I've personally had very little luck testing capacitors in-situ . . .Maybe that's just my experience, but I wouldn't trust a multimeter reading to diagnose a bad cap.

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Have you used an ESR Meter at all? ISTR, 4sPhoto saying that he's had great success using one.

You can also buy it here: http://www.flippers.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=3I have its predecessor, definitely a valuable tool for repairing anything using electrolytic capacitors. Although if this is the only thing you plan to repair for awhile, rather than buying a meter, it might be cheaper to just replace the caps.

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Thanks for the links, I just downloaded the assembly manual, does it pay to spend the extra $40 to get it assembled . . .

. . . or is it a good way to earn a few credits in the Electronics School of Hard Knocks for a negative $40 tuition payment? )