a-f Pr ess to sel ect de s ir ed capac i to r ty pe
g- i Pr ess to sel ect d esire d indu ctor type
3. LEAD FUSE- Unscrew for access to th e test l ead fuse.
4. TEST LEAD Jack -B NC type jac k to co nn ect test le ad s to unit.
5. LEAD ZERO
Buttons -Use to co mp ensate for t est lead
im
pedance.
a. OPEN - Pr ess to co mpensate for t est l ea d cap acitance w ith
test l ea ds op en.
b.
SHORT - Pre ss to com p ensa te for test lead indu ctance and
resis tance with t est l ea ds sho rt ed.
6.
PULL CHART- Pro v id es simplified operating ins tru c ti ons and
quick referen ce tables.
7.
COMPONENT PARAMETERS Buttons -Use to enter
compo ne nt pa ramet ers for limit testing.
a-k Use to en ter numerical portion of pa ramet ers.
I. CLR- Press once to cle ar numer ic inpu t. Pr ess twice to clear
all
co mponent pa ram ete rs.
m-o Capac
itor Value Multipliers: Use after numeric in put to
enter c
apa cit or value.
p-q Perce nt age buttons : Use af ter num eric i nput to e nt er
com po nent tolera nc e.
r. Volts: Use after numeri c input to e nter voltage for
capac itor leakage tes l.
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s-u Indu ct or Value Multiplier s: Use a fter num eric input to
e
nt er inductor va lue.
8. &WARNING LED -
Fl as he s to indicat e leakage vo ltage has
be en set to 25 volts or more. Volta ge is only pr ese nt when
CAPACITOR LEAKAGE bu tton is pr essed.
9. &
STOP TESTING LED -Flashes al ong \\~ th an a ud ible alarm
a nd "FUSE OPE N" mess age to ind i cate t est l ead fuse is open.
10. IN - CIRCUIT Test Buttons - Pre ss to test capa citors or indu c tor s
in-circuit.
11. OUT-OF-CIRCUIT
Test Buttons
a. Capacitor GOOD / BAD- Pre ss to mea s ur e ca pac i tor
val ue and ESR in-circuit.
b.
Inductor GOOD / BAD- Pre ss to me asure inductance
value in -c ircuit.
c. Dielectric Ab
sorption - Pr ess to meas ur e p erce nta ge
of dielectric ab s orption.
d. Capacitor Leakage - Press to measur e th e amoun l of
leaka ge afler a volta ge has been entered with the
C OMP0 1 ENT PARAMETERS key pad (6).
e.
Inductor Value - Pr ess to measure induct a nce va lue.
f. Inductor Ringer - Pre ss to ac ti vate Ring er Lest a fter
selecting induct or type (2g-i).
12. COMPONENT TEST RESULTS Di sp l ay -Displ ays the resulta nt
value of test.
13. COMPONENT SETUP Di sp l ay - Di sp la ys e nt e red co mpon e nl
ty pe, val ue , tol erance, a nd voltage r at ing.

REAR PANEL FEATURES1 ---------------------
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Fig. 2: Location of rear panel features.
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1. BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER -Provides access
to the (o ptiona l) BY289 r ec har geab le battery.
2. RS-232
SERIAL CONNECTOR -Allows connec tion to a
computer for automated operation.
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3. POWER ADAPTER Jack - Con nects to s upplied PA251
PO,'\lERADAPTER
for 110 VAC operation , or to
(optional) PA252 for 220 YAC operation.
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES--------------------
1. Out-of-Circuit Test Leads (39G219) -
Sp ec ial low capacity cab le w ith E-Z
H ook® cl ip s. Conn ec t to TEST LEAD
ja ck.
2.
Adjustable In-Circuit Test Probe
( AP291) patent pending- Exclusive
in-c
ircuit probe with w idth adjustment
wheel and test activation switch.
Connect to TEST LEAD jack.
3. Test Lead Mounting Clip (64G37) -
Use to ho ld test leads when not in us e.
4. Power Adap ter / Charger (PA251) -
Plugs into PO\'\lER IN PUT to power
unit from 105-130VAC line. Also
recharges the (optional ) BY289 battery
when installed in side the LC103.
Fig. 3: Supplied Accessories
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1. Test Lead Adapter (39Gl44) - Use to ada pt Out - Of -
Circ uit T es t L ea ds to larg e, screw te rm inal c ap ac itors.
2. 220 VAC Pow er Adapter / Charger (PA252) - Plu gs int o
PO WER INPUT to power th e unit fr om 210-230VAC
line. Al so r ec har ges the (o pti onal) BY289 batt er )' wh en
insta ll ed inside th e LC1 03 .
