Fluke 80 Series III User Manual page 27

The meter measures capacitance by charging the
capacitor with a known current for a known period of time,
measuring the resulting voltage, then calculating the
capacitance. The measurement takes about 1 second per
range. The capacitor charge can be up to 1.2 V.
The meter's capacitance ranges are 5 nF, 0.05 F,
0.5 F, and 5 F.
To measure capacitance, set up the meter as shown in
Figure 5.
The following are some tips for measuring capacitance:
To speed up measurements of similar values, press
Kto manually select the proper range.
To improve the accuracy of measurements less than
5 nF, use the relative (REL) mode to subtract the
residual capacitance of the meter and leads.
Making Measurements
87 III TRUE RMS MULTIMETER
nF
MIN MAX RANGE HOLD H
REL Hz
4 1/2 DIGITS PEAK MIN MAX
1 Seconds
mV
mA
V A
A
V
OFF
mA A COM V
A
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400mA MAX CAT II
FUSED
10A MAX 1000V MAX
FUSED
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Figure 5. Measuring Capacitance
Select
Capacitance
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