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Originally Posted by tubman
If they have continuity, they are shorted and therefore no good. Other than that, most multimeters made today have a capacitor test function. They will tell you the actual capacitance, but there are other factors involved, heat, vibration, etc. that really can't be tested for.
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If your meter doesn't have this capacitance feature, you can charge the condenser with your battery. Put the case on one battery post and run a wire from the copper condenser tab to the other post. Keep it there for a few seconds. Now set your meter to DC volts. You should now read low voltage which will slowly decrease. You still may have "other factors involved, heat, vibration, etc. that really can't be tested for."