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Plug for capacitance measurements with DMM

by OE1CGS
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Use this adapter to conveniantly measure an unknown capacitance with a digital multimeter (DMM) which supports C - measurements.

I happen to own one of these DMMs which can measure capitance but only provides two contacts in the middle of two tiny slots for that. This is ok for many standard capacitors but not for unusually small or large pin distances and most variable capacitors. Tired of fiddling around with individual wires I decided to create a plug which holds some contacts in place and fits into the DMM. Two wires with alligator clips on the other end are soldered to these contacts inside the plug. With these clips any type of capicitor can easily be accessed.

First 3D-print the plug. There are two tiny slits in the plug through which you have to insert the contacts. The contacts are 5 mm wide and about 0,5 mm thick. I used a 0,2 mm brass foil which I cut to size (42 mm long) and folded once. The contacts should stick about 10 mm out of the plug. Next remove the contacts a
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Beginner Low confidence
Single piece
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Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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