3. Tou ch Te st Probe (3 9G85) - Use for Hi-Pot tes tin g of
ci rcu it bo ar d tr aces.
4.
Field Calibrator (FC221) - Use to p er io di ca ll y ch eck the
calibration of th e LC103.
5. Re c hargable Battery (BY289) - L ea d ac id batt ery
provi des po rt a bl e operation for th e LC103.
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Fig . 4: Optional Accessories
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6. SCR / TRIAC Te st Accessory (SCR250) - Use to te st
SCRs a nd TRIA Cs.
7. Carrying Case ( CC254) - Provid es pr ot ec ti on and easy
ca rrying for th e LC 10 3 a nd its ac cessories.
8.
Component Holder (CH255) -Use to ho ld co mpon en ts
for fa st tests when do in g vo lum e t es ting.
9.
Chip Component Test Lead (CH256) - Sp ec ial s hi e ld ed
t es t l ea ds for testing sma ll s urfac e mo un t (c hip)
co mp onents out -o f ~c ir c uit .
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2 5 3

OPERATION
Be for e y ou be gin to u se th e LC103 ReZolver, tak e a few
minute s to r ea d this section and th e A ppli cati on s sect ions
of thi s ma nu al to b ecome famili ar w ith the fea tur es an d
ca pabilities of yo ur in st ru ment. After you have familiarized
y
our self w ith th e gen era l ope ra ti on of th e LC103, mo st tests
ca n be performed with the in fo rmation on the front pane l.
AC POWER OPERATION---------------------
For co ntinu ous ben ch op erat ion, th e LC103 is po we red
from any sta nd a rd 105 -1 30 V (50-60 Hz) AC line using the
P A25 1 P owe r Ad a pt er. Wh en 22 0 VAC ope r at i on is
re qui re d, power th e LC103 with th e o pti onal PA252 220
VAC
Powe r Ada pt er. Co n nect the Power Ada pt er to th e
POWER INjack located on the re ar panel of the LCI03.
The p ower ada pte r sen 1es as a batt ery char ge r to r ec har ge
th e ( opti onal) BY2 89 b atte ry when it is in sta lled in the unit.
Th e BY2 89 may be left in sta ll ed in th e LC103 at a ll ti mes
with o ut dan ge r of over ch arg ing. Co nn ec tin g the P ower
A dapt er bypasses th e a ut o-o ff c ir cuitry in the LC103 a nd
allo ws u nint er rupt ed opera ti on .
Fig. 5: Connect the PA251 to the 12 VDC input for AC bench operation
and to recharge the optional battery .
Only us e a Sencor e PA251 or PA252
Power Adapter for AC operation. Using an
AC adapter other than the PA251 or PA252
ma y cause damage to the LC103, ma y cause
the optional battery (if installed) to improperly
charge , or may cause measurement errors on
low value components.
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Utilisez seulement le PA251 ou PA252 de Sen c ore comme
adaptateur sect e ur . L'utili s ation d'un a daptateur secteur
pour le LC103 different du PA251 ou du PA252 peut
endommager l' appareil, peut empecher la batteri e (si
installee) de se charger correctement et peut alterer les
mesures en affichant des resultats bas.
To op e rate the LC103 from an AC line:
1. Co nn ect the AC line co rd of the po wer ada pt er to an
ad e qu ate sour ce of AC power.
2. C
onn ec t the power adap ter to the P OWE R INPUT JACK
on t he ba ck of the LC103, as s ho wn in Fi gure 5.
3. Push the POWER butto n on t he LC103 a nd rel ea se. The
WARNING LED should mo men tarily bli nk to indi cate it
is operatio nal an d the displays will reset a nd r ea d
"LC103 ReZo lver" - "R ea d y."
4. T he LC103 is now r eady for use. If pr ec ise measure-
ments are re quir ed, allow th e unit to operate for 20
minut es to reac h sp ec ifi ed acc ura cy.
Th e STOP TESTING indi c ator LED should mo mentarily
blink when the POWER button is f irst pressed turning the
LC103 on. Failure of the light to flash indicates a problem
with th e LED or safety circuits . DO NOT oper at e th e
LC103 in this condition, since it may expose the operator
to dangerous voltages without adequate warning .
-------- ATTENTION --------
La LED d'indication d'erreur doit clignoter pour quelques
instants lorsque le bouton de marche / arret est utilise pour la
mise en marche du LC103. Si cette LED ne clignote pas , cela
indique un probleme avec la LED ou le c ircuit de securite .
