put some DC thru it. If you get DC current thru a capacitor it may be
defective. Measure with a suitable ampmeter and resistor.(ohm meter
check) Capacitors look leaky when checked using AC. :^

gil wrote:
I always heard about leaky caps being a problem with boatanchors, other than
checking for the capacitor value is there a way to check if its a "leaky
cap" using just a multitester or voltmeter?

Thanks.....gil