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Old 04-01-2022, 08:41 AM   #9
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Default Re: Oscilloscope troubleshooting

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Originally Posted by 40cpe View Post
will an Oscilloscope diagnose a bad capacitor? I had one causing a random flutter at idle and would just cut off at idle like you turned the switch off. After checking connections, voltage, and changing the coil, I changed the capacitor and cured it.

Probably not in a literal sense but you'll probably see some stray voltage or odd spikes that will make you look in that direction.
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