NE PAS utiliser le LC10 3 dans ces conditions , car l'utilisateur
peut etre expose a des voltages eleves sans le savoir.

The L Cl 03 is designed to operate as a co mpl etely port ab le
unit wiLh the optiona l BY2 89 rechargeable baltery installed.
The ope ra tion of th e LC103 when it is battery pow er ed is
th e same as when il is AC p owe red exce pt tha t th e di splay
w
ill dim sligh tly lo r ed u ce the power co ns umption a nd
in cr ease battery lif e. The le ngth of time th e LC103 will
ope r ate before th e battery n ee ds rec h argin g depe nd s on
severa l factors: l. the test functions used; 2. te mpera ture; 3.
batter y age.
Leaka ge tests place th e heaviest c urr e nt drain on the b atte ry
-
greater c urrents re sult in shor ter batter y l ife b etwee n
ch
arging. Va lu e Lests place the l east d ra in on the b atte r y.
The LC1 03 provide s approx im ate ly 2 h o ur s of ty pi ca l
operation using batter y power . Th ese limes , of course, wi ll
vary w ith t em perature and battery age .
As the te mp er ature of the battery decrea ses, its ca pacity also
decreases. T he operat in g tim e betwe e n r ec har ging
de creases at the rate of ap p rox im ate ly 1 hour for every 20 ° F
drop in te mperatur e below 70 ° F. The BY289 balter y is a
sea led , lead acid ty pe t hat re quire s no mainte nan ce other
than rec h arg ing. As a batter y ages, it will require more
fr e qu e nt re c harging. If u se d properl y, the BY289 will
provid e severa l years of serv ice before need ing rep l acement.
You can maximize the lif e tim e of the BY289 several ways:
1.
Never allow the ba ttery to deepl y discharge. The LC103
ha s a built -in battery Lest an d l ow batl ery shut off
circuitry. Ch eck the re maining char ge periodicall y and
recharge the battery before th e low batt ery circuit s hu ts
th e unit off.
2.
Keep the bauer y fully ch arged . The BY289 will not be
harm ed if it is l eft in sta lled in the LC103 during AC
operation. In s tead , this wi ll keep the battery fresh a nd
re ad y fo1- use and will actua ll y lengthen its usefu l l if etime.
3.
Recharge th e batter y befor e using it if it has sat idle for
more Lh an a couple of weeks. L ea d ac id batterie s may
l
ose some of the ir c harg e if th ey s it idle for a period of
time.
Observe these precautions when using lead acid batteries:
1. Do not dispose of old lead -a cid batteri es in fire. This
m ay cause them to burst, s praying acid through the air.
2. Do not s hort the"+" and"-" terminals together. This
will burn open internal connections, making th e battery
usel ess .
3. Do not charge 12 volt lead - acid batteries with a voltag e
greater than 13.8 VDC. High charging voltage may
damag e the battery or cause it to explode.
4. Do not drop the batt ery . While lead-a c id batterie s are
well seale d, th ey ma y break if dropp ed or subjected to a
strong mechani c al shock. If the battery does break and
th e je lled electrolyte leaks out , neutralize the acid with
baking soda and water.
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5. Do not c harge the battery be low 0° C or above +40° C.
(32 ° to 104 ° F).
~~~~~ ~~ ATTENT ION
Prenez ces precautions lor sq ue vous utilisez des batteries a
acide de plomb:
1. Ne pas jet er l es batteries a acide de plombs dans le fe u.
Cela peut entrainer leur exp losion et d es jets d'acides.
2. Ne pas court - circuiter le "+" et le "-" . Ce la grille
l'int e rieur de la batterie et rend la batterie inutilisabl e.
3. Ne pas charger la batterie 12V avec un voltage superi e ur
a 13,8 V. Un voltage trop eleve peut e ntrain er
!' ex plosion de la batteri e ou pe ut l'abimer.
4. Ne pas laisser tomber la batt e rie. Me me si les batteri es a
acide de p lom b sont hermetiques , elles peuvent se
casser si on l es laisse tomber ou on les soumis a un
shock m ec hanique important . Si la batteri e se cass e et le
produit se repent, neutralisez l'acide av ec de l'eau et du
bicarbonat e de soude.
6. Ne p as charger la batteri e en -d essous de 0° C ou
au - des sus de +40° C. (32 ° - 104 ° F).
Fig . 6: The optional BY289 is installed in the LC103 forportable
operation.
To install the optional BY289 Battery :
1.
Open the BATTERY COM PARTME NT COVER l ocated
on the rear of the unil by unscrewing th e thumb screw.
Fo ld the cove r clown on its hing e.
