[sdiy] lowpass gate etc - the sounds of capacitors

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Tuesday 28 June 2005 04:14 pm, Rob Keeble wrote:
> Hi,
> Having concluded that polystyrenes are best for filter ladders.... I am
> looking to match them for filter ladders, and I wondered if anyone could
> tell me a simple way to measure capacitance with a good Fluke meter but one
> that doesn't have a capacitance range. Ideas?
>
> Why? Because 1% tolerance polys are expensive ($2) and 5% are cheap on ebay
> (10c). They are for a Dave Rossum Low Pass Filter.
>
> Regards
> Rob
> www.emulatorarchive.com

If you have a scope set up a 555 chip or similar running as an astable and 
measure the time...