A tale of two F2S's

[PFMcFarland]

Could be a cap that needed reviving or it could be a loose connection some place. If it's stops working again after some use, that's where I'd start investigating.

Oh I'm pretty sure now it's a capacitor, Nathan. I let it sit for a couple of days, turned it on, and waited 15 or more seconds before the meter lights came on. Shut it off then back on, and they lit right away. Guess I'll be swapping finders after all.

PF

[Julio1fer]

The fact that the meter came on a few seconds after the switch had been thrown leads me to think capacitor problems, and that the delay became shorter as time went on. I wasn't moving anything when the lights finally showed up.

Could well be. Very good quality capacitors indeed, if they come to life in such a way.