2. S
li de th e batter y encl th at does not ha ve the co nn ecLOr
attac h ed in to the batte ry compartme nt. (T he wire
sh
ou ld be facing o ut after the b attery is in place .)
3.
Connect the plug from the battery to th e jack ins id e th e
battery co mp artmen t. Cl ose the batter y compa rt menL
cover
and tig ht en the t humb scr ew to hold th e do or and
batter y in place.
Note: Rechaige the BY289 overnight before using it for the first tim e.

Battery Test
The LC103 has a built-in battery test feature that shows the
remaining battery charge. A read in g of 100% indicates that
the battery is fully charged. As the battery c har ge is used
up , the rea ding will drop. The low battery circ uits will turn
the unit off s hortly after the battery test reading drop s to
0%, and before the batter y, level drops too low for reliable
operation. The LC103 never fully discharges t he bat tery,
which
helps exte nd the life of the BY289.
To perform the battery test:
1. With a BY289 in sta lled , press a nd hold the POWER
butt on.
2. R ea d the graph and numer i ca l per centage of remaining
batter y c har ge in the DISPLAY.
3. If the reading shows 0%, t11e unit ma y not operate, or
operate for just a short time since the lo w battery c ir c uit
turns tile LC103 off at tllis battery level.
To operate the LC103 using the optional BY289 battery:
1. Install tile BY289 b attery into the LC103 batter y
compartment.
NOTE: If you are using the BY2 89 for thefirst time, be sure to
charge the battery· before using the LCJ 03. Th ough factory tested,
the
BY 289 ma)' not be charged when you receive it .
2. Press tile POWER button and release. The WARNING
LED will momentaril y blink to indicate it is operat i onal
and tile displa ys w ill read "LC103 ReZolver" an d
" Read y."
3. The LCl 03 is i mmedi ate ly ready for use. If precise
measurements are requir ed, a ll ow the un it to opera te
for 20 minutes to reach spec ified accuracy.
Auto -Off
To conseive battery charg e, the LC 10 3 contains an auto-off
circuit. This circuit keep s the battery from running down if
you shou ld forget to turn the unit off , but keeps the
LC103 Re r CAPACITOR & INDUCTOR ANALYZER
HOl.DFOA
.. """'
T£ST
COMPONENT TEST RESULTS
Fig. 7: Press and hold the Power button to read the remaining battery charge.
Recharging th e Battery
The BY289 battery s hould n ever be allowed to r ema in
discharged for more than a few hour s, since t11is will s horten
its li fetime. The batter y must be re charged when ever the
b attery test reads 0%. However, you shou ld recharg e the
batter y more of ten than this to l engthen the batter y's
li fetime and keep th e LC103 ready for portable use at all
times.
To rec har ge the battery , simply leave it in staHed in side tile
LC103 while tile
unit is connecte d to the AC Pow er Adapter
and the Power Adapter is con n ec t ed to a so ur ce of AC
pow er. The ch arg ing ti me re quired to re turn the battery to
100% depends on ho w far it is discharged. The battery wi ll
trickle charge while tile LC103 is in use and powered fro m
the AC adapte r, but it wi ll r ec har ge the quickest if the
POWER is turned off. or mall y, a batter y wi ll compl etely
recharge in abo ut 8 hours with the POWER off.
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ReZolver power ed up during use. The au to-off circuit will
shut the LC103 off after approximately 5 minutes if none of
the front panel buttons ha ve b ee n pushed. Pressing any
COMPOt E. T TYPE button, COMPONENT
PARAMETERS bu tton, COMPONENT TEST button, or
the POWER button reset t11e auto off circuits. The auto-off
circ uits are bypassed when the LC103 is operate d from the
AC Power Adap t er.

~ STOP TESTING INDICATIONS·-------------- - --
The LC103 is d es igned to provide yo u w ith the safest
po ss i ble m et hod of testing ca p acitors and in ductors. The
STOP TEST I G indi cat ions of the LC l 03 in cl ud e a
flas hin g LED i ndicator on th e front pane l, a warning
m essage in the di sp lay, a nd an audible ala r m. These
imp ortant features al ert you when a potentia l s ho ck hazard
exists in the co m ponent or c ir cu it bein g tested. A ha zard
ma y be cause d by a bl own Lest l ead fuse which prevents the
ca pac itor from di sc har gin g, or a circuit c harge of 10 volts
or m ore .
vVhcn the STOP TEST! G LED nashes an d the ala rm
s ound s, stop all testing w ith the LC103. Th e ca pac it or may
be
charged. Fo ll ow the pro ce dur e below.
ATTENT IO N
Lor s qu e la LED d'a rret du Les t clignot e ct que l'ala rm e
sonore es t active, arr e ter taus l es tests avec le LC !03. La
capacite pe ut Ctrc charge . Su ivre la pro ce dur e suivame.
If the STOP TESTING indicators activate:
1. Stop a ll t es ting with th e LC103.
2. Caref ully discharge th e ca p ac it or y ou are t es tin g by
co nn ec ting a 10 ki lohm 1 Wa tt r es is tor across the
terminal s or r emove the voltage from th e circu it points
th e t est l ea ds ar e con ne cted to.
3. R
ep l ace the Lead Fuse if bl ow n (see below).
4. Res
ume t es ting.
Lead Fuse
A l amp , Slo-Blo (2AG) fu se is l ocated on th e front panel
of th e ReZolver. This fuse protects the unit fro m external
vo ltages and cur r ent ove rl oads. For your safelJ', the LC103
R eZo l ve r is equipped with a st op testing al arm . This ala rm
is tri ggered wh en ei th er the fuse blows or the protection
circui ts open . ff eith er of these con dit ions occur, the STOP
TEST I NG LED wi ll na sh and an aud ible al arm will be
activated.
Fuse Re pla ceme nt
Th e L ea d Fuse is l oca ted on the front panel for ease of
re placem e nt. Alw ays rep l ace the fu se with a fuse of the
same ty pe and rating.
To replace the fuse:
I. Remove power from the LC103.
2. Use a sma ll blade sc r ewd river to turn the fuse ho l der
co unt erclockwi se until the fuse re leases.
3. R
ep l ace th e fuse with th e sa me ty pe a nd rating . (1 amp,
2AG Slo-Blo)
4.
Use the sc rewdr iver to ge nt ly pu sh inward while turning
th e fu se holder cloc kwi se back into place.
TEST LEADS-------------------------~
Th e tw o set5 of test l eads s upp l ied with the LC!03 are made
of special, low ca pa city coax ial cab le. t.:sing any o th er cab le
may add ext ra ca pacit y, indu c tanc e, and resistance, which
ma y not be w ithin th e range of th e LCI0 3's lead zeroing
c ir c uiL ~. Attemp t ing to ze ro th e leads with another , higher
c
apa citan ce cab le co nn ected ma y c au se the CO MPO E, T
TEST RESU LTS DI SPLAY to show a "VA LUE BEYO 1 1)
ZEROI1 G LIMIT" me ssage. Th is indi cates that th e cabl e's
r es istance, capacitance, or inductanc e is beyo nd th e zeroing
limits of the LCI03.
Adjustab le In - Circuit Test Prob e
The In-Circ uit T est Probe was designed to t est as man)'
components in- ci rcuit as po ssible. The spac ing width is
ac!j usted using the knurled wh ee l. A t est activati on switch is
mold ed into th e prob e to mak e in-circuit testing easie r. When
a C OMPONE NT 1YPE is se l ected , pr essing th e actiYation
sw i tch act ivat es th e I n-Circu it Capacitor or Indu ctor t es t
d epending on COMPONENT TYPE se l ec tio n. rr no
COMPONENT 1YPE is sel ected the LC103 will display an
erro r m essage stating that y ou need to e nt er the type of
component under tes t.
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Always remove AC power from the circuit w hen
performing any of the LC103's In-Circuit test functions .
Failure to do so may result in a shock hazard and
damage to the test instrument.
ATTENTION ------ -
Toujours retirer la prise secteur lorsque vous faites des
tests dans le circuit. Si ce la n'est pas realise, l'utili sa t eur
peut recevoir des ch ocs el ectr iqu es et l' equipe me nt peut
e tre endommage.
The t es t act iv ation button on ly act ivates the in-circuit tests,
it will
not ac tivate a nr o r th e o ut -of-circuit test fun ct ions.
Whe n an in-ci rcuit t est is act i vated by the test activation
butto n on th e prob e, th e LC103 will di sp lay the results for 3
seco n ds after th e button is re lea se d. This a llo ws for
co m ponent t es ting without hav ing to l oo k away from th e
cir
cuit. In add it ion , a s hort b eep will be he ar d once th e
LC103 ha s finish ed the first co mpl ete m easurement.

Do not use the Adjustable In-Circuit TestProbe (AP291)
to perform the Leakage test. Always use the Test Leads
(39G2 19) when performing the Leakage test.
~~~~ ~~~ATTENTION
Ne pas utiliser la sonde ajustable pour l es test en circui t
pendant le test de fuite . Toujours utiliser la sonde
(39 G219 ) pour les tests de fuite.
To us e the In-Circuit Test Probe:
1. R emove power from the c ir cu it.
2.
Connect th e In-Circuit Test Probe (AP291) to the LC103.
3. Zero the test probe .
4. Se l ect a COM PO NE T 1YPE.
5.
Connect the probe tip s to the lead s of the co mp onent
under te s t.
6. Pre ss and ho ld th e In-C ircuit Tes t Probe 's te st act ivat ion
button. When th e LC103 ha s finished th e fir st comp lete
update , three s ho rt beeps will s ound.
Fig. 8: The test activation button molded into the In-Circuit Test Probe
allows easy in-circuit testing without taking your eyes off the circuit.
Test Lead Mo unting Clip
A TE ST LEAD MO UN TING C LIP (64G37) is s upplie d wi th
the LC103. Th is clip is u se ful to hold th e test le ads o ut of
th e wa y when not in u se , but keeps th em r ea dy and w ithin
reach at any time. The mounting clip ma y be at tach ed on
th e to p of th e LC103 , o n th e s id e of th e handl e o r
w
her ever it is mos t c on ve ni e nt. To mount th e clip , peel off
the ba cking , place th e clip in t he de sired lo cat ion and pr ess
it firmly in place.
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Fig. 9: The test lead mounting clip holds the test leads out of the way ,
yet ready for use at anytime.
NOTE: M ounti ng the TEST LEAD MOUNTING C LIP to the sides
of the R e Zol ve1~ will inteifere with the handle movement.
Lead and Probe Zeroing
The Adjustab le In-Cir c uit Test Prob e and Out-Of~C ir cu i t
Tes t L ea ds u se d wi th th e LC l 03 have a sma ll amo un t of
ca p acitance , r es is tance , and inductan ce. These mu st be
balanc ed out befo re me as urin g sma ll va lu e ca paci tor s a nd
indu ct or s or before meas uring capac it or ESR. The test l ead
im p edanc e sho uld be zeroe d wh en the L C103 is fir st
turn ed on. It remains zeroe d as lo ng as the unit is po wered
on. If th e LC103 is ba tt ery ope rat ed a nd is turned off by the
a uto - off c ir c ui ts, howe ver , the l eads mu st be re-zeroed. You
will n eed to re-z ero the lead s w hen sw itchin g from the in-
c
ircuit to out -of circ ui t l eads a nd vice-versa.
To zero th e test leads:
1. Turn the LC103 on by pr ess in g th e POWER button.
2. Connect th e In-C ircuit Test Probes or Out-Of -C ircuit
Tes t Lea ds to the TEST LEAD INP UT j ack on the front
of the R eZ ol ver.
3. Op en th e In-Circuit Test Probe or pl ace th e Out - of -
C
ir cu it T est Le ad s on the wor k area with the red and
bl ack te st clips next to each othe r, but not touc hin g.
4. Pre ss the LEAD ZERO " OPEN " button.
5. The LC 10 3 will di s pla y " Lead Ze ro Open In Progress "
and " Don e" when fini she d.
6. Clo
se th e In -C ircuit T es t Prob e or connect the red and
bla ck te st clip s together.
7. Momentaril y pre ss th e LEAD ZERO "S HORT " button.
8. Th e LC103 will display "Lead Zero Short In Progress"
and " Done " w hen finishe d.

ENTERING COMPONENT DATri-------------- -----
LC103 R!°?. er CAPACITOR & INDUCTOR ANALYZER
COMPONENT SETUP COMPONENT TEST RESULTS
AlUffi LYtiC 100µF
+20% -20% 50V
102u6µF 0.89Q
GOOD
COMPONENT TYPE COMPONENT PARAMETERS
COMPONENT TESTS
NUMERICINPUT ENTER IN-CIRCUIT OUT-OF-CIRCUIT
CAPAC ITOR CAPACITOR
CAPACITOR
VALUE
ESR
GOOD/BAD
CJ[][JCJGGO
0080EJGO
OOOEJBB8
INDUCTOR
GOOD/BAD
DIELECTRIC
ABSORPTION
INDUCTOR
VALUE
CAPACITOR
LEAKAGE
INDUCTOR
RINGER
LEAD FUSE
((ii;\
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-£::3- 1A, TT
2AG, SLO BLO
TEST LEAD
0-1000 v
500 mA
LEAD ZERO
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f1l WARNING: Flashing ligh t indicates 2S-1000V
applied
to test leads when leaka ge button Is pressed.
& STOP TESTING: Protection circ u it or tuse is open.
Capacitor bei ng tested may be charged. Caref ully
disc harge capacitor and chec k ru se.
RANGES: 1pFto20F , 0.1 ~1 H to 20 H
Pa te nt No s. 4258315, 42 67S03, 4795966. 4825147, 57 17338, Others Pending
PULL CHART
Fig. 10: Controls used for entering component data.
To pe1 -form the automatic EJA GOOD /BAD tests with the
LC10 3, you must enter data abo ut the co mpon ent under
lest. (All compone nt tests ca n be performed without
en t ering compo n ent data if automatic EIA GOOD /BAD
test indications are not desired). The compo ne nt data is
used by the LC103 to mak e GOOD /BAD determination s.
The component data, wh ich can be entered into the
LC103, includes: component type , value, tolerance, and
rated wo rking voltage for capacitors, and component type,
va
lu e, and tolerance for indu ctors. These parameters are
usually marked on the compo n ent, or can be determined
by lo oking the co mpon en t up in a parts li st or repl acemen t
guide. The APPLICATIONS sect i on of th is m anua l
contains information on h ow to identif y ca pacitor and
indu ctor types.
NOTE: All component data can be dmr ed bJ pressing thP "CLR"
button twire on the gray COMPONENT PARAME11 ~ RS keypad.
To enter component type:
I. Pre ss the desired COMPONENT lYPE button. Use the
beig e co lor coded button s when c he ck ing capacitors
and the blue button s when checking inductors.
2. The COMPONENT 1YPE selected will be s hown on the
COMPONENT SETUP disp lay.
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To enter component value:
I. Enter a number, up to 6 characters , equa l to the value
of the ca pacitor or inductor. Each char acter wi ll appear
in the display as a key is pushed.
a. The LC103 accepts numbers up lo 6 places befor e
the decimal.
(Examp le: " 1234 56").
b. The LC103 accepts numbers up to 4 pla ces after th e
decimal. (Example: "l .2345").
c. Pu sh the "CLR" button once to cl ear the value entry
and star t over.
2. Enter the desir ed ca pa citor value multiplier or i nductor
value multiplier.
a. The capac itor value ra ng e is 1 pF to 20 F. The
inductor value ra ng e is 0.1 uH lo 20 H.
b. The LC103 accepts non-conventional value not at ion s,
suc h as ".00001 F", "00002 uF", or "100000 pF "
3. After enter in g th e multipli er, the val ue wi ll now be
shown on the COMPONENT SETUP displa y. The
LC103 is now ready for the next param eter entry.
4.
To ch ange an entered value parameter , repea l steps 1 & 2.
To enter component tolerance:
I. Enter a 1, 2, or 3 di git number up to 100 which equals
the" +" va lue tolerance of th e capacitor or in ducto1-
under test. If a decima l is included , the LC103 will
round to the ne ar es t who le number.

2. Press the white "+%" COMPONENT
PARAMETERS button. Th e"+" tole rance will
no w be s hown on the COMPONENT SETUP
display.
3. Enter a 1 or 2 digit num be r up to 99 w hi ch
equal s to th e" -" va lu e to le ran ce of the capacito r
or indu ctor. Ifa de cima l is included , the LC103
will round to th e nearest w hole number.
4. Pr ess the wh it e " - %" COMPONENT
PARAMETERS button. Th e"-" toler ance will
now be s hown on the C OMPONENT SETU P
di splay.
NOTE: If th e " +" and "-" tolerances are the same, simpl )'
enter that va lue an d pr ess the "+%"button followed by the
"-%"button.
To enter leakage voltage:
1. Enter the desired v oltag e fro m 1 to 1000 us ing
th e gra y keys on the NU MERIC I NPUT key pad.
A decimal , follo wed by one digit ma y be entered,
but is not nece ssary.
2. Pu sh the w hit e "V" k ey to en ter th e voltage. The
vo lta ge will be shown on the C OMPO NEN T
SET UP display. For va lu es greate r than 25 volts
the red WARl"\TING ind i cator LED will blink.
NOTE: The voltage is applied to the component TestLeads
when the CA
PACITOR LEAKAGE test bu tton is pushed.
3. To enter a different vo ltag e, re p eat ste ps 1 & 2.
6 WARNING INDICATION 6
The Warning Indicator LED on the LC103 front panel
alerts the user that
25-1 ,000 V will be applied
to the test leads when the leakage button is pressed.
a. Enter Component Type
SEl'JCC>FtE::.' L C103 ~ c"""'C fTOR • INDUCT OR ANALY2EJll I
-- I
b. Enter Component Value OOOEJ
~ CA.PACtTOR & INDUCTOR ANALYZER
I ~- -
~ =
--
c. Enter Component Tolerance OO BG
~ CAPACITOR & INDUCTOR A.HALY2t:R
-
~. ~ ~- - -~·"~" -
1 ~=:: -
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d. Enter Leakage Voltage 0000
SEf'..K::c:>AE:: L C103 ,,,,.,., C .... CfTOR & INOU<:TOR ANALV'ZER
COMrQN~HTWl\lr ~nn .......... u I
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Fi g. 11: Exa mple of entering componen t d ata fo r anA lum i num
Elec tr olytic (a ) Component Type= Aluminum Lytics {b ) Val ve = 100 uF
(
c) Tolerance= +20 %, -20 % (d) Leakage Vo lt age 25 0V .
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IN-CIRCUIT CAPACITOR TESTING-----------------
The LCl 03 dy nami cally t es ts and measures capacitors
greater than 0.002 uF in- circu it for value and greater than
0.02 uF for ESR. Two ch ec ks for para ll el components that
may imp act the accuracy of th e in-circuit tests are also
performed. If parallel components are indicated th e LC103
disp lays a "S UG GEST REMOVAL" message in the
COMPONEN T TEST RESULTS disp lay. Both a basic test
and an auLOmatic EIA GOOD /BAD test can be performed.
When perform i ng the basic test, the LC103 will give a
GOOD?? /BAD?? /SUGGE ST REMOVAL indication. The
question marks are includ ed because wi th out knowing the
co mp onent type, va lue , to l erance, and rated voltage the
LC103 cannot determine if the measurements are within
specification
s.
COMPONENT TYPE COMPONENT PARAMETERS
COMPONENT TESTS
Fig . 12: Controls used forin-circuit capacitor test.
Always remove AC power from the circuit when
performing any of the LC103's In-Circuit test functions .
Failure to do so may result in a shock hazard and
damage to the test instrument.
Toujours retirer la prise secteur lorsque vous faites des
tests dans le circuit . Si cela n'est pas realise, l'utilisateur
peut recevoir des chocs electriques et l'equipement peut
etre endommage.
NOTE: The TEST ACTIVATION button on the probe can be used
if a capacitor COMPOJ\TENT TYPE is select ed.
Automatic EIA GOOD /BAD Testing
To perform the a utoma tic EIA GOOD /BAD test si mpl y
en
ter the capac it ors va lu e, to l era nce, and vol tage ra tin g.
When the LC103 returns a GOOD reading th at capacitor
under test is goo d. If the disp lay shows BAD , the capac itor
should be r ep l aced . If SUGGEST REMOVAL is displayed,
the capacitor s hould be removed from the ci rcu it to be
tested.
To perform the a utom atic EIA GOOD /BAD in-circuit
capacitor test:
1. Connect an d zero the test probe.
2. Ente r the COMPONENT TYPE, rat ed VALUE,
TOLERANCE,
and VOLTAGE.
3. Co nn ect to the capac i tor und er test.
4. Press
and hold the TEST ACTIVATION button on the
probe or the IN-C IR CUIT CAPACITOR TEST button
on the front panel. When us ing the TEST
ACTfVATI
ON button on the probe, wa it for the s hort
beep to so und , release the button , and r ead the di sp lay.
5.
Read the VALUE and ESR (if the va l ue is greate r th an
0.02 uF) meas u reme n ts on the MEASUREMENT display
al
ong with the GOOD /BAD in dication.
SUGGEST REMOVAL Indi ca tion
The LC103 may dis pla y SUGGEST REMOVAL al ong w ith
the val ue and ESR readings. This in dicate s that the paralle l
component test s h ave determined that th ere is a
component that has al te r ed th e capacito 1- meas ur ements.
Remove the capacitor LO t est it more accurate l y.
r ~
IMPORTANT
Value And ESR Testing Do not hold in the CAPACITOR GOOD/BAD
To perform the basic in-circuit ca pacitor test:
1. Remove power from the ci rcu it.
2.
Connect t he in- circuit test probe to the LC103.
3. Zero tl1e test probe.
4. Acijust th e probe w idth to the l ead widt h of th e
capacitor under test.
5.
Tou ch the probe tips Lo the capac it or l eads .
6.
Pr ess and ho ld the IN-C IR CUIT CAPACITOR TEST
button and read the va l ue , ESR, ( if the value is gre ater
than 0.02 uF ) a nd compone nt eva luation res ult s in the
COMPONENT TEST RESULTS dis pl ay.
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button or Adjustable In-CircuitTest Probe
switch while co nnecting to an In-Circuit
capacitor. The LC103 circuitry may be damaged
because capacitor discharge protection is lost